MS Walk planned for Saturday
By Christy Mullins 331-4266 | cmullins@heraldt.com
March 22, 2012
A local multiple sclerosis support group will hold an MS Walk this Saturday at Ivy Tech Community College.
The walk starts at 10 a.m. at the main campus, 200 Daniels Way. Registration is at 9 a.m.
All proceeds will go to the National MS Society, although the walk is not affiliated with the society, organizer Tammie Lawrence said.
Lawrence said Saturday’s walk is the first known walk in Bloomington’s history to support the research of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. An estimated 400,000 people in the country have been diagnosed with MS, including 8,000 in Indiana alone, according to the MS Society.
There have been similar walks in Terre Haute, Columbus and Indianapolis, but not in Bloomington, Lawrence said. “The National MS Society has not had proof that Bloomington could have a successful walk, so we decided to hold our own and donate the money.”
She hopes the walk will become annual, with enough turnout.
Walkers can go one mile or three, after paying a $10 participation fee. The group also will accept monetary donations and checks made to the National MS Society, Lawrence said.
Copyright: HeraldTimesOnline.com 2012
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Ivy Tech Community College is Indiana’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system. Ivy Tech serves more than 200,000 students annually and offers associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training in more than 70 programs across Indiana. The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is committed to providing affordable, high-quality education aligned with the needs of Indiana’s workforce.
