Friendship Place to Host a Walk on the National Mall to End Homelessness

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friendship Place invites the community to Friendship Walks, a one mile walk around the National Mall to end homelessness on Sunday, November 2 from 10:30am to 12pm. The walk aims to raise funds for Friendship Place's programs as well as raise awareness on the issue of homelessness in the Washington, DC region.

The event, a first for Friendship Place, serves as a replacement of the former walks held by Fannie Mae's Help the Homeless program. Friendship Place is picking up the mantle and bringing back the annual walk on the National Mall, with the starting location between 12^th and 14^th streets, between Jefferson and Madison streets.

DJ EZ STREET of 93.9 WKYS is hosting this "family friendly" event, which will include signed autographs and pictures with NFL Alumni and other professional athletes, T-shirt decorating for the kids, music and much more.   Members of the Friendship Place speaker's bureau will also briefly share stories of how Friendship Place helped them overcome homelessness.  Event sponsors and partners include AT&T, Clark Construction, Lockheed Martin and TTR Sotheby's International Realty.

The walk's objective is to continue a focus on ending homelessness in the Washington, DC region. "Our goal is to bring together the greater Washington, DC community by partnering with one another to ensure everyone has a place that they can call home," Friendship Place's Development Associate and walk coordinator, Zachary Tobler said.

Attendees can register, sponsor or start a fundraising team by visiting www.FriendshipWalks.org. Registration is $30 for adults 25 and older, $10 for youths 24 and younger and free for children under six.

Friendship Place – FriendshipPlace.org – empowers individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness to rebuild their lives with the involvement of the community. Through innovative leadership and community engagement, we provide effective, customized programs, including street outreach, shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing, health care, job placement, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and specialized services for veterans and youth.

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