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Each year offers opportunities to raise awareness about BDD and OCD—the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk, the Annual OCD Conference, and OCD Awareness Week. Each involvement makes publicly visible these invisible brain disorders that cripple the lives of sufferers, their families, and friends. Collectively as a society, we are as healthy as the hardest hit of our members, so we’ve got work to do. To remove the stigma of brain disorders and to help cure them, we invite you to get involved: become a member of the International OCD Foundation, be an OCDvocate, volunteer, organize/attend a fundraising event, or make a donation.
Annual 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk was created in 2013, the year after my pilgrimage from Cheyney, PA to Boston, MA in memory of Nathaniel, a 525-mile journey by foot. Like the original, this annual walk event builds community and raises awareness, funds, and hope. This year, we want to see how many million steps we can walk for OCD awareness together.
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Where: Christian Herter Park, Boston
When: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Registration, music, lawn games & exhibits: 9:00am
Welcome & Grand Marshall Remarks: 10:30am
Ribbon cutting & Walk: 10:45am
Food trucks, lunch, raffle & closing ceremony: 11:30-1:00pm
Category Archives: 2012 Walk
May 27, 2012 Day 34 — East Greenwich to Providence, RI (14.5 miles)
La descente de l’esprit d’amour Aujourd’hui c’est la Pentecôte. Quoique nous ayons tous une interprétation personnelle de cette fête religieuse, la mienne est assez simple–la Pentecôte est la célébration de la descente de l’esprit d’amour. Ce don céleste dépasse toutes … Continue reading
May 26, 2012 Day 33 — Narragansett to East Greenwich, RI (17.7 miles)
Today’s segment, presented to you as a photo collage
May 25, 2012 Day 32 — Narragansett, RI (0 miles)
Rest Day Checklist * Sleep well from the night before and don’t kick into action in the morning. * Eat a nourishing breakfast with Dennis & Sue. * Enjoy a second cup of coffee. * Stay stationary for as long … Continue reading
May 24, 2012 Day 31 — Charlestown to Narragansett, RI (18.4 miles)
Sharing This morning I piece together breakfast by stopping at three different places during the first mile. Is this meal adequate for today’s walk to Narragansett? Charlestown is not known for its abundance of restaurants and cafes. As I continue … Continue reading
May 23, 2012 Day 30 — Stonington, CT to Charlestown, RI (18.7 miles)
Last evening after a delicious vegetable pasta dinner, Casey (my host) and I went to the movies in Mystic (yes, by car, and no, not metered) to see the Quebecois film, Monsieur Lazhar. We were not disappointed. It’s an amazing, … Continue reading