Feb 21, 2009
New Orleans Walk MS 2009 - April 4
For Immediate Release Contact: Ashley Easley-Zeringue
504-832-4013 (option 2)
Walkers “Join the Movement” to Create a World Free of MS
New Orleans – The Louisiana Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society will hold its Walk MS in Audubon Park on April 4th.
More than 500 walkers are expected to come out and help raise the goal of $40,000. Funds raised will support direct services for the more than 3,800 people with MS and their families in Louisiana and national MS research to find a cure for this chronic disease of the central nervous system.
Walk MS is a fun filled day of activities for the whole family. The “Walk” consists of a 2 mile loop around Audubon Park. Participants can walk as much or as little as they like. After the Walk, participants are treated to refreshments, music and family friendly activities such as face painting and space walks! People can participate in Walk MS individually or as a team. Volunteers are also needed!
WHAT: Louisiana Walk MS to benefit the Louisiana Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
WHEN: Saturday, April 4th. Registration at 8am, Walk begins at 8:30am.
WHERE: Audubon Park (Shelter #10, Magazine Street side)
PARTICIPATION/ VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION: Visit www.mslouisiana.org or call 504-832-4013 or email louisiananchapter@nmss.org
WHY: Proceeds raised will benefit the Louisiana Chapter of the National MS Society.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• The National MS Society helps each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters.
• Through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we fund more MS research, provide more services to people with MS, offer more professional education and further more advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.
• The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. We are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement at www.nationalmssociety.org.
About Multiple Sclerosis
• Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system.
• Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The advancement, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS.
• Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease.
• MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and 2.5 million worldwide.
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