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Take a Walk, Help Stop Diabetes

Hundreds of people will gather Saturday at Didier Farms for the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes.

Are you stepping out this weekend? Walkers — more than 950 of them — are Saturday for the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes at Didier Farms.

The event, which raises money for the American Diabetes Association, has generated more than $208,000 toward its $235,354 goal.

The Sept. 28 event will also feature music by Industrial Drive, a balloon artist, face-painting and refreshments.

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Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk steps off at 10 a.m. Participants can walk 2.5 or 4 miles. For more information about the event, or register or to make a donation, visit the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes website.

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