The Kiwanis Club of Lititz Area will hold the 23rd annual Lititz Chocolate Walk on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 25 locations in downtown Lititz will serve chocolate treats.

Tickets are currently on sale. Only 2,000 tickets are available for this event. Last year, 500 tickets were sold on the first day, and 800 were sold in the first week. The event typically draws visitors from 16 or more states each year, such as California, New Mexico, Alaska, and Florida.

Tickets may be purchased by cash or check at Wilbur Chocolate, 45 N. Broad St., Lititz; Zum Anker Alley Shoppes, 22 E. Main St. (rear), Lititz; Aaron's Books, 35 E. Main St., Lititz; Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz; and Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster. Credit card purchases may be made at Zum Anker Alley Shoppes and at http://www.lititzchocolatewalk.com.

New this year, some of the merchants and sponsors will offer coupons. These coupons will be emailed to online purchasers of the tickets prior to the event. People who purchase their tickets in person should provide their email address so they receive the coupons. To redeem the coupons, a person must show his or her Chocolate Walk button.

This fundraising event is held each year by the Kiwanis Club of Lititz Area to raise funds for the children's charities it supports, including the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, the Manheim Township and Lititz libraries, and Power Packs. Last year, the club - which has fewer than 30 members - was able to provide more than $100,000 to these organizations, and in the 30 years the club has been in existence, more than $1.1 million has been donated. Chocolate Walk is made possible by sponsors like Wilbur Chocolate, the retail locations and restaurants that open their doors for the event, the town of Lititz, the more than 150 volunteers, the people who buy tickets, and the chefs and chocolatiers who provide treats without compensation.

The Kiwanis Club of Lititz Area is part of Kiwanis International, a worldwide service organization that is devoted to serving the children of the world, one child and one community at a time.

For more information about the Kiwanis Club or to volunteer at Chocolate Walk, contact Charlie Stickler at 717-560-2295 or visit http://www.lititzkiwanis.org.