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Posted: Tue Jun 16th, 2009 04:18 pm |
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Success from continued support for Walk MS: Twilight at Baywood Greens
According to organizers at the Delaware Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Walk MS: Twilight at Baywood Greens 2009 was a success this year—despite the economy and weather—because of the good-hearted volunteers who came out to donate their time and expertise, the generous sponsors who donated goods and services, and the determined people who wanted to do something about MS. The 5K walk had to be cancelled when lightning strikes threatened the Baywood Greens Golf Course during the early-evening hours of May 29, but the event’s 350 participants still stopped by to hand in an estimated $30,000 for national MS research plus the programs and services needed by more than 1,500 Delawareans with MS and their families.
“We are so lucky to have the support of so many people for this event,” notes the chapter’s development director, Holly Maddams, m.p.a., c.f.r.e. “Everyone was so delightful in the face of the storm and promised to come back again next year.”
More of the money raised by the walkers actually goes to MS because of the generosity of the event’s sponsors: Pot-Nets Communities, ClearChannel Outdoor, Dole, Herr’s, Pepsi Bottling Group, Pine Mountain Springs, Spallco Car & Truck Rentals, and WJBR 99.5 FM.
“We raise the most money per person with MS in the U.S.,” says Kate Cowperthwait, the chapter’s president, “and we do it because people know: We can’t fix your MS, but the people around you can help find a cure. The folks who come out to walk for MS and the businesses that continue to support our effort, all agree with our mission—a world free of MS.”
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 the 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 400,000 people in the U.S. and more than 2.1 million worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving; the National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2007 alone, through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we devoted more than $136 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested more than $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS—NOW.
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 the options by talking to a health-care professional and then contacting the National MS Society at nationalMS society.org or at 800-FIGHT-MS (800-344-4867).
In Delaware, call (302) 655-5610. Or visit http://www.MSdelaware.org.
Attached photo by Dan Moran
Despite a rolling thunderstorm, the desire to make a difference brought out 350 participants for Walk MS: Twilight at Baywood Greens 2009. Having signed in already is Marilyn Haines (far right). Signing in is Cindy Hall as her friend, Mary Willet, looks on. Waiting to sign in is Janice Moore (left of Hall). The funds they raised and handed in May 29 are earmarked for national MS research and the programs and services needed by more than 1,500 Delawareans with multiple sclerosis and their families.
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