Join the 2010 Travelers WALK MS, April 18
You can count on a positive, fun-filled walk day. Joining the Movement with thousands of Connecticut residents is an experience like no other! We walk together to make a powerful statement, and to keep moving forward toward a cure.
We walk to create a world FREE OF MS!
New to the West Hartford site:
A special Kids Zone will be available to all children after completion of the walk. Our Kids Zone will feature an activity sponsored by the Children's Museum of West Hartford, a bouncy house, popcorn machine and more! Make sure to collect an MS fact from each rest stop to gain entry in to the Kids Zone.
You will be able to view and print your team photos and other day of photos online after the walk. Don't forget to see our photographer and get your special promotional sticker!
Make sure to wear as much ORANGE as possible! We are encouraging everyone to show their spirit and sport the MS color. Don't forget about your dogs, too!
A special performance by Cromwell Martial Arts and Stage Left Dance Studio will take place following the walk. Be sure to catch the show!
Throughout the day there will be various appearances featuring Darren Kramer, the Hartford Wolf Pack mascot, Mayor Scott Slifka and many more!
Registration / check in begins at 8:00 am
Opening ceremonies will begin at approximately 8:45 am.
The walk will kick off at 9:00 am.
Lunch will be served beginning at 10:30 am.
Parking for all walkers will be in the student parking lot on Trout Brook Drive, across the street from the school.
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. It's generally diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 but we have some cases reported in the teens. Symptoms can range from numbness in the limbs to paralysis or loss of vision. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS in any one person can not yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatments are giving hope to those affected by the disease.
If you want donate to the cause but are unable to walk please contact The National MS Society, CT Chapter at 860.913.2550. Please let who ever answers that you want to donate to the cause in West Hartford.
In the years past West Hartford was the town to beat for donations, but in the last few years we have fallen a few notches and we want to be #1 again.
Each walker has the option to walk either a 5 mile or 2.5 mile route. Maps will be provided at the UCONN campus.
The five mile walk route will have a total of three rest stops for snacks and lavatories. Each rest stop will be 1 1/4 miles apart.
The 2 1/2 mile walk route will have one rest stop at 1 1/4 miles into the route.
Back at the UCONN campus for the finish, which is 1 1/4 miles from the last rest stop for either the short walk or the main walk, lunch will be provided for the walkers.
The 5 mile walk route starts at the UCONN campus at the corner of Lawler Road and Trout Brook Drive, to North Main, to rest stop #1 at the American School for the Deaf. Continue on North Main to Farmington Avenue then to LaSalle Road to rest stop #2 at Max Burger. From rest stop #2 to the Town Hall on South Main through Blue Back Square, down Raymond Road to Farmington Avenue, to Ardmore Road to Bretton Road to rest stop #3 at Morley School. Down Fern Street to Trout Brook Drive, and then back to the finish line at the UCONN campus.
The short walk is the same as the main walk up to rest stop #1 at the American School for the Deaf. Continue on North Main to Fern Street take a left onto fern down to Trout Brook Drive back to the finish line at the UCONN campus.
On the behalf of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter and the individuals we serve, THANK YOU, for your support of our mission to end the devastating effects of MS.
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