ALS Walk-a-Thon
Lace up and walk together in Charlotte's honor. It's a powerful kickoff to the weekend and a chance to remember the people ALS has touched.
Kicks off the weekendEvery fall in Pink Hill
The Charlotte Baker Memorial Weekend
Barbecue, vendor booths, a walk in Charlotte's honor and a whole community showing up for families living with ALS.
Save the date
Memorial Weekend 2026
Dates, locations and schedules are announced on our Facebook page first. Follow along so you don't miss the walk, the cook-off or the raffle drawing.
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Pink Hill · NC
The lineup
Something for everyone.
Every event raises money and awareness for families living with ALS.
Hog Cook-Off & BBQ Plate Sale
Pitmasters compete, and everyone else eats. Grab a plate of eastern North Carolina barbecue and know it's going to a great cause.
BBQ plates for saleVendor Booths
Local makers, crafters and small businesses set up shop downtown. Shop local and support ALS families at the same time.
Booth space availableHalf-and-Half Raffle
Buy a ticket and half the pot goes to one lucky winner. The other half goes to helping families facing ALS.
Tickets just $1
All hands on deck
Powered by volunteers
It takes a town.
From the kitchen at the Pink Hill Fire Department to the vendor booths downtown, the weekend runs on volunteers in memorial T-shirts who give their time for families they may never meet.
Whether you can smoke a hog, sell raffle tickets or just show up hungry, there's a place for you.
Thank you
The businesses behind the weekend.
Local shops, trades and families who put their name on Memorial Weekend so more of every dollar reaches families facing ALS.
Looking back
Past Memorial Weekends.
Where it started
- BBQ Cook-Off and $10 plate sales
- Co-ed softball tournament at the Albertson Ball Field
- Half-and-half raffle drawing at Two Dogs Pizza
$25,000 raised
- The community raised $25,000 for people living with ALS
- Proof of what a small town can do together
A full weekend, Sept 27–29
- ALS Walk-a-Thon in Pink Hill
- Hog cook-off, BBQ sale and vendor booths on W. Walnut Street
- Softball at the Pink Hill & Albertson fields
- Raffle drawing at Two Dogs Pizza
Get involved
Pull up a chair. There's room.
Send us a message on Facebook and we'll get you plugged in.
Sponsor
Put your business behind the weekend and in front of the whole community.
Set up a booth
Makers and small businesses: reserve a vendor booth for the weekend.
Volunteer
Cook, serve, sell tickets or help set up. Every pair of hands counts.
Be part of her legacy
Walk alongside a family today.
Every gift, raffle ticket and plate of barbecue goes toward helping a local family face ALS with a little less weight on their shoulders.