Students and mentors gather at the pavilion in Fort Ward Park after the morning walk in the park.
The City of Alexandria hosted the 16th annual “A Walk in the Park … Strides Toward Success” Walkathon on Saturday, April 21, at the Fort Ward Park. Proceeds from the Walkathon benefit the Department of Community and Human Services’ Project Discovery-Alexandria — a program that helps low-income and/or first-generation students at T. C. Williams High and the Minnie Howard Campus to succeed in getting into and completing college. There are almost 100 students enrolled in the program this year. Since it’s inception in 1985 over 2,000 students have benefited from Project Discovery.
Honorary Chairs for the walk were Aaron Gilchrist, anchor and reporter for News4 and a host on NBC Washington Nonstop, and Tracee Wilkins, a general assignment reporter for NBC News4.