The 3rd Annual Freedom March of the Adirondacks will be held on Sunday, June 29th. The event includes a 13-mile walk from Inlet’s Fern Park to Van Auken’s Inne in Thendara and a 5K walk/run which will begin from Van Auken’s.
Proceeds of the march will benefit Old Forge American Legion Post 893 and local Wounded Warrior rehabilitation centers.
The event is again being organized by co-founder Patrick Venetz, Jr. of Thendara, who will be entering his senior year at Norwich University in the fall. Venetz has invited the college’s president, Dr. Richard W. Schneider, to be keynote speaker at the march.
Registration fee is $25 and currently available at: www.thefreedommarch.org. Pledge sheets can also be downloaded from the site.
You can also pick up forms at the Old Forge Visitor Information Center or Van Auken’s Inne.
Registration will also be available the day of the event. Registration for the 13-mile walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Fern Park, and at noon at Van Auken’s for the 5K walk/run. The fee includes an event t-shirt.
Venetz welcomes any volunteers who would like to assist with the march. For more information, he can be contacted at: patrick@thefreedommarch.org.