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Strides of March draws 300 walkers for Chattanooga CARES

Ben Fitzsimmons, Whitney Blankenbaker and Bella Blankenbaker run across the Walnut Street Bridge. — Ben Fitzsimmons, Whitney Blankenbaker and Bella Blankenbaker run across the Walnut Street Bridge. Ben Fitzsimmons, Whitney Blankenbaker and Bella Blankenbaker run across the Walnut Street Bridge.

By Staff Report April 3, 2016 1 min read

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Strides of March draws 300 walkers for CARES

Daniel Dudley waves a rainbow flag as he walks along Frazier Avenue.

Nat Nevels, Robin Burk, Lyn Harris and Larry Varnell, from left, participate in Strides of March.

Alexis Ruggiero, left, and Emma Ward stand along the route, encouraging runners in Strides of March.

Cory Howard, Marty Townsend, Mitzi Ward and Jason Walker, from left, chat while waiting for the walk to start.

Pam Thomas, foreground, joins other Strides of March participants in stretches before the walk.

Wayne White pushes his wife, Karen, as they cross the Walnut Street Bridge during Strides of March. The Whites participated in memory of their daughter, Carrie Garcia, who died of AIDS in 1996.

Ben Fitzsimmons, Whitney Blankenbaker and Bella Blankenbaker run across the Walnut Street Bridge.

– What: Three hundred walkers and runners turned out in Renaissance Park recently to participate in the 21st annual Strides of March.

– Benefits: The annual walk raised nearly $40,000 for Chattanooga CARES, the Tennessee Valley’s HIV/AIDS resource center.