Thousands of people across Michigan will walk in 15 communities in support of the over 18,000 Michiganders living with multiple sclerosis
Walk MS events take place in April, May, June and September
Goal is to raise more than $1.2 million
Join the movement and register at www.walkMSmi.org
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April, 2, 2014 – Fifteen sites across Michigan will host “Walk MS 2014” events, beginning Saturday, April 26 in Midland and Lansing and Sunday, April 27 in Detroit, to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Michigan Chapter.
Walk MS 2014 events take place throughout the state on various weekends in April, May, June and September. More than 9,000 participants and volunteers are expected as the MS Society hopes to raise at least $1.2 million in support of the more than 18,000 people living with multiple sclerosis in Michigan.
Event days are filled with fun, festivities and local celebrities. Interested participants can register at www.walkMSmi.org. Additional information, including routes, is available on the website.
Locations and dates include:
April 26: Midland & Lansing
April 27: Detroit
May 3: Bloomfield Hills & Kalamazoo
May 10: Frankenmuth & St. Clair
May 17: Grand Rapids & Wyandotte
June 21: Dexter
June 28: Traverse City
September 6: Grand Haven
September 7: Milford
September 14: Marquette & West Branch
“Walk MS is our chapter’s largest fundraising event,” said Elana Sullivan, president of the MS Society Michigan Chapter. “It is the rallying point of the MS movement, a time and place for the entire community to stand together and demonstrate a commitment to a world free of MS.”
The dollars raised by Walk MS events support promising research to stop the disease progression, restore function that has been lost and to end MS forever. Funds raised also help support local programs for people living with MS in communities across Michigan.
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