Monarch Walk 2024

By supporting the Monarch Walk, you put people with disabilities right where they deserve to be: on the winner podium!

From therapeutic horsemanship to life skills training, our programs are designed to meet the unique needs of each person we support. When you register to walk, start and join a team, or raise money, you're making the future accessible!

The people with disabilities we support take pride in contributing toward our goal! With your participation, each person with disabilities will know that their community is supporting the wind at their backs. Some of the people we support may not have family or a support network... but we're with them every step of the way to help each person raise at least $1 toward our $130,000 goal.

📢 to join our mission and help everyone feel the support of their community, EMAIL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER LAURA ULEPIC. VOLUNTEERING IS REWARDING AND MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE. 

Ray Graham Association's progress over the last 70+ years has been astounding. People with disabilities could not be more thankful for your faithfulness to our mission to:

• Reach their potential by providing access to therapeutic programs, recreation, and family support resources.
• Grow their future through neighborhood living, life-skills training, and employment opportunities.
• Achieve their goals by pursuing personalized plans with measurable actions and results.

Your consistent and reliable support has made us the standard of care and community in DuPage and the surrounding community. Regardless of the economic environment, we’ve always been able to count on folks like you to be right by our side.

GENERAL EVENT DETAILS

• Sunday, Sept. 22 at the North Central College ResRec Center. (campus map)
• Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. (early start!) and the Walk begins at 10 a.m.

SCHEDULE

• 8:30 a.m. Registration, Carnival Games Open
• 9:30 a.m. Welcome, Honored Hero, Ribbon Cutting
• 10 a.m. Walk Starts (route)
• 10:30 a.m. Return to Stadium, Water and Snacks, Carnival Continues, Dance Party
• 11:15 a.m. Passport Raffle Drawings
• 11:30 a.m. Event Concludes

IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE'LL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY DETAILS TO ATTENDEES VIA EMAIL.

ATTIRE

• Gym shoes or comfortable shoes, jeans, yoga pants or other comfortable bottoms are recommended.

TRANSPORTATION

• Parking is very limited near the ResRec Center.
• We recommend dropping off passengers and then finding street parking or using the lot near the baseball fields, which is accessible from E. Porter Ave, east of the ResRec Center.

Richard, a young man with disabilities, now thrives in a beautiful RGA home in Bloomingdale with round-the-clock support. He spends his days visiting with family or learning and volunteering with his friends at Elmhurst Community Learning Services.

Richard has a positive spirit, passion for weather, and an impressive knack for forecasting. He predicts a bright and successful Monarch Walk ahead!

Let’s cheer him on as he brings sunshine and smiles to everyone he meets.