More than 250 walkers, runners and cyclists helped raise nearly $110,000 for Open Sky Community Services during the nonprofit’s 41st annual Valley Friendship Tour, continuing a fundraising tradition that has supported behavioral health and human services programs across Central Massachusetts for more than four decades.
The June 6 event began and ended at Alternatives’ Whitin Mill and featured a one-mile walk, 5K run or walk, and a 30-mile bicycle ride through the Blackstone Valley. Participants of all ages and abilities also gathered for an afternoon of live music, raffles and other activities.
The Valley Friendship Tour serves as Open Sky’s signature fundraiser, benefiting the Worcester-based nonprofit’s nearly 150 programs that support children, adults and families facing mental health challenges, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, brain injuries, homelessness and other complex needs.
Since its inception 41 years ago, the event has raised millions of dollars for the organization, according to Open Sky…