MADD walk set Saturday

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  • Bill Owens (left) talks with volunteers at the 2021 Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD walk sponsored by Jay Hodge Chevrolet. The walk this year will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, registration will be held at 8 a.m. and the walk held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Shannon Oaks Church grounds at 1113 Shannon Road East in Sulphur Springs.
    Bill Owens (left) talks with volunteers at the 2021 Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD walk sponsored by Jay Hodge Chevrolet. The walk this year will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, registration will be held at 8 a.m. and the walk held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Shannon Oaks Church grounds at 1113 Shannon Road East in Sulphur Springs.
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The Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD, sponsored by Jay Hodge Chevrolet, will be happening on Saturday, Sept. 24.

The walk is the signature fundraiser for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and its purpose is to raise both money and awareness to eliminate drunk and impaired driving. Similar walks are taking place in cities across the country as participants work toward a future of “No More Victims.”

Registration is still open online at www. walklikemadd.org/northeasttexas. Onsite registration will run from 8 to 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, and the walk will be held from 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at Shannon Oaks Church grounds located at 1113 Shannon Rd E, Sulphur Springs, TX. Multiple teams are already signed up to participate and enjoy music, activities, the vendor fair and food from concessions vendors.

“This is a fun event for a serious cause,” said local walk coordinator Becky Hicks. “Tropical Sno will be there selling snow cones, and our DJ will entertain us with fun music. The Kids Zone will be open with a photo area and fall games providing fun, educational activities for kids from 8 a.m. until the walk begins, then reopen after the walk ends until 1 p.m. We’ll also have Heroes, Cops, and Kids, a Dallas-based group of officers that dress up as superheroes, there to entertain the kids and pose for photos. Petie Pop will be there making balloons for kids of all ages.”

Vendors will be onsite from Becca’s Bangles, Cheryl’s Creative Corner, Farmasi, Paradise Products, Pink Zebra, and Sugarhill Sass Boutique. Amanda’s Taqueria, Bean’s Bake Shop, Tropical Sno, and Troy’s Ice Cream will also be there.

Hopkins County Sheriff ’s Department will be cooking hotdogs, and Sulphur Springs Fire Department, Hopkins County EMS, DOT and DSHS will be there, along with Air One (if possible).

Volunteers have been working hard and getting donations for our police appreciation efforts, as well as getting walkers and vendors to sign up for the walk.

Hicks thanked all sponsors, volunteers and persons involved in the event.