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Date of walk: June 2
Place of walk: Manchester
Start time of walk: 9:45 and 10:15 a.m.
Rain date: June 6
Length of walk: 1 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 190

Description of walk route, difficulty level: Start at Walker St. entrance to school and walk the sidewalks around the school and church buildings.

Event planning organization name: Saint Benedict Academy
Event coordinator/contact name: Sister Betty Roy
Contact Phone: 669-3932
Contact e-mail address: bettyroycsc@yahoo.com


Date of walk: June 3
Place of walk: Manchester
Start time of walk: 9:00 a.m.
Rain date: June 5
Length of walk: 2 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 225

Description of walk route, difficulty level: 3 locations around the city at 3 different times.  Contact even coordinator for more details.

Event planning organization name: Greater Manchester Family YMCA
Event coordinator/contact name: Carol Gayman
Contact Phone: 623-3558 x212
Contact e-mail address: cgayman@gmfymca.org


Date of walk: June 4
Place of walk: Manchester
Start time of walk: 8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Throughout the day, each PE class will be taken out to walk the route)
Rain date: June 5
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 125

Description of walk route, difficulty level: Reservoir Ave, Bridge St, Derryfield Park.  Fairly easy.

Event planning organization name: Hillside Middle School
Event coordinator/contact name: Sara Laughlin
Contact Phone: 624-6352
Contact e-mail address: slaughin@mansd.org


Date of walk: June 5
Place of walk: Manchester
Start time of walk: 3:00 p.m.
Rain date: June 6
Length of walk: 2 miles
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 40

Description of walk route, difficulty level: The Riverwalk and to the new walking bridge across the Merrimack River

Event planning organization name: Boys and Girls Club of Manchester
Event coordinator/contact name: Dennis Stone
Contact Phone: 625-5982 x241
Contact e-mail address: dstone@mbgcnh.org


Date of walk: June 6
Place of walk: Manchester
Start time of walk: 4:00 p.m.
Rain date: 
Length of walk: 1 mile
(Assume that it will take about 30 minutes to walk one mile.)

Estimated number of participants: 100 children (1st and 2nd graders)

Description of walk route, difficulty level: We will be walking the nature trail around Livingston Pond.

Event planning organization name: Boys and Girls Club of Manchester Kids Club
Event coordinator/contact name: Ginny Bouch
Contact Phone: 625-5982 x223
Contact e-mail address: gjensen@mbgcnh.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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