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Date of walk: June 1
Place of walk: Keene
Start time of walk: Noon
Rain date: June 4 
Length of walk: 2 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 40
Open to the public:  Yes

Description of walk route, difficulty level: Keene State College has many walking trails ranging from 1 to 3 miles. The 2 mile easy walking trail was chosen to encourage people who don't walk often to join us that day

Event planning organization name: Keene State College, President's Commission for the Promotion of Wellness
Event coordinator/contact name: Karen Crawford  
Contact Phone: 358-2478
Contact e-mail address: kcrawford@keene.edu


Date of walk: June 2
Place of walk: Keene
Start time of walk: To be determined.
Rain date: June 3 
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 250
Open to the public:  No

Description of walk route, difficulty level: The plan is to walk on sidewalk near school, go through Woodland Cemetery behind the school, go onto sidewalk, around the block and back to school

Event planning organization name: Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Event coordinator/contact name: Bonnie McAlpine  
Contact Phone: 352-1712
Contact e-mail address: bmcalpine@sau29.org


Date of walk: June 6
Place of walk: Keene
Start time of walk: 10:00 a.m.
Rain date: N/A 
Length of walk: 3 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 50
Open to the public:  Yes

Description of walk route, difficulty level: Meet us at the Horseshoe Pavilion in Wheelock Park for a 3 mile walk to Ashuelot Park and back!

Event planning organization name: Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Event coordinator/contact name: Mary Loughlin  
Contact Phone: 354-5460
Contact e-mail address: mloughlin@cheshire-med.com


Date of walk: June 6
Place of walk: Keene
Start time of walk: 6:00 p.m.
Rain date: N/A 
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 25
Open to the public:  Yes

Description of walk route, difficulty level: From Cedarcrest, up Maple Ave to Park Ave, through the Cemetary and back to Cedarcrest.

Event planning organization name: Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities
Event coordinator/contact name: Cheryl Jessie  
Contact Phone: 358-3384
Contact e-mail address: cjessie@cedarcrest4kids.org



Walk NH was created by the Foundation for Healthy Communities, a statewide non-profit organization that works to improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire. 

 

 




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