Join Read & Run Chicago for an audiobook walk or run in Uptown to the lake to fundraise for our programs!
RSVP
RSVP below and show proof of donation of $5 or more made on Saturday, November 14 to join this event!
About the event
Join Read & Run Chicago at the CTA Red Line Lawrence station in Uptown on Saturday, November 14 at 10:30 AM for an audiobook walk/run to support our Year-End Fundraiser!
Your entry ticket? Your donation of $5 or more to our campaign made on Saturday, November 14 prior to joining this event! If you're one of the first 20 people to arrive with your proof of donation, you’ll also receive a free Libro.fm audiobook credit.
Why? This fall, we’re raising $45,000 to support our free and subsidized programming that introduces Chicagoans to new neighborhoods and new stories while supporting libraries, bookstores, and other small businesses.
After the walk/run, volunteer Sarita will also be eating at Demera Ethiopian Restaurant–feel free to join her for some extended social time. You’ll have the chance to RSVP for this portion at checkout.
All are welcome, whether or not you’ve attended a Read & Run Chicago event before. We’d love to meet you!
Schedule:
10:30 AM Meet volunteers Sarita and Cynthia outside the the CTA Red Line ‘L’ Lawrence station on the south entrance to redeem free credits and get ready to move
10:45 AM Split into walk or run groups
11:30 AM Finish at CTA Red Line ‘L’ Lawrence station
What to bring:
Cell phone
Headphones
Anything you personally need to feel comfortable along your walk or run (here’s advice on what to wear if it’s hot or cold)
Proof of donation of $5 or more (donate here)
Movement options:
Walk with volunteer Sarita Muley (~20:00 minute per mile pace) to the lake and back for about 45 minutes
Run a 5K with volunteer Cynthia Chen (12:00 minute per mile pace) to the lakefront and back
Inclement weather plan
If it becomes unsafe to walk or run outdoors, we’ll communicate a rain plan no later than 9am on Saturday, November 14.
Meet your hosts
Sarita Muley has been a self proclaimed #booknerd since childhood, and loves classics, memoirs, contemporary literature, and historical fiction. She is a proud member of a book club that has been going strong for 15+ years! When Sarita isn't thinking about books, she writes on Substack, discusses pop culture, visits the Art Institute, and attends jazz and symphony concerts.
Cynthia Chen loves planning things, whether it be her next meal to cook, neighborhood to visit, or vacation abroad. Although not originally from Chicago, Cynthia proudly declares it the best city in the US and spends her free time taking advantage of Chicago's multiple hidden gem programs (feel free to ask!), as well as convincing everyone to move here.