Walk-A-Thon returns for 20th year

The student body of Cornwall Consolidated School gather beneath the Walk-A-Thon banner on Cheery Hill Road, Oct. 25.

Riley Klein

Walk-A-Thon returns for 20th year

CORNWALL — Grade students of Cornwall Consolidated School trekked down the road Oct. 25 for the 20th Walk-A-Thon.

The annual fundraiser selects one organization to support each year in addition to raising money for eighth grade class trips. This year benefited the New York Marine Rescue Center.

Students, teachers, parents, pets and supporters from as far as Toronto, Ontario, gathered at Cream Hill Road to depart on one of three paths. The longest walk was about five miles.

CCS graduate Simon Markow, currently a Housatonic Valley Regional High School junior, was in attendance and recalled fond memories of the Walk-A-Thon.

“It was always the best day of the year because it’s like an unofficial race,” said Markow.

This year’s walk was the first in several years due to the pandemic.

Principal Leanne Maguire said missing out on multiple Walk-A-Thons has put the current eighth-grade class behind in its fundraising goal.

“There are only five eighth graders this year and they need to raise $8,000,” said Maguire on the Washington D.C. trip costs.

Those looking to support the class can buy T-shirts at the school or participate in a new mascot naming contest. Tickets to enter a name for the CCS Coyote can be bought by contacting the school at (860) 672-6617.

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