Soul Stroll 2024
Soul Stroll is Our Annual Signature Fundraiser
saturday, may 18 | 8am to 12pm
coyote point recreation area, san mateo
Prepare to uplift your spirit while contributing to health equity! Celebrate your commitment to community health and secure your spot now.
Soul Stroll for Health is the Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council’s Signature Event. Established in 2002, Soul Stroll is a 1, 3, 5 Mile Run/Walk. The Soul Stroll health fair includes multiple resources and corporate partners providing product, screenings and information.
Get ready for an unforgettable experience, a stepping warm-up with a live DJ, a chance to connect with friends and family—and let's prioritize wellness together!
Our theme, “Movement is Resistance,” symbolizes our collective effort to combat health disparities in communities of color. Movement isn't just exercise; it’s a powerful tool for community wellness and a catalyst in advocating for equity in care. Proven benefits of movement and increased access to holistic health services include weight management, improved mood, and reduced risk of various health issues like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. ALL levels of ability are welcome!
The Soul Stroll health fair includes over 30 resources and corporate partners providing products, screenings, and information. Your ticket grants you access to the main event, a light breakfast, professionally led warm-up sessions, free health screenings by our partner providers, a healthy lunch, children's activities and the coveted Soul Stroll t-shirt!
Your support helps us continue providing FREE essential health and wellness education, health screenings and advocacy to underserved communities. Join our “250 Club” and become a sponsor of Soul Stroll for special perks, two raffle entries for a chance at prizes, two Soul Stroll T-shirts, and two entry tickets to both the “V.I.P. Reception”, and the “Soul Stroll Main Event”!
Soul Stroll 2024 Ambassador Kenny Lofton
Kenny played baseball and basketball at Washington High School in East Chicago. He played basketball for The University of Arizona Wildcats and Hall of Fame Coach Lute Olson. Kenny is being inducted to the University of Arizona's Basketball Ring of Honor in March 2024.
Kenny started his professional baseball career in single-A ball the summer of 1988. He played for eleven Major League teams during his 17-year career, the majority with the Cleveland Indians.
Kenny won four Gold Gloves (1993-1996) and started in six All-Star Games (1994- 1999). He is ranked 15th all-time in Major League history for career stolen bases with 622, he's ranked 15th all-time in post-season hits with 97, and he's ranked 1st all-time in post-season stolen bases with 34. Kenny played and started in two World Series, the AL Champion Cleveland Indians in 1995, and the NL Champion San Francisco Giants in 2002.
Kenny retired from professional baseball in 2007 with a .299 lifetime batting average. He was inducted into the University of Arizona Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. The Cleveland Indians inducted Kenny into their Hall of Fame in 2010. The Negro League Baseball Museum inducted Kenny into their Hall of Game in 2018. Kenny's hometown of East Chicago, Indiana named a street after him, and in 2021, inducted Kenny into their Hall of Fame.
Kenny received his B.A. degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona. Kenny's baseball career and on-field success provided him with opportunities to learn more about the entertainment business post-college. Kenny's former college teammate, Harvey Mason of Harvey Mason Media and current CEO of the The Recording Academy, have worked together in artist development, songwriting and producing. Kenny, along with business partner, Brenton Earley, started Film Pool, Inc. in 2004. Film Pool does post-production film editing and develops original content for television and theater.
A strong believer in giving back, Kenny has always been generous with his time and resources. He helped to refurbish the Little League fields in his hometown. Kenny's philanthropic interests often center on kids, education, family and baseball. Kenny is involved in MLB Players Alumni Association charity events, participates in numerous non-profit golf tournaments and baseball clinics across the country to help raise awareness and resources for organizations like the Children's Miracle Network, Chicago Children's Hospital, Children's Aid Foundation (Canada), and Cleveland Indians Charities to name a few. Kenny serves on the Board of the Still Got Game Foundation.
Volunteer Opportunities Available
Volunteer roles are available and people 15 and up can sign-up through Wednesday, May 15th, 2024! To volunteer, select the volunteer ticket option when you buy your tickets and follow the instructions in your email order confirmation.
Everyone is Welcome
The Soul Stroll walk for health is designed to activate communities in social justice and in health! Create a team and walk with your family, church, nonprofit or office colleagues while competing for the grand prize! To create a Soul Stroll Team, select the “Create A Team” ticket option, and order the number of tickets according to the number of people on your team!
Soul Stroll 2023 Photo Gallery
Soul Stroll 2023 VIP Event Photo Gallery
soul stroll 2023
Our competing teams put the “Soul” in Soul Stroll! Thank you for making Soul Stroll 2023 a great success!
“Movement is Resistance,” and our competing teams moved in force to win the grand prize of $500 for their non-profit!
Congratulations to the Bay View Hunters Point YMCA! With a team of 77 “Strollers,” they are our 2023 grand prize winners! Stay tuned for more updates and captures of the weekend’s festivities!
2023 Soul Stroll
Soul Stroll Ambassador: Feminista Jones
Feminista Jones is an intersectionality expert, public speaker, community activist and social worker. She is an award-winning writer and the author of the critically acclaimed Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World From the Tweets to the Streets (Beacon). Her work centers around queer identity, critical race theory, intersectionality, mental health and social work. She also teaches a course on the African American Queer Experience at Temple University.
Jones’ passion and talent for writing have led to her being published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Essence, Out, Complex, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Salon, and EBONY magazine to name a few publications. She currently operates her own subscription-based platform, and contributes to various publications as a freelancer and commissioned writer. She’s also been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Because of her work, Jones has been extensively featured in publications around the world, including The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Huffpost, Jet magazine, Ms., The New York Times, NBC News, Newsweek, NPR, The Washington Post, USA Today and The Intercept. Jones is also a mom, an organizational leadership, management, culture and diversity consultant, a mentor to young girls and women, a Ph.D. student at Temple University and an outspoken advocate for the homeless, people living in poverty and those living with psychiatric disabilities. Read full bio.