2K White Plains Walk Celebrates Healthy Living

White Plains will encourage its residents to adopt healthy lifestyles during a 2K Walk organized by the White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee.

The walk maintains the city’s Juneteenth year-long theme of “Healthy Living, Healthy Lifestyles” and will be held on Saturday, July 28 at the Eastview Middle School track. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and the warm-up starts at 9 a.m. The actual walk starts at 9:15 a.m., and ends with a cool down at 9:45 a.m.

The event is free and open to people of all ages, who will be required to register at the start of the event. before the walk starts at 9:15 a.m.

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee has honored the holiday with festivities each year since 2003.

Click here for more on the committee, and here for a story on last year’s Juneteenth parade.

Call the White Plains Recreation and Parks Office at (914) 422-1336 during