By National MS Society
Mercer County – Lace up your sneakers and get ready to help the over 13,000 New Jersey residents living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Whether you walk for fun or fitness you can make a difference in the lives of those affected by this disease. MS interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and can stop people from moving. For some, this means living with unpredictable symptoms that can come and go, like numbness and blurred vision. For others, there is more permanent damage, like paralysis. For everyone impacted by MS, it means not knowing what the day will bring and always being prepared for the unexpected, making it difficult to move forward in life.
Walk MS kicks off in New Jersey on Sunday, April 14 at 10 a.m. at a variety of walk sites throughout the state, and is one of New Jersey’s largest and most widespread organized walks. Walk MS connects people living with the disease and those who care about them in an experience unlike any other – a day to come together, to celebrate the progress we’ve made, and to show the power of our connections.
Much progress has been made in the area of MS research – from a wider variety of treatment options to slow down the progression of the disease to new programs available for MS patients to manage symptoms and everyday living to the availability of MS housing and MS Centers dedicated to the disease right here in New Jersey.
Mercer County participants will start their walk at Steinert High School in Hamilton. Participants will stroll along the beautiful route winding through Hamilton enjoying the beautiful scenery that the area has to offer. All funds raised from the event will support critical MS research programs and fund local programs and services for all those who are impacted by the disease. Events like Walk MS, through which individuals and groups work together to make a difference, are what makes finding a cure a possibility.
People of all ages are welcome to register online at http://walknjm.nationalmssociety.org or at 9 a.m. on the day of the event. Mercer County participants can register to begin their walk in Hamilton at:
Where: Steinert High School
2900 Klockner Road
Hamilton, NJ 08690
When: April 14, 2013
Registration – 9:00 AM
Walk Begins – 10:00 AM
Participants are welcome to register individually, join a team, create a team or volunteer at the Middlesex County site or any of the Chapter’s remaining sites including: Belmar/Lake Como, Clark, Flemington, Freehold, Jersey City, Lakewood, Lincroft, North Brunswick, Ridgefield Park, Roseland, and Roxbury.
All routes are fully accessible and are approximately 4 miles in length. For more information about Walk MS please contact: Patricia Tupycia at 1 800 344 4867 or visit http://walknjm.nationalmssociety.org.
About the National MS Society
The National MS Society is a movement by and for people with MS. The Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education and provides programs and services that help people with MS and their families to move their lives forward. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t.
Fund-raisers include: Walk MS, New Jersey’s largest day of walking, kicking off April 14, 2013 with 11,000 participants; Bike MS “Coast the Coast,” on May 18 & 19, cycling from Long Branch to Cape May, featuring 25, 50, 85 and 170 mile ride options; and the fall 2013 bike events, the “Hops to Hops” Bike MS Ride early in September 15, 2013 and the Great New Jersey Country Bike Ride on September 21-22.
Join the movement.
Find out more at nationalMSsociety.org/njm
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