Over 9,000 participants and volunteers supported Walk MS on April 16 & 17 and have raised over $1.2 million to date. The National MS Society NJ Metro Chapter hosted 11 walks across northern and central NJ from a park like setting in Union County to the NYC skyline in Jersey City to the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore. Walk MS is an opportunity for people living with MS and those who care about them to connect, join together, be inspired and raise critical funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Donations are still being counted and accepted. The goal for this year is to raise $1.8 million to support local programs for over 11,000 living with MS in our local area as well as fund cutting edge research for a cure.
In 2015 alone, more than 315,000 people in nearly 550 locations across the country walked to create a world free of MS, raising nearly $50 million. Since 1988, Walk MS has raised more than $920 million to fund critical research and life-changing services to help people with MS live their best lives. Last year, more than 10,000 participants and volunteers came together for Walk MS to raise more than $1.7 million for the New Jersey Metro Chapter.
For more information or to donate, visit WalkMS.org.
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and 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 leading to better understanding and 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 2.3 million worldwide.
About National MS Society The National MS Society mobilizes people and resources so that everyone affected by multiple sclerosis can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.
To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Last year alone, through our comprehensive nationwide network, the Society devoted $122.2 million to help more than one million individuals connect to the people, information and resources they need. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $54 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDAapproved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by contacting the National MS Society at nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867.
(above) “Clark Softball” team members at Walk MS: Clark on Saturday, April 16, 2016.
