Sunday, October 7, 2012
Walk begins at 1 p.m.
Children's activities from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Location: Bronson Methodist Hospital parking lot at the corner of John and Lovell streets.
Join us for a community walk benefiting Bronson Children's Hospital, southwest Michigan’s only children’s hospital. Your generous support helps ensure the highest level of pediatric care will continue to be here—close to home—when children and their families in southwest Michigan need it. Together, we can help secure the future of children’s healthcare in our community.
You can register to walk as an individual or as part of a team. Once you’ve registered, it’s time to start signing up your pledges. There are many ways you can participate:
- register to walk
- donate
- join a team
- start a team
Funds raised support pediatric life enhancement services, such as pediatric palliative care, child life services, art therapy, music therapy and more. These services support the patient and family experience, and have been shown to improve outcomes for hospitalized children. However, they are not always covered by insurance.
Registration
Registration will be available July 2012
Length of Walk
The long route is 5K and the short route is 1.6K.
Entry Costs
Adults age 18+ (includes t-shirt): $25
Children age 6-17 (includes t-shirt): $15
Children age 5 and younger are free (does not include t-shirt)
Children age 5 and younger (to receive a t-shirt): $8
Additional shirts are $8 each. T-shirts can be picked up prior to Walk Across Kalamazoo (dates for advanced t-shirt pick up will be emailed to all registrants) or picked up on the day of the event.
Teams
Walk Across Kalamazoo is a great way to bring people together to work toward a common goal. Once you register online, you can start a team, join a team, and track your team pledges online through the account you create when you register. For more information about teams or being a team captain, check out our Team FAQ Sheet.
Patient Stories
Get inspired to walk by reading testimonials from families who have benefited from pediatric life enhancement services at Bronson Children's Hospital.
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Aiden Webb
What Aiden Webb’s mom Tami thought would be a quick trip to the ER turned into a life-changing diagnosis of an extremely rare disease. Aiden and his family are grateful for the patient and family-centered care they receive every time they visit The Children’s Hospital at Bronson. They say the kindness and wonderful atmosphere have made all the difference.
Read Aiden’s story.
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Kevin Linder
When 2-year-old Kevin Linder received a stage IV neuroblastoma cancer diagnosis, his mom Kelly says The Children’s Hospital at Bronson helped the family keep a stress-free, positive attitude and made them all feel at home. Now in full remission, Kevin still looks forward to his appointments at Bronson. Read Kevin’s story. |
