Join St. Luke’s Penn Foundation 9 am Saturday, Sept. 19 for its 5th annual Recovery is for Everyone Walk in celebration of National Recovery Month.
Recovery Month is a national observance dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of mental health and substance use disorders while celebrating the strength and resilience of those in recovery. It also serves to reduce the stigma and misconceptions surrounding these conditions, helping to encourage individuals and families to seek the support they need.
The 1.7-mile walk will begin and end at the Hope Festival 26 site, located at 741 N. County Line Road in Souderton. The event is also recognized as an approved Get Your Tail on the Trail activity.
“Each year, the Recovery is for Everyone Walk brings together individuals, families, advocates and community partners to celebrate hope and healing,” says Amy Maurizio, Director of Operations for Substance Use Disorder/Recovery, St. Luke’s Penn Foundation. “Recovery is possible for everyone, and this event serves as a powerful reminder that no one has to face mental health or substance use challenges alone. By walking together, we help raise awareness, reduce stigma, and show our support for those on their recovery journey.”
Following the walk, participants are invited to enjoy free food, music, children’s activities, giveaways and more at Hope Festival 26, sponsored by Sweatshirt of Hope.
There is no cost to participate in the walk; however, registration is required. The first 100 individuals to register will receive a special swag bag, available for pickup at the event check-in table on September 19.
To register or learn more, visit www.StLukesPennFoundation.org.
About St. Luke’s
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network with annual net revenue of more than $4.5 billion. With 23,000+ employees at 16 hospital campuses and 350+ outpatient sites, it is the Lehigh Valley’s biggest employer.
The Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital is based at the Bethlehem Campus.
Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school. It also operates the nation’s oldest continuously operated School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 60+ fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 550+ residents and fellows. Additionally, the St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences opened in 2026.
In a 2025 study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, St. Luke’s received the highest quality score of the nation’s recognized top three highest performing health systems. This objective recognition, based on public data reported to the government, reaffirms St. Luke’s preeminent position as THE BEST OF THE BEST among the most respected health care systems in the United States.
St. Luke’s has been named a Leapfrog Group Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. In 2026, all of the Network’s eligible hospital campuses were awarded Medicare’s highest ratings for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. The Network also earned straight A’s for safety from Leapfrog across all of its acute care hospitals. It has earned 100 Top Hospital designations from Premier 12 years in a row, including in 2026 when the Network was identified as THE #1 MEDIUM-SIZE HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.
Information provided to TVL by:
Gary R. Blockus
