On Saturday, April 30, the Center for Health & Wellbeing, the Crosby Wellness Center, and Nourish Coffee Bar + Kitchen, in collaboration with Track Shack and the City of Winter Park, will host the first Ward & Wellbeing Earth Day Block Party. The event, to be hosted inside the Center for Health & Wellbeing and in Ward Park behind the facility, encompasses two exciting opportunities for community participation: the 2022 Run for the Trees 5K, beginning at 7:30 AM, and the subsequent community Earth Day Block Party, from 8 – 11:30 AM. Make plans to join us for this exciting Earth Day extravaganza!
Inside the Center for Health & Wellbeing, race participants and community members alike are invited to participate in the following activities:
And in Ward Park:
To promote creative and sustainable transportation modes, please consider walking or riding your bike to this event. The City of Winter Park’s Bike Corral will be set up near Ward Park. For vehicle parking information, road closure announcements, and more information about the 29th Jeannette Genius McKean Memorial 5K Run for the Trees and the Ward & Wellbeing Earth Block Party event on April 30th, please visit cityofwinterpark.org/earthday or call 407-599-3364.
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