EDUCATION Friendship Walk raises a record $2.6 million

by Mark McDermott  The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk returned to Manhattan Beach with a bang Sunday morning, attracting 17,000 participants and raising a record $2.6 million for children with special needs and education. Skechers president Micheal Greenberg said the year in virtual life due to the pandemic made this year’s event particularly special. People arrived with hunger not only to contribute, he said, but to simply and joyfully be together. “We are inc