Thank you to all of our participants who together pledged over 8,400 miles for children at Next Door.

Now it’s time to celebrate!

Click here to join us for our virtual Walk for Children celebration.

Our special guest, Shannon Simms, from TMJ4 News, hosts this special event where you can read along with Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, move and stretch with yoga, and learn a song from Ghana, Africa. You’ll also hear from our presenting sponsor, Harley-Davidson, and we’ll reveal the winners of the bike raffle, courtesy of We Energies.

About the Walk for Children

On May 22, Next Door launched our Virtual Walk for Children, challenging our participants to walk, run, or ride a mile for a child.

This weeklong challenge offered participants the opportunity to set their own distance goal, invite friends to join them, and celebrate with us during a virtual event.

Our goal is to raise $75,000 in support of high quality, early childhood programs.

Last year, over 530 Next Door Virtual Walk for Children participants walked, ran, and rode 8,130 miles to help build brighter futures for our children and their families.

This year, as our Walk continues to grow, we hope that you'll join us for the 2021 Virtual Walk for Children.

Even though learning continued virtually and in the classroom this year, the change in normal routine has impacted children in our community. For over 50 years, Next Door has worked to close the opportunity gap for our students, but the pandemic has widened it. We need your help to make sure Next Door children have the tools they need to succeed.

Your support of the Virtual Walk for Children helps us provide vital programming and educational materials for children ages birth to 5K in our community.

2021 Walk for Children

2021 Walk for Children