The Long Island Chapter is going Green!
In an effort to save the environment and to help fund programs and services for people with MS, please download and view your 2012 Walk MS: Long Island presented by Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology Pledge Form, Particpant Center Guide, Fundraising Tools and your Walk MS Participant Guide online.
How donations from saving paper and printing are used:
$15 will pay for a member to attend a counseling series
$25 will fund for a member to attend a social program, such as Family Fun Night
$50 will pay for round trip ambullete transportation
$500 provides assistance to help pay for a wheelchair, scooter or other piece of essential Durable Medical Equipment
$1,000 provides a ten week session of a wellness program for up to 25 members
$5,000 provides funds to assist/pay for a ramp for an individual with MS
$45,000 funds an innovative research grant that will help take us one step closer toward a world free of MS.
Sample Fundraising Letter & Tips
**Please be advised that the New York State Parks Department will be collecting an $10.00 parking fee upon entry to the Parks. *Fee is subject to change.
Orange is the color of Walk MS!
In 2012, we are encouraging you to help us create a movement of orange at Walk MS. Please wear orange so there will be no mistaking the mission we are supporting: a world free of MS.
Walk MS Mileage:
The walking distance for Jones Beach is 3.8 miles and for Belmont Lake State Park 1.5 miles.
Driving Directions to the Jones Beach Walk MS Site:
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Wantagh Parkway will be closed from Southern State Parkway to Sunrise Highway.
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From Meadowbrook Parkway:
Meadowbrook Parkway South pass through the tollbooths and proceed towards the Jones Beach needle. Bear right onto Bay Drive (Sign will say Jones Beach Theater). Make the first left and follow the signs for Parking Field 5 (drive towards the Jones Beach Theater). Make the second right into Parking Field 5. -
From Wantagh Parkway:
(Open South of Merrick Road) Enter Parkway South of Sunrise Highway via Merrick Road. Proceed South. Pass through the toll booths. Follow signs for Parking Field 5. (Jones Beach Theater)
Driving Directions to the Belmont Lake State Park Walk MS Site:
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Southern State parkway to Exit 38. This exit takes you directly into the park. Parking is just past the tollbooth. Follow signs to registrations.
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Pooch Parade (Belmont Lake State Park ONLY) registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and walk begins at 10:30 a.m.
Volunteer and Community Service:
For information about Volunteer opportunities,
please click here.
Click here to learn about Community Service.