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News 8 Anchor Steps Out In Hometown For Walk MS

March 24, 2015

Madison residents WTNH News 8 anchor Darren Kramer, WTNH News 8 anchor, and his son, Sam, enjoy lunch compliments of Subway Restaurants after participating in Walk MS, 2014 at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Kramer, whose mother-in-law battles multiple sclerosis, served as grand marshal for the annual walk event.

MADISON, Conn., — More than 6,300 Connecticut residents battle the effects of multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system. In a show of support each year hundreds of loved ones, friends, neighbors and co-workers throughout Madison and surrounding communities step out in solidarity for a single cause: to create a world free of MS.

For the second year, WTNH News 8 evening news anchor Darren Kramer will step out for Walk MS at the Hammonasset Beach State Park walk site. Kramer, whose mother-in-law battles multiple sclerosis, has served as the event’s grand marshal since 2006. Kramer also heads up his own Walk MS fundraising team, News 8, which over the years has raised thousands of dollars to support the fight against multiple sclerosis.

The 2014 Walk MS attracted 10,500 participants and raised $1.4 million, which they hope to duplicate this year.

More than 550 walkers took to the pavement in Madison last year. Together they raised more than $71,000. This year, the Madison planning committee hopes to raise $74,000.

The top team from last year’s Madison walk was team Dog Walkers, raising $3,850. The top individual walker, Joy Pozefsky, raised $27,820.

The 2015 Walk MS, presented by Travelers, will be held Saturday, April 18 in Enfield, Fairfield and Madison, and Sunday, April 19, in Cheshire, Waterford and West Hartford. Participants can also join Walk MS on Saturday, April 25, in East Hartford and Sunday, April 26, in Litchfield, Simsbury, Stamford and West Haven.

“After receiving feedback from our walkers that a higher level of staff support at our walk sites was desired, our team made the decision to split our 11 walks out over two weekends,” said Michael Branda, senior development manager for the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter. “We’ve also found that weekends can become so valuable to families and are hoping that if there is a conflict for a team on one weekend, there is another walk close by the next weekend. So, if you can’t make it to the walk in Madison on the 18th, you might consider walking in Waterford on the 19th or West Haven on the 26th.”

Funds raised by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter, though events, such as Walk MS, presented by Travelers, ensure ongoing scientific research to find better treatments and a cure, as well as to provide vital programs and services offered by the chapter.

To learn more about the 2015 Walk MS, presented by Travelers, or to register, please visit www.ctfightsms.org.

About the Connecticut-Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society

The Connecticut Chapter strives to provide knowledge and assistance to help people with MS and their families maintain the highest possible quality of life. These goals are achieved through vital national and local programs.

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.

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