The COTS Walk is a three mile walk beginning at Battery Park in Burlington traveling a route which a homeless person might walk to receive shelter and services. Participants are invited into the COTS shelters to see how their pledges are utilized.
This is the 27th year of the COTS Walk. It attracts 2,000 participants each year. There is no fee to participate, however donations are graciously accepted. This years fundraising goal for the COTS Walk is $200,000. A commemorative t-shirt will be provided to adults raising a minimumof $150 in pledges and to children raising $75 in pledges.
Registration begins at 1 p.m. and the walk begins at 2 p.m. with the fanfare of drummers parading down Church Street. The walk takes about one hour and concludes back at Battery Park with music and Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
Walk on your own or as a team to raise awareness about homelessness in the region. The Committee on Temporary Shelter is a non-profit organization of concerned community members and organizations whom have come together to help serve the needs of the homeless.
Sadie and I will be out walking and look forward to meeting members of our community. Great American Dream Realty supports Burlington charities.
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