5K WALK FOR THE HOMELESS
Walk or Run All the Way!

Saturday, October 7, 2023
(Rain or Shine)
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Hello Friends of the Widows Pantry,

We're so excited to announce it's time to register for the 5K Walk for the Homeless! Are you ready?

This year our goals are to:

  • Bring awareness and advocate for the homeless.
  • Serve three shelters on Christmas day and provide winter coats. In the past, we've served only two shelters on Christmas day.
  • Enhance our Life Skills Center Program by providing laptops to our students.
What You Need to Know:

  • As usual, we are doing a 5K (3.1 miles) walk at the Washington Tidal Basin.
  • The walk is open to adults and children.
Saturday, October 7, 2023
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Donation: $45 per person

Washington Tidal Basin
1501 Maine Avenue, SW
Washington, DC
How Do I Participate?

Here's how to participate in the walk and support this effort:

Click here to register. Donation for participants ages 13 and up is $45.00 and includes a $25.00 tax-deductible receipt and walk t-shirt. Be sure to indicate your t-shirt size on your registration form. (T-shirts for children 12 and under are available for $20 each).

Click here to download the Waiver. Fill it out, print and bring it with you on the day of the event.

Register by September 8, 2023 to ensure that your t-shirt will be available for pickup at the registration table. If you register after this date, your exact t-shirt size cannot be guaranteed on the day of the walk.
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
If You're Unable To Walk But Would Like To Help

For some, walking may not be possible, however, if you believe in what we do and are unable to walk you can still support us with a pledge. Here's how you can help:

  • Monetary donations can be made online by clicking this link or through Cash App to $TheWidowsPantry.
  • You may also make a donation with cash or a check made payable to The Widow's Pantry. Mail checks to P.O. Box 56727, Washington D.C. 20040. Please indicate "Walk Pledge" in the remarks section.
  • Cash and checks will also be accepted on the day of the event.
  • You may also call The Widow's Pantry at (202) 723-6839 to donate or register.

The Widow's Pantry is a 501(c)(3). You may request a receipt for your donation at our Walk Table.
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Please Share

Please feel free to forward this email to share this wonderful opportunity to help others by having your family and friends sign up as well. We cannot do what we do without the help of people like you. 
Widows Pantry Walk 2022
Outreach

You may receive a call from a committee member to verify your participation, ask for your support, and to give you information on how you can make a tax-deductible pledge of any amount. They will be prepared to take your pledge and registration via a phone call.

The committee members who will be reaching out to you may be:

Tonya Dantzler, Valeria Davis, Alease Blackmon, Brenda McKnight, Deshonda Young, Carla Butler, Elaine Jackson, or Keena Trapps.
If You Would Like To Sponsor Our Walk

We are looking for sponsors to support this event. Here's how sponsorship works:

  • A sponsorship donation of $250.00 will allow your business, church, or family name to be printed on the back of the walk t-shirt along with our other sponsors.
  • Sponsors will receive a $230.00 tax deductible receipt, a walk t-shirt, and a "Friends of the Pantry Tote Bag."

The deadline to become a sponsor is September 8, 2023.

Please contact us at (202) 723-6839 for more details if you are interested.
About The Widow's Pantry

The Widow's Pantry Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the homeless, unemployed, and underemployed with Life Skills Program, food, clothes, informational resources, and spiritual encouragement. As the 2023 winter is coming soon, The Widow's Pantry is preparing to continue serving those in need.
With your support, we will be able to purchase brand new coats, hats, and gloves this winter, purchase laptops for the Life Skills Program, provide free outreach training to equip new volunteers, purchase more chairs for our revivals, help with the food we serve and equipment to keep it warm, especially in the winter.
The Widow's Pantry appreciates your support!

Keena Trapps
Founder/Executive Director
The Widow's Pantry, Inc.


"Serving God's People With Love and Dignity" ~ I Kings chapter 17:7-16