NEO
Walk n’ Roll To Cure Ataxia Gets New Sponsors, Auction Items
Hyland
Software joins PLIDCO and MC Mobility as event sponsors and an autographed
collectible guitar worth $2,000 has been added to the fundraising auction
CLEVELAND, OH – The Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia
will be Aug. 27 at Edgewater Park in Cleveland, Registration begins at 10 a.m.
and the Walk n’ Roll will start at 11:30 a.m...
The goal of the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) Northeast Ohio
area support group is to raise $20,000 to fight Ataxia with the 2017 Northeast
Ohio (NEO) Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia, and to raise awareness of Ataxia before
International Ataxia Awareness Day (IAAD) on Sept. 25.
The 2016 NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia at a Cleveland
Metroparks location in Parma and raised more than $12,000. More the 120
participants, supporters and families enjoyed the event.
The NEO Walk n’ Roll this year will include a performance from
the Olmsted Performing Arts dance team, a chance to tour a handicap accessible
van from MC Mobility, and information about the Americans with Disabilities Act
from Beth Glas, executive vice president of Maximum Accessible Housing Ohio and
a silent auction of items from the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Rock n’ Roll Hall
of Fame, the Cleveland Browns, the Lake Erie Monsters, Fount Leather Goods,
Levin Furniture, Playhouse Square, Lush and Lovely Floristry, Maxi’s Restaurant
Little Italy, Planet Fitness, Trader Joe’s and more.
A $2,000 collectible autographed guitar signed by John Kay of
SteppenWolf, Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits and members of Sly and the Family
Stone will also be auctioned off.
The NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia will
be Sunday August 27 at the Cleveland Edgewater Park Upper Edgewater West
Shelter, 6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, Cleveland. Registration for the
event begins at 10 a.m. and the Walk n’ Roll starts at 11:30 a.m., the auction
will follow the Walk n’ Roll. All are invited to enjoy the day, the beautiful scenery,
the picnic and walking areas, and support Ataxia and your local friends
battling Ataxia. Participation in the Walk n’ Roll is free, but donations are
encouraged.
An
estimated 150,000 individuals in the United States have Ataxia, a debilitating
condition that is a rare and often fatal neurodegenerative disorder. NAF Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia events have
grown nation-wide informing tens of thousands about Ataxia and raising more
than $300,000 annually for research and important programs and services. The
NAF and all the individual support groups - including the Northeast Ohio area
support group - rely solely on donations and fundraising.
The
NAF was established in 1957 as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. All funds raised
at the NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia go directly to NAF with no second or
third party involvement.
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