Location: The Walk starts and ends at Payson Park, in the “grassy triangle” adjacent to Baxter Boulevard. The Walk route goes clockwise around the entirety of the Back Cove trail and is approximately 3.5 miles long.
8:00am – T-shirt pick up begins & Blake Hayes of Coast 93.1 welcomes all walkers
Back this year: Be sure to stop by our Bravery Beads table to select a necklace to represent why you’re walking!
8:00am-8:35am – Pre-Walk activities including arts and crafts, refreshments and snacks, photo ops and more
8:35am – Slugger, Oakie, Crusher and friends lead a warm-up for all walkers
8:45am – Speaking program begins
9:00am – Walk teams send off
Walkers are encouraged to park in Dyer’s Flat, the field next to Payson Park on the other side of Catafalque Drive, accessible by Baxter Boulevard. There will be city staff on site to assist with parking.
Carpooling is encouraged!
ROAD CLOSURES: Payson Park will be closed to through traffic on Saturday, September 19th. Both Inlet Road and lower Catafalque Road will be closed. There has also been extensive road work, closures, and single lane traffic on Ocean Ave near Vannah Street. Please plan accordingly. Baxter Blvd WILL be OPEN.
Your four-legged friends are welcome to join us.
Complimentary refreshments and food will be provided by our friends at Shaw’s and Aroma Joe’s.
There will be a photographer on site capturing special moments to share in post event and future event promotions. Please inform the photographer if you do not wish to be photographed or videoed.
At 8:45am on the Saturday, Septmeber19, we’ll stream a Facebook Live of the speaking portion taking place at Payson Park. Please tune in to hear special remarks from our clinic staff and one of our MaineHealth Pediatric Cancer Care, Blood Disorder & IV Therapies patient families, followed by an official send-off for each of our Walk teams!
We would love to see what your Walk looks like! Please share your photos and/or videos to the MCCPF Walk Facebook event, linked here!
If you have cash or checks, please mail them to the following address to ensure we credit your fundraising efforts to the correct team/individual: MaineHealth Philanthropy, c/o MCCPF Walk, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102