Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, Great Lakes Science Center, the Cleveland Zoo and other Northeast Ohio area businesses supporting the Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia

Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, Great Lakes Science Center, the Cleveland Zoo and other Northeast Ohio area businesses supporting the Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia

LAKEWOOD, OH – The 2018 Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia will be Aug. 26 at Lakewood Park. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the Walk n’ Roll will start at 11:30 a.m..

Participants will walk or roll around Lakewood Park to raise Ataxia awareness, and take part in raffles with cash prizes and donations from the Great Lakes Science Center, the Cleveland Browns, Lucky’s Market, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cleveland Zoo, Olmsted Performing Arts and others. A full list of event supporters can be found at http://www.ataxia.org/walk/NEOWalk. Many of the supporting businesses are donating prizes that will be raffled off during the 2018 Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia.

The goal of the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) Northeast Ohio area support group is to raise $10,000 to fight Ataxia with the 2018 Northeast Ohio (NEO) Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia, and to raise awareness of Ataxia before International Ataxia Awareness Day (IAAD) on Sept. 25.

There is no cure for Ataxia. Funds raised at the Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia will go straight to the NAF which is working with researchers, doctors, scientists and pharmaceutical companies to develop a cure.
Donations can be made at http://www.ataxia.org/walk/NEOWalk or at the event.

MC Mobility - https://www.mcmobilitysystems.com/wheelchair-vans-for-sale-in-cleveland-ohio/ - is a sponsor of the 2018 NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia. DJ Flash Gordon - https://www.facebook.com/flash.gordon.dj/ - is scheduled to play some great music and act as announcer during the event.

The NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia will be Sunday August 26 at the Women’s Pavilion in Lakewood Park – 14532 Lake Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107 – from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration for the event begins at 10 a.m. and the Walk n’ Roll starts at 11:30 a.m., cash and prize raffles will follow the Walk n’ Roll, prizes will be provided by the Cavs, Browns, Science Center, Empowering Punch, the Cleveland Zoo, Lucky’s Market, the Cabin of Willowick, Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream, Olmsted Performing Arts, New Massage and Whole Living Solutions, Luxury Nails and Spa and other generous sponsors.All are invited to enjoy the day, the beautiful scenery, the picnic and walking areas, as well as support Ataxia and your local friends battling Ataxia. Participation in the NEO Walk n’ Roll is free, but donations are encouraged. If there is rain the Walk n’ Roll will take place entirely in the Women’s Pavillion. You can register to participate in the 2018 NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia online now at http://www.ataxia.org/walk/NEOWalk. Registrants will receive event t-shirts.

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. 

For more information about Northeast Ohio Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia and to register to participate, or give a donation, visit http://www.ataxia.org/walk/NEOWalk.

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. Last year around 150 people attended the NEO Walk n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia.

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