THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY...ONE THING PEOPLE WITH MS CAN COUNT ON


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Dateline:  February 4, 2002

Team Up To Make A Difference At 21 Different MS WALK Sites In The Greater Delaware Valley On Sunday, April 21, 28 and May 5

The opportunity to share the great feeling of helping others with your friends and family is just around the corner. On Sunday, April 21, 28 and May 5, gather a team, and share the excitement at the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the National MS Society’s annual 2002 MS WALK. For more information, call 800-883-WALK, or register online at www.WALK4MS.org.

            Your team strolls to help a third of a million Americans living with MS by collecting pledges for completing the course at any one of the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter’s 21 sites. The money raised supports research projects and client programs for people with multiple sclerosis. The National MS Society also seeks to educate the public  about the FDA approved medications: Avonex, Betaseron and Copaxone, which may delay or reduce future disability in many people with MS.

Teams not only help stamp out multiple sclerosis, they are also a great way to get the family together, build company unity, or honor a special loved one.  Some of the unique teams over the years have included: 

• Louie the Dog’s K-9s, a group of dogs and their owners who put their legs to good use for Louie’s owner, Spring City resident Pam Groff, who has MS. Louie and his team have special dog cookies, a booklet to teach kids about MS and more.
• Kevin Snyder, senior VP of Redner’s Markets in Reading, has used the MS WALK to show his company’s support for the community, and is one of the event’s top fundraisers. He first became involved following the MS diagnosis of his wife, Cindy.
• Seventeen-year-old Sewell resident Nick Ettore started his own team to help a relative with MS. Last year, he led a team of high schoolers at the MS WALK at Washington Lake Park.
• Bedminster Township resident Lori Giampa was grateful for the efforts of her relatives to raise money for a cure, but as someone with MS she wanted to do her part. In 2001 she started “Lori’s Angels,” and crossed the finish line at the Lansdale MS WALK.

“Building a team is as easy as calling three friends, and making up a name, but the effects you’ll have reaches across the country in the form of increased research, and programs for those with MS. Please, join us this spring for a day of fun and fundraising at any of the 21 sites throughout the Greater Delaware Valley,” says Chapter President Judith G. Cohen.

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