Taylorville Memorial Hospital and the Christian County YMCA, two local organizations dedicated to promoting health and wellness, have joined forces to kick off the new year with their first annual Winter Walk-a-thon. Both the Taylorville High School track and the CC YMCA will be open, free of charge, encouraging participants to log at least 10 miles of walking. Those who reach this goal will earn a commemorative Walk-a-thon t-shirt, while a leaderboard will track participants with the most miles logged for those eager to go the extra mile.

Jay Boulanger, Community Health Coordinator for TMH is ecstatic to bring this new invite to the community, speaking of the strong connection with the YMCA and a future of better health in the county.

Boulanger speaks to the generosity and opportunity the CC YMCA is providing, offering their walking spaces to those who are participating in the walk-a-thon. And with the Help of QR codes at various walking locations, tracking miles is easy.

The 24/7 open track at Taylorville High School (while students are not present) bring another opportunity to participants, and Boulanger thanks Superintendent Brandi Bruley and THS Principal Matt Hutchison for their support for the initiative.

Learn more and find sign-up information at memorial.health/Taylorville-Memorial-Hospital-WalkaThon-Coming-in-January.

Jay Boulanger appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.