Fundraising Event
Leaf Stomp 2025 – Saturday, October 11
After a successful inaugural Leaf Stomp fundraiser, the Friends of the Kettle Moraine will hold its second annual Leaf Stomp on Saturday, October 11, so save the date now! The Friends will use the money raised to support the Ice Age Visitor Center Complex enhancements starting with a long overdue vegetation rehabilitation project. The event will involve folks paying to hike one of four different length segments of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail that runs through the Northern Unit. The participants choose to hike 22-miles, 15-miles, 10-miles, or 5-miles. This is not a “timed” competition. Hikers will be bussed to their starting points and then hike back to the Mauthe Lake Recreation Area. There will be rest stops with refreshments/snacks spaced along the trail and crossing guards at each road crossing. Each participant will receive a T-shirt, a certificate of participation, and a completion medal. We are limiting the event to the first 700 people. Our goal is to raise at least $12,000.
Registration is Open
For more information about Leaf Stomp, go to the Friends’ website at https://kmnorthfriends.org/
To register scan the QR code
or go to www.raceroster.com/events/2025/104278/leaf-stomp-2025
Looking for Volunteers
We are currently looking for people to serve on the overall committee as well as on specific task groups. These task groups include registration, logistics, sponsorships, volunteers, and marketing.
We hope to find sponsors to cover the costs of the buses, rest stops, and the finish line. Please pass along the contact information for any businesses or organizations that you think may be good potential sponsors.
Contact Jackie Scharfenberg, Friends’ Administrative Assistant, for more information or to sign up to help before or at the event. You may reach her at friendsofthekettlemoraine@gmail.com or (920) 313-1566.
Check out the fun that people had last year in the Leaf Stomp 2024 Photo Gallery at: