2019 Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia and kickoff meeting scheduled
Group seeks event volunteers, sponsors and donors
(Northeast Ohio) – It is only a month away. The 2019 Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia is on Sept. 22, and there will be tons of fun, friends, family and fundraising going on.
The National Ataxia Foundation, Northeast Ohio area support group will present the 2019 Northeast Ohio (NEO) Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia on Sept. 22 at Lakewood Park in Lakewood in the Women’s Pavilion. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the event starts at 11 a.m., it features music, a fundraising raffle with items from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns and the Lake Erie Crushers, a presentation from the Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Experiences Division and more, followed be a walk around the park to support Ataxia awareness. Ataxia is a neurological disease that sometimes causes death and always causes lower quality of life. There is no cure for Ataxia and the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) Walk n’ Roll events raise money to help research a cure.
The 2019 NEO Walk n' Roll to Cure Ataxia will be an easy, fun, and rewarding activity. The event is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Friends, family, and the community, are invited to attend the event and help us care Ataxia. Since 2016 about 300 people have attended the annual NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia events and around $40,000 has been raised for the NAF. The goal of the 2019 NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia is to keep raising awareness and funds for Ataxia.
Event sponsors and raffle donations are needed. Each donor and sponsor will be recognized at the event and in all social media publicity for the event. Please contact Ginger Pieragastini at vpieragastini@gmail.com to arrange a raffle donation or cash sponsorship today
Find more information and register to raise money and win prizes at the 2019 NEO Walk n’ Roll website - http://ataxia.org/NEOWalk
There will be a 2019 NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia kickoff meeting to help organize fundraising teams, publicity and volunteers on Monday, August 19 at B.A. Sweetie in Cleveland - https://sweetiescandy.com/ - on Brookpark Road. Volunteers are needed to help with setup on event day and the group is hoping for donations - of money or prizes – from individuals and businesses to help raise money to research a cure for Ataxia. All money raised at the 2019 NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia will go to the National Ataxia Foundation.
NAF represents the estimated 150,000 individuals, of all ages, in the United States that have Ataxia, a debilitating condition that is a rare and often fatal neurodegenerative disorder. The word “ataxia” comes from the Greek word “a taxis” meaning “without order or incoordination.” Ataxia gets progressively worse and affects a person’s ability to walk, talk and use fine motor skills. There is no cure for Ataxia.
