EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Activities that spread light & life in Charleston, IL and surrounding areas.
SCHEDULE
Please pre-register if possible! If cost is an concern, email us for a special coupon.
4:00-5:00 Check-in and begin your walk. Use your phones to find and collect important resource links along the way! Walk takes apx 30-45 min and ends in the Community Resource Fair area near the pavilion. 24 + exhibitors ready to share, play, create, and connect with you! Door prizes for at least 1 in 5 walkers! 3 food and drink trucks so you can relax for dinner and stay until the end! 88 seats at picnic tables in the pavilion! Some yard games for the kids! Raffling a beautiful blanket and much more!
4:00-6:45 Community Resource Fair
6:45-7:00 Closing Lights Service
LIVE EVENTS
in the Pavilion
4:00-5:00 Destination Worship
5:05 Introduction to Hands-only CPR
5:15 True Force Tae Kwon Do
5:30 Acoustic Trio of Friends
5:45 Dance Life performance 1st groups
6:00 Cardio fun with SDG fitness
6:15 Dance Life performance 2nd groups
6:30 Recovery Reading by a friend prepare for closing lights service
6:50-7:00 Closing lights service
EMILY'S SUNFLOWER STROLL
Each October in Charleston, Illinois, Emily’s Sunflower Stroll brings the community together for an approximately one-mile awareness walk with a fun seek-and-find twist.
The walk leads into a community resource fair, where local organizations share resources, prevention initiatives and healthy life skills that help address substance misuse and other harmful behaviors.
The event connects attendees with the people and resources working to educate, prevent and reduce the harmful impacts of substance use in our community.
MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT
This event builds a bridge between those with lived experience with substance misuse and those who are living a sober lifestyle as they support their families and friends. We want the community to unify for a celebration of life, healing, and resilience.
WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE
Linder Complex paths will become an Information Walk. Stroll about one mile and read signs about the local substance misuse problems as well as what is being done to combat them. Bring your phone to easily collect contact information for vital resources posted along the way to help you and your family in the event they are needed!
Along the way, collect a single "sunflower" for a chance to win a small appreciation prize for completing the loop.
The walk will exit into a Community Resource Fair with opportunities to connect with organizations that provide positive, healthy, recreational, social-emotional and spiritual endeavors that build confidence and can foster potentially positive new friendships and mentoring relationships. Take time to listen and learn from one another!
Jurassic Grill Food Truck, SweeT'eaz, and Silver Spoons ice cream trailer will be on site so you can settle in for dinner and visit. There will be demonstrations or music in a central area approximately every 15 minutes.
Stay for the closing Lights Service from 6:50 to 7:00 pm. Consider how YOU can continue making a powerful impact beyond the event!
REGISTRATION
Registration opens each August for this annual October event. Follow CALL on Facebook or Instagram for the latest event updates, registration information, team sign-ups, and donation opportunities.
T-shirt Style #1 Sand/Multicolor
T-shirt Style #2 Green/Black
You may choose to receive one of two T-shirt styles with your registration. Select your style and size on the final page of registration.
Note: Participants 17 and under must be registered and accompanied by a parent. All participants must sign a waiver for themselves and any participating children at the event.
Orders after 10/01 may be delivered after the day of the event.
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