Grab your shoes and pick among many events

Here's a list of spring charity walks scheduled through the end of May. Walks begin at times listed; registration begins 30 minutes to one hour earlier.

April 30



Walk America (March of Dimes) -- 9:30 a.m., Rosa Parks Circle, Monroe Center NW, Grand Rapids, 4 1/2 miles. Call (800) BIG-WALK or online: walkamerica.org.



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May 1



Great Strides (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) -- 2 p.m., Chinook Pier Farmers' Market, Grand Haven, 10 miles. Call 241-2100 or online: cff.org/greatstrides.

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May 7

Arthritis Walk -- 9 a.m., Lakeside Elementary School, 2325 Hall St. SE, East Grand Rapids, 1 mile or 3 miles. Call 949-9938 or online: arthritis.org.


Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walk (American Lung Association) -- 9 a.m., Millennium Park, 1 1/2 miles. Call (800) 386-4872 or online: asthmawalk.org.

GRACE Hunger Walk -- 8:30 a.m., Grand Rapids Center for Ecumenicism, 207 E. Fulton, 5 miles or 12 miles. Call 774-2042, ext. 112.

Great Strides (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) -- noon, Kollen Park, Holland, 10 miles. Call 241-2100 or online: cff.org/greatstrides.

Walk America (March of Dimes) -- 8:30 a.m. Veteran's Memorial Park, Fremont, 7 miles; Fish Hatchery Park, Hastings, 5 miles; 9:30 a.m., Ionia Theatre, Ionia, 5 miles. Call (800) BIG-WALK or online: walkamerica.org.


May 14

Great Strides (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) -- 10 a.m., Fifth Third Ball Park, 5 miles or 10 miles. Call 241-2100 or online: cff.org/greatstrides.


May 20


Relay for Life (American Cancer Society) -- 24-hour team relay, 1 p.m. at Lamar Park, 2561 Porter St. SW, Wyoming; 3 p.m. at North Middle School, 397 E. Division St., Rockford. Call 364-6121 or online: http://www.cancer.org.