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The Port Charlotte Prayer Walk began with Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, followed by a half-mile walk to Georgia’s Flower Shop on Olean Boulevard, where more than 200 walkers prayed the rosary. Co-sponsored by the Diocese of Venice Respect Life Department and Coalition for Life/Charlotte, the walk was led by the Rev. Tom Heck of St. Charles, with the students from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School leading the praying of the rosary.

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Since marching in Washington in 1973, Skip Schmidt has participated in one prayer walk or another, carrying the same small sign accompanied by a red rose.

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The Rev. Tom Heck prays the rosary along with eighth-grade students Johanna Villadarez and Grace Helgemo, who stood on the back of a pickup.

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Walkers wait for the light to change at Olean and Harbor boulevards.

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Dan Greenlick carries his sign during the half-mile Port Charlotte Prayer Walk.

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Grace Helgemo and Johanna Villadarez, eighth-grade students from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, open the praying of the rosary in the parking lot of Georgia’s Flower Shop.

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Seventh-grader Nino Casamassima, and eighth-grader Gardy Marcelo help out with the Prayer Walk.

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Seventh-graders Sydney White and Olivia Humpel were among the St. Charles students who took their turn leading the more than 200 in attendance in the praying of the rosary.