On May 30, R
ise Up Prince William held their 3rd Annual Walk for Prince William.
The 36.5-mile walk throughout Prince William county took participants just over 13 hours to complete.
According to a release, the walk began at the Wegman’s in Woodbridge and ended Quality Business Engineering headquarters in Haymarket.
The event participants were able to raise more than 20,000 pounds of food and supply donations for the community.
“As I walked across the County, I was truly amazed and humbled by the generosity and the spirit of community service shown by the people of Prince William County. From all the volunteers, to those who happily bought groceries to support those in need, we are blessed to live in an area where people care about helping others. I want to thank everyone who helped make the Walk for Prince William a success again this year,” said Supervisor Pete Candland in a release.
The participating charities included:
Cooperative Council of Ministries, an affiliation of 27 churches whose mission is to serve the new and chronically homeless in eastern Prince William County.
Don Bosco Center, a Youth Apostles outreach program that provides an integrated program of academic support and reinforcement, faith formation and character development that incorporates healthy recreational activities during the week to Hispanic middle schoolers in Manassas.
Haymarket Food Pantry, whose mission is to eliminate hunger in their community and surrounding areas by acquiring and distributing food to those who seek aid.
Manassas Baptist Church Food Pantry, dedicated to aiding those less fortunate
Transitional Housing BARN, Inc, an organization committed to providing families with transitional housing and access to supportive services to promote healing, growth, and self-sufficiency.
