Friends of the Poor Walk 2023

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, District Council of Rochester, MN will be hosting its tenth annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run: 

• When: Saturday September 23, 2023; 8:30 am Registration; 9:00 am Run starts; 9:05 am Walk starts

• Where: Church of the Resurrection, 1600 11th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN 55904  (For parking, please enter by the south entrance off 11th Avenue SE.  Please avoid 16th Street SE.)

• And/or please join us in fellowship: 9:00 -11:00 am Pancake Breakfast in Fr. Zenk Hall during and after the Walk/Run (pending appropriate COVID-19 guidelines in place at that time); 

• In-person or virtual participation option.

Register to walk/run online:

Please click here to register to walk/run in the event. 

Donate to the event online:

Please click here to donate to the event.

Donate to the event via check:

• By writing a personal check payable to “The Society of St Vincent de Paul” and including the name of the walker or team in the memo line of the check.  Checks may be mailed to:  The Society of St Vincent de Paul, c/o Dave Oeth 1313 Northway Lane NE, Rochester MN 55906. Alternatively, the checks may be brought to the Walk/Run event and given to helpers at the Registration/Donation tables.

Please click here for the official event web page on the SVdP National web site.