The San Diego Traveler

Walk for MS

by Carole A. Lane on April 18th, 2008

This weekend marks the first of two San Diego walks to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a disease with no known cause or cure. It is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, characterized by mild symptoms such as numbness in the limbs, or severe symptoms that can include paralysis and/or loss of vision.

San Diego’s walks for MS are our part of the six-hundred walks planned throughout the world this year to raise funds to cure this disease.

Saturday, April 19

LEGOLAND will close on Saturday morning to accommodate walkers on their two-mile trek through the park. Rest stops along the route are planned with beverages, snacks, entertainment and restrooms.

The walk will be followed by lunch provided by Papa John’s Pizza, live music, and festivities such as face painting, inflatable fun jumps, building with LEGOS, and other family activities at the LEGOLAND California Fun Zone.

Saturday, April 26

The second San Diego Walk for MS will start at NTC Park Liberty Station in Point Loma.

This beautiful three-mile walk will stretch along San Diego Harbor, with rest stops for beverages, snacks entertainment and restrooms along the way.

The walk will be followed by lunch provided by Papa John’s Pizza, live music, and festivities such as face painting, inflatable fun jumps, building with LEGOS, and other family activities at the LEGOLAND California Fun Zone.

Prizes

Walkers can earn prizes ranging from an official Walk MS T-shirt for raising funds of $95 to a $1,000 Nordstrom gift card, plus a T-shirt and membership into the Chapter’s Mission Possible Club for raising at least $10,000. Team Awards will also be given based on funds raised.

Virtual Walkers

If you can’t be there for either of these walks, or can’t walk the course, you are welcome to participate through fundraising as a virtual walker. Virtual Walkers earn the same prizes as actual walkers, based on their fundraising levels.

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