DETAILS FOR WALK DAY:

Address: 

Kit Carson Park, 3333 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025

Location: 

From Bear Valley Parkway, enter the park at Mary Lane/Kit Carson Park. Drive until you come to the T in the road. You will see a brown wooden arch and a sign that says Eagle Scout Lake. This is where you will enter the event site (on foot after you park). There is parking directly to the right/north of the T. No parking for Walk to End Alzheimer’s participants in the Sports Center lot. Once you have parked, follow the path near the brown arch and Eagle Scout Lake to the walk site (just next to the right of the lake). There is additional parking in the northern and southern lots in Kit Carson Park.

Registration:

All participants should register before Walk Day at act.alz.org/northcounty All children must be registered.

Event schedule:

7:30 a.m. Venue opens (If you are turning in funds, visit the Info Tent. If you are already registered, no need to check in.)
8:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony 
9:00 a.m. Walk begins

Walk Day Activities:

Walk T-shirts - We will not be handing out t-shirts on Walk day. Participants who have earned their t-shirt will receive it via mail to their home. If you raised $100, 4 weeks before the Walk you should have received your shirt already. If you earned your t-shirt after 4 weeks, it will be mailed to your home after the Walk.

Promise Garden Flowers - Promise Flowers will be available at the Walk. Come by the Promise Flower Garden Booth on Walk day and pick out your flower. We will also have markers available to personalize your flower.

Champion Club Area - If you are a Champion fundraiser, raising $500 or more, come visit the Champions area to be celebrated, pick up your medal, take a picture and grab a special treat.

Kids Tent - Bring your children over to the kids area to have some fun including face painting.

Refreshments - There will be plenty of complimentary water, energy bars, fruit and free coffee at the coffee truck available for participants. 

Fundraising checklist:

• -Continue pushing toward your fundraising goal, or keep the momentum going with a stetch goal.
• -Personalize and share your fundraising page.
• -Make a self-donation.
• -Send emails asking for support.
• -Set up a Facebook Fundraiser.
• -Send texts and tweets from the Walk mobile app.

Are pets, strollers, bicycles and skates allowed on Walk day?

What to wear: 

Purple! Don’t forget to wear your purple! If you have raised $100 or more (CONGRATS!) your Walk to End Alzheimer’s t-shirt will be MAILED to you. If you raised $100 AFTER 8/21, your purple Walk shirt will arrive AFTER the Walk day. 

Be Prepared - Please bring a hat, wear sunscreen, chapstick, appropriate walking shoes and any other accessories that will help you feel comfortable during the event. Escondido is known to heat up fast even for a morning event.

Share your Day!

Take pictures and post on social media with the hashtags #ENDALZ and #Walk2EndAlz

On-site Emergency Contact: 

Go to our Info/First Air Booth and they can connect you with your team leadership. 

Walk Route Details:

The Walk route is a combination of sidewalk and some gravel trails and not all areas are flat. The distance of the route is about 2.2 miles and there is a spot along the path where you can reenter the grassy event area if you don't want to do the whole route. 

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Challenges!