Walk MS: Jonesboro to benefit National MS Society: Arkansas
| Apr 27th, 2013 @ 9:00 am | < Previous Page |
WHAT:
Walk MS: Jonesboro to benefit National MS Society: Arkansas
WHEN:
Sat., April 27, 2013
9 a.m. Registration opens
10 a.m. Walk begins
WHERE:
Downtown Jonesboro (corner of Main and Monroe, Jone sboro, AR)
PARTICIPATION/ VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION:
Visit walkmsarkansas.org, call 800-344-4867 or email kristen.mccrary@nmss.org
WHY:
Proceeds raised will benefit the National MS Society: Arkansas.
About Walk MS: Jonesboro
Day-of-event registration begins at 9 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. start time. Online registration is now available. There is no registration fee and no minimum pledge commitment; however, the avera ge walker raises $225 to support research initiatives, programs and services of the National MS Society: Arkansas. Individuals interested in joining or creating a team can sign up online with co-workers, friends, family or neighbors. Dogs are welcome.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts 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 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 2.1 million people worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. The Society addresses the challenges of each person affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, collaborating with MS organizations around the world, and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move forward with their lives. In 2011 alone, through its national office and 50-state network of chapters, the Societydevoted $164 million to programs and services that assisted more than one millionpeople. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $40 million to support more than 325 new and ongoing research projects around the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Join the movement at nationalMSsociety.org.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867).