Last year’s ILWU “Walk the Coast” event in Southern California raised $95,000 to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand(ALSF), a charity which fights childhood cancers. This impressive total made ILWU Walk the Coast a Top 100 Fundraiser for ALSF—out of 6,000 participants—in 2012.
This year’s Walk the Coast events will be in August up and down the Coast. The SeaTac area event will be held on August 11th at the Foss Waterway Seaport and will be raising money for Pancreatic Cancer research. The Columbia River Area will raise donations for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. ILWU Locals in San Francisco, Port Hueneme, San Diego, and San Pedro will support Alex’s Lemonade Stand. The Southern California event will take place in San Pedro in the working warehouse at 22nd and Harbor Blvd. – Berth OH 55. Festivities begin at 9:30 am with the family-friendly walk along the marina in San Pedro, “Walking a Mile for Alex.” There will be a six-plane Tiger Squadron flyover accompanied by a full Los Angeles City fire boat water display, bands, entertainment, classic car show and food.
Details for the San Francisco and San Diego events are coming soon. ILWU Local 46 Port Hueneme is hosting a walk that begins at 10:00 am from the Dorrill B. Wright Cultural Center located on the beach in Port Hueneme in the Oceanview Pavilion at 575 Surfside Drive, 93041. Registration is $25. Afterwards there will be food and entertainment. All events provide fun for the whole family. For more information about these events please visit www.ilwuwalkthecoast.org.