Care Walk 2018 Locations
We are in the process of gathering information on public Care Walks. As teams are formed and captains secure walk locations, we will update this page. Check in frequently for any new changes.
If you are organizing a Care Walk for CAF and want to have it listed here, please email mary@thalassemia.org.
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ARIZONA
Chandler, AZ – Sunday, May 6 2018
Address: Pavilion at Desert Breeze Lake in Desert Breeze Park, 660 North Desert Breeze Blvd E, Chandler, AZ 85226
Time: 8am-9am
Contact: Antoni Foe at afsf@hotmail.com
CALIFORNIA
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: The Point Vicente Interpretive Center, 31501 Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Time: 10:30am-12p,
Details: Meet at the Whale Watch area facing the Pacific Ocean before 10:15am. If you are late, please find us with Care Walk t-shirts on the trail heading north.
Contact: Thomas Cheng at tmcheng@verizon.net
FLORIDA
Orlando, FL – Sunday, May 20, 2018
Address: D. P. Phillips Community Park Amphitheater, 8249 Phillips Community Park, Orlando, FL 32836
Time: 9am
Contact: Charishma Chulani at cchulani@gmail.com
*Additional details to come.
ILLINOIS
Chicago, IL – Sunday, June 3, 2018
Location: Burnham Park, 1199 E Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, IL 60653
Time: 10:30am
Contact: Teresa Tomaino at teresatomaino@gmail.com or 630-337-8492
*Refreshments will be served.
Lombard, IL – Sunday, June 3, 2018
Location: Four Seasons Park/Log Cabin, Main Street & 16th Street, Lombard, IL
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm, Walk at 10am
Contact: Tina Arvanitakis at tacaf2016@gmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS
North Easton, MA – Saturday, May 5, 2018
Address: Borderland State Park, 259 Massapoag Ave, North Easton, MA 02356
Time: 2pm
Contact: Ryan and Kelley Michelangelo
*Additional details to come.
MINNESOTA
St. Paul, MN – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: Como Park Shelter, West Picnic Grounds, Hamline Avenue and Midway Parkway, St. Paul, MN 55108
Contact: Nicole Hart at Nicole.Hart@childrensmn.org
MISSOURI
Chesterfield, Missouri, MO
Address: Monarch Chesterfield Levee Trail, parking lot on Edison Rd across from Tidal Wave Carwash
Contact: Erica Stick at Erica.Stick@dlss.com
*Additional details to come.
NEW JERSEY
Boonton, NJ – Sunday, June 3, 2018
Address: Tourne County Park, 98 McCaffrey Lane, Boonton, NJ 07005
Time: 2pm
Contact: Erin Dean at erinedean@earthlink.net
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: Woodland Park, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Time: 11:00 am
Contact: Lisa Vigliotti at lisa.petrullo@gmail.com or Joe Vigliotti at jmvigliotti1@hotmail.com
Nutley, NJ – Sunday, June 10, 2018
Address: BrainBody Vitality Center, 414 Centre Street, Nutley, NJ 07110
Time: 9:30AM
Contact: Amy Celento at amy@thalassemia.org
Spring Lake, NJ – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: Essex & Sussex Condo Hotel, 700 Ocean Avenue, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
Time: 10:30am
Details: Meeting in front of Essex & Sussex Condo Hotel at 10:30am, then walking the boardwalk to the Belmar arch and returning to the hotel at 11:30am. There will be a buffet (coffee, tea, refreshments, bagels, donuts, cookies, snacks, and cheese and fruit) for the team walkers in the upstairs, first floor, bistro and card room.
Contact: Bob and Marianne Ficarra at ficarra@aol.com
NEW YORK
Brooklyn – Thursday, May 24, 2018
Address: Meet in center Cadman Plaza park (Brooklyn side, near the building in the middle of the park).
Time: 7pm
Details: Cross Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan and cross back again to Brooklyn. Total walking distance is 3 miles, and should take less than one hour to complete.
Contact: Ellen Marshal at emarshall@bmwofbrooklyn.com
Buffalo – Sunday, June 3, 2018
Address: Ellicot Creek Park, Casino Building, 1 Ellicot Creek Drive, Tonawanda, NY 14150
Contact: Joycelyn Bila at jbila@hotmail.com
*Additional details to come.
Long Island, Nassau – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: Christopher Morley Park, 500 Searingtown Rd N, Roslyn, NY 11576
Time: 10am registration, 10:30am Walk begins
Team Rad’s Army, Team Connie’s Crew
Contact: Janice Cenzoprano at findacure.caf@gmail.com
Long Island, Suffolk – Sunday, May 20, 2018
Address: Belmont State Park, 625 Belmont Ave, West Babylon, NY 11704
Time: 11am
Team Giuseppe, Team Palermo, and Team Zayna
Contact: Kerry Lee Aidone at kerryleegentile4@gmail.com, or Sarah Baqueri-Connolly at sarah.baqueri@gmail.com, or Sharon Radonis at sradonis77@gmail.com
Staten Island
Address: 1150 Clove Rd, Staten Island, NY 10301
*Additional details to come.
OHIO
Bexley, OH – Saturday, May 5, 2018
Address: Memorial Pavilion at Jeffer Mansion Park, 165 N Parkview Ave, Bexley, OH, 43209
Time: 4pm
BRAVE Buckeyes
Contact: Mandy Forbes at mandyforbes03@gmail.com
*Half-mile walk and kid’s scavenger hunt through Jeffery Woods, followed by a BBQ, playground fun and fellowship at the park.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA – Saturday, May 5, 2018
Address: Marconi Plaza Park, Broad and Oregon Avenue
Time: 10am-12pm
Contact: Catherina Tamburrino-Jannetti at tambo338@msn.com
TENNESSEE
Charlotte, TN – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: Charlotte Ball Park, Highway 48 North, Charlotte, TN 37036
Time: 1pm-6pm
Details: We will have consessions, face painter, bake sale, bounce houses, vendor booths, a silent auction and much more.
Contact: Jennifer Rodgers at jrodgers@hotwater.com
VIRGINIA
Lorton, VA – Sunday, May 6, 2018
Address: Silverbrook Nursery and Landscaping, 8408 Monacan Rd, Lorton, VA 22079
Time: 9AM-2PM
Contact: Mary Woldegiorgis at mary@thalassemia.org