08/23/2026
💜 THANK YOU, PEORIA — AND NOW WE NEED YOU TO WALK WITH US! ❤️
Royce & Roots Legacy Group, LLC had a wonderful time today at the 14th Annual Alpha Walk/Run!
A very special THANK YOU to Christopher Johnson and the Alpha Walk/Run team for inviting Royce & Roots to set up a community outreach table. We appreciate the opportunity to connect with people, share resources, meet new community partners, and spread the word about the work we're doing throughout Peoria. 💜
📸 We're sharing a few photos from today's event because this is what community looks like — showing up, connecting and supporting one another!
But our work isn't finished.
❤️ NOW WE NEED PEORIA TO SHOW UP FOR SICKLE CELL AWARENESS!
On Saturday, September 19, 2026, Royce & Roots is asking Central Illinois to come together for our:
❤️ SICKLE CELL AWARENESS RUN/WALK & COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
📍 Proctor Recreation Center
309 DuSable Street | Peoria, IL 61605
🤝 In partnership with Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church
⏰ Registration: 8:00 AM
🏃🏾♀️ Run/Walk: 9:00–11:00 AM
🎉 Community Festival: 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
WE NEED YOU!
🏃🏾 Runners
🚶🏾♀️ Walkers
🙌🏾 Volunteers
🛍️ Vendors
❤️ Supporters & Donors
If you are living with Sickle Cell Disease, if you love someone affected by Sickle Cell, or if you simply believe families facing this disease deserve our support — WE ARE ASKING YOU TO STAND WITH US.
You don't have to run. Walk.
You can't walk? Volunteer.
Have a business? Become a vendor.
Can't attend? Donate or share our information.
There is a place for EVERYONE to help. ❤️
💜 PEORIA, OUR CHALLENGE IS SIMPLE: BRING 3 PEOPLE WITH YOU!
We want to see families, churches, businesses, fraternities and sororities, community organizations, healthcare professionals, neighborhood groups, coworkers and friends walking together on September 19.
📲 READY TO HELP?
Visit the Royce & Roots Legacy Group page and send us a message to REGISTER • VOLUNTEER • BECOME A VENDOR • DONATE • OR GET INVOLVED.
And please help us reach Central Illinois:
❤️ LIKE this post.
💜 SHARE this post.
❤️ TAG someone who should walk with us.
💜 REGISTER and BRING 3!
Christopher Johnson and the Alpha Walk/Run showed us again today what can happen when a community comes together.
Now let's do it again September 19 for Sickle Cell Awareness.
❤️ RUN. WALK. VOLUNTEER. VEND. DONATE. SUPPORT.
PEORIA — WE NEED YOU!
