DOWNEY — The Arc Walk for Independence, originally scheduled for this Saturday at Stonewood Center, won’t physically take place as the nation isolates in response to the COVID-19 virus.

Instead, organizers have modified the Arc Walk into a virtual “spirit walk,” with money raised going toward The Arc Los Angeles & Orange Counties, which provides educational and job placement services to people with intellectual disabilities.

Contributors will be recognized in print advertisements in the Downey Patriot and Long Beach Press-Telegram. Event t-shirts will still be distributed.

Anyone who previously signed up for the Arc Walk and would like a refund should contact The Arc.

The Arc Walk typically draws thousands of participants, including local politicians and dignitaries who walk alongside clients of The Arc. Satudray’s event would have been the 24th annual walk.