WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES
“Heels Up” were the words spoken just before the men, women, and children of Transitions’ 2nd Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event stepped off to march around the town of Lewisburg in high heels. The annual march raises awareness and critical funds for domestic and sexual violence programs in Union, Snyder, and Northumberland Counties. This year’s event was held on Sunday, October 1 at Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg. Participants came from as far away as New Jersey to show their support for this great cause.
The walk was made possible by the support of many local businesses and foundations, including The John Family Foundation, BB&T Bank, The Lewisburg Studios, A-1 Lock and Key, and Bison Beverage. The day will filled with people enjoying good food, fun, and even trophies were handed out to several walkers who raised the most money, decorated their shoes, was the youngest to walk, the vintage walker, and a team category. The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes was originally created to ask men to literally walk one mile in women's high-heeled shoes. It's not easy walking in these shoes, but it is a fun way to get the community to talk about something that's really difficult to talk about: domestic & sexual violence. This event strives to be an inclusive event and invited everyone to join. Transitions embraces the diversity of our community and welcomed everyone at this year’s event.
We hope to make the event, which raised over $7,000.00, and annual occurrence and would like to get the word out now that there will be a 3rd Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes in October 2018. The date will be announced soon as we are hoping to get teams of first responders, college students, and law enforcement to participate. It’s a great opportunity for our community to come together and creates a conversation in the community to stop intimate partner violence and abuse.
Heather L. Shnyder
Prevention Education Specialist
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