Walk dates
October 23–31, 2026
Nine days that coincide with Red Ribbon Week. Walk all at once or throughout the week.
Soles Walking 4 Souls
Virtual Walk-a-Thon
October 23–31, 2026. Walk anywhere, any distance, in honor or memory of someone you love.
Why we walk
Every pair of shoes on the route stands for someone
Soles Walking 4 Souls is dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of illicit fentanyl, honoring those lost, and supporting families through education and outreach.
We walk to remember, educate youth in our schools, fund grassroots efforts through our grant program, and empower students with scholarships after the loss of a parent to fentanyl poisoning.
Together, we take steps toward healing, prevention, and lasting change.
Virtual Walk-a-Thon details
Distance and pace
Your choice
No required distance and no required pace. Walk one mile or many, alone, with family, friends, coworkers, your dog or a whole team.
Where
Anywhere you walk
Your neighborhood, a local park, a walking trail, a treadmill, or while traveling.
The 2026 Virtual Walk-a-Thon flyer
October 23–31, 2026, during Red Ribbon Week. Register free, create a team and log your miles. Share the flyer with your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors so more people can walk with us.
What we want every walker to take home
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A very small amount can be fatal
Fentanyl is powerful enough that an amount too small to see can end a life. There is no safe way to guess a dose.
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Counterfeit pills look real
Pills bought outside a pharmacy can be pressed to look like familiar medicine while containing fentanyl instead.
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Naloxone saves lives
Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose. Knowing where to get it and how to use it turns bystanders into help.
Fentanyl Awareness Flyer
Learn how to spot fake pills, why fentanyl is so dangerous, and how to use Narcan to save a life. Open each page full-size to read, print or share with your family, school and community.
Take part
Four ways to join the walk
Choose the one that fits you, then tell us on the sign-up form and we will follow up with everything you need.
Walk with us
Sign up as an individual, a family or a team and walk the route together on event morning.
Sponsor the walk
Local businesses and families help cover the route, the signage and the resources we hand out.
Host a vendor table
Bring a table with resources, treatment information, food or community services for walkers.
Volunteer on the day
Help with check-in, water, route marshalling and packing down after the last walker finishes.
The morning, in pictures
Quiet starts, long conversations along the route, and ribbons left behind for the people we carry with us.
Sign up
Save your place on the route
Sign-ups are free. Tell us how you want to take part and we will send the walk details, the start time and anything you need to bring.
Support the walk
Gifts and sponsorships pay for the route signage, the water, and the awareness materials every walker takes home. Send the walk team a message and we will share the ways to give and the sponsorship options.