MS Walk, Sign Up Today!
It’s time to register and start raising money for the 2006 MS Walk!
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 in order to continue research into the cause and
cure of this disease. The walk will take place on Sunday, April 23, 2006 in
Manhattan.
For the second year, NAAP-NY will be walking under Team HASSOUB and Tania
Ghanem will be the NAAP-NY 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 2005, our team consisted of 50 people who fundraised and 25 who walked.
Collectively, we raised close to $5,000! Hopefully this year will be even
bigger and better!
To contact Tania please email her at calamelnas@gmail.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) Go to:
Join NAAP-NY MS Team
(2) On the right hand side of the page under INFORMATION, click on “Find Teams”
(3) Click on Team “HASSOUB”
(4) Click on “Join Our Team”
(5) Click on “I agree” under Waiver/Agreement
(6) Fill out the required fields in the registration form*
*NOTE: I Plan to walk: 7.5 miles; I Plan to walk in: Manhattan April 23;
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.