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Community Festival and Walk: The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
May 9
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The community is invited to join the DCNEO Community Festival & Walk, a free, family-centered celebration at the Science Center.
Formerly known as Walk, Rock, Roll & Run, this event returns after a one-year break with a renewed focus on what matters most: connection, community, and belonging. Featured this year will be a walk-only experience along a vibrant community festival designed for all ages.
Why We Walk
The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio’s work is rooted in a simple belief: everyone deserves to belong.
For nearly a century, DCNEO has partnered with schools, organizations, and communities across Northeast Ohio to help people better understand one another, navigate difference, and build environments enabling all individuals to thrive. The main purpose remains clear—to empower people and organizations to create communities where everyone belongs.
The festival and walk are not about competition or pace, but about presence—showing up together, side by side, across differences. It is a space to celebrate community, invest in the youth, and connect families, educators, leaders, and neighbors with the tools and relationships that move inclusion from intention to action.
When you walk with us, you are supporting programs that:
- Equip students and educators with skills to lead with empathy and understanding
- Strengthen workplaces and organizations through inclusive leadership and dialogue
- Foster community connection across lines of identity, experience, and belief
- This walk is a reminder that progress is collective—and that meaningful change happens when we move forward together
The team looks forward to gathering to build meaningful connections, celebrate our shared values, and continue shaping communities where everyone belongs.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsors help make this inclusive event free. Click the link below for more information.
Walk Together. Give Together
Participation is free for all.
For those interested in deepening their impact, create a walking team and fundraise in support of The Diversity Center’s work. When friends, families, workplaces, and community groups walk together and raise funds, programs remain accessible to students, schools, and organizations across Northeast Ohio.
Fundraising is optional, but every dollar supports youth leadership development, inclusive education, and community-building initiatives that strengthen belonging throughout our region.
Start a Walking Team
Creating a team is a powerful way to:
- Rally your family, coworkers, or network around a shared purpose
- Honor someone, celebrate a milestone, or give back together
- Multiply your impact while having fun and building community
- Teams can be formed by workplaces, schools, families, faith communities, or groups of friends. Whether you raise $100 or $10,000, your participation helps
8:30 a.m. Kick-Off
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