Need to take more time out of your busy schedule to get more exercise? How about having the opportunity to exercise while raising money for a good cause?
On Sunday, April 18 everyone has that chance to participate in the MS Walk to benefit research for multiple sclerosis.
The MS Walk is sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In western Connecticut this year, the walk will take place in Fairfield, Litchfield, Danbury, and New Canaan, along with over 670 other communities across the country.
The walk in Fairfield will begin at the Penfield Beach Pavilion and end back at the beach. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. Two, four or eight mile routes are available as options for walkers.
Although there is no registration fee, according to the MS Societies website, all walkers are encouraged to raise a minimum of $100 to help the society end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis is thought to be a disease that affects the central nervous system, according to the MS Society’s Web site. In MS, a fatty tissue called myelin, which protects the nerve fibers of the central nervous system, is lost in multiple areas leaving the scar tissue called sclerosis.
When this occurs the ability of the nerves to conduct impulses from the brain is disrupted, producing multiple varying symptoms.
For information on how to participate in the MS walk go to the Western Connecticut chapter of the MS Society at www.msswct.org or call the chapter at (203) 838-1033.
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