Join the 2ndSummit team for the Jingle Bell Walk & Run!

2ndSummit is teaming up with the Arthritis Foundation for Denver’s annual Jingle Bell Walk and Run, and we want you to be part of it this December!

We’re making the Jingle Bell Walk & Run our flagship winter social event and our first fully operational Giving Back initiative. The idea is simple: come together, get active, support a meaningful cause and have a great time doing it.

Walk it. Run it. Go at your own pace. Then meet up at the 2nd Summit tent… a visible home base near the finish line, where our community can gather, connect, grab some holiday spirit, and support the Arthritis Foundation.

For Annie McKinnon, the Jingle Bell event is deeply personal. After her sister-in-law, Laura Jean, passed away following more than 40 years of living with rheumatoid arthritis, Annie took a reflective walk through her Denver neighborhood. Along the way, she unexpectedly discovered the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk to Cure Arthritis. She stopped, connected with volunteers, and found a way to turn her grief into action.

That moment led Annie to create Team LJ in Laura Jean’s memory. She has raised more than $38,000 since 2022, and built one of the country’s top Jingle Bell Walk & Run teams. Now, 2nd Summit is proud to walk alongside Annie.

You don’t have to be a runner, or even a walker. You don’t have to race. Just show up!

Because 2nd Summit is about more than staying active. It’s about staying connected, showing up for one another, and finding ways to make our community and the lives of others a little better.

Come be part of our first big Giving Back event. Come hear Annie’s story. Come ring some bells. And most of all, come be part of the 2ndSummit community. 

(Save your canned goods, as we'll also have a food drive on the day of the event.)