MS Walk, Sign Up Today!
Dear NAAP-NY,
The 2007 MS WALK is around the corner and it's time to register and start raising money for the cause!
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk is a walk to raise money for the fight against a disease of the central nervous system. Every person that participates raises money to help fund the MS research and the search for a cure. NAAP-NY has participated in the MS Walk for the past two years and we look forward to this year's walk which will take place on Sunday, April 22, 2007 in Manhattan.
Once again, NAAP-NY will be walking under Team HASSOUB. Tania Ghanem will be the Team Captain. The name 'Hassoub' comes from Hasib, Tania's father's name. He is her inspiration and the reason she started walking in the fight against MS.
In 2006, Team HASSOUB consisted of 39 people and collectively raised nearly $8,000! With your help, we hope that this year will be even more successful! To join the NAAP-NY team, see the instruction below. To contact Tania, please email her at calamelnas@yahoo.com
Join NAAP-NY’s team HASSOUB as we walk to save lives!
Thank you,
Network of Arab-American Professionals of NY
www.naaponline. org/ny | naap_ny@naaponline. org | 212.592.4052
To Join Team HASSOUB:
(1) Visit: http://msnyc.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=209732
(2) On the main page, click on "Register"
(3) Choose to "Join a Team" and select team "HASSOUB"
(4) Complete the registration form and continue to your personal donation page.
*NOTE: NAAP-NY plans to walk: 6 miles in: Manhattan April 22; Team Captain: Tania Ghanem
Statistics on Multiple Sclerosis (MS):
- Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system
- Multiple Sclerosis can cause loss of balance, impaired speech, extreme fatigue,
double vision and paralysis.
- Approximately 400,000 Americans acknowledge having MS, and every week about
200 people are diagnosed. Worldwide, MS may affect 2.5 million individuals.
- Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50.
- Multiple Sclerosis affects women twice as much as it affects men.