The annual 15-mile trek to all Seattle Dick’s locations to raise money for cancer research is back, happening this Saturday, Sept. 29.
“What started as a fun idea of walking to all Dick’s Drive-In Locations in a single day has turned into an amazing charity event that has raised over $20,000 for local area charities in the last two years alone,” walkathon co-founder and Ballard native Lars Phillips tells My Ballard. This year they’re donating all funds to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Any donations up to $5,000 will be matched by Dick’s and Gravity Payments. Phillips says their goal is $15,000.
The walkathon starts at 10am at the Lake City Drive-In location. They’ll then walk to the Holman Road location, then Wallingford, Queen Anne and finishing at Broadway. There will be a live concert happening at the finish — Seattle artist Scarlet Parke will be playing in the Infinity Music Series at Dick’s that afternoon.
To join the walkathon, sign up and purchase a t-shirt for $25 through the Dick’s website.