Chicago Area, IL - In-Person

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Location: Ned Brown Meadow Shelter #28
Rolling Meadows, IL  60008 (Busse Woods North)
Entrance is on the south side of Golf Rd. 1/4 mi. East of I-290/53 (at Ring Rd.)

On Google Maps or Apple Maps enter Ned Brown Meadow (Rolling Meadows).

Map: Ned Brown Meadow | Forest Preserves of Cook County (fpdcc.com)

Schedule of Events:

  9:00     Registration / Check In

10:00     Opening Remarks

•    Reading of the Names

10:15     3 mile Walk

11:00     Post Walk Celebration

              Memory Wall /Family Area, Photo Area, Music, Food, Drink, Silent Auction

11:45     Silent Auction Closes

Photo of Loved One: 

We are creating a Memory Wall of those we are walking for.  If this is your first Chicago walk, please sent a photo of your loved one to strides4cjdchicago@gmail.com.  Please email with any questions

Seating:

We are in a new location this year with limited picnic tables. If you are able, please bring a lawn chair for additional seating.

COVID-19 Precautions:

Since this is an outdoor event, we will not be requiring masks. There is plenty of outdoor open space, allowing people to social distance as they see fit.  Please consider bringing lawn chairs if you would like your family to distance from the main pavilion.

We look forward to seeing you. Thank you for your support of the CJD Foundation.

Captains: Molly Nocerino, Elizabeth Rodriguez, strides4cjdchicago@gmail.com

How much is registration?

• Adults - Registration is $30.
• Children 12 and under - Registration is $20.
• Register by September 1 to get a free Strides for CJD t-shirt!

Please help us get sponsors for Strides for CJD!

Print THIS LETTER and give it to your employer, businesses or corporations.

Strides for CJD is an annual walk/run to raise awareness of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare neurodegenerative disease that has no treatment or cure.

Through this event, anyone -- anywhere -- can pay tribute to their loved ones and raise funds for the CJD Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, to provide family support, medical education and research programs.