Upcoming walks/events
Submitted by sbeason on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 13:57.
Area Walks (this was in the paper last week)
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
What: Light the Night Walk
When: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Trustmark Park in Pearl
Info: Call (601) 956-7447 or visit www.lightthenight.org/ms
No entry fee*
Benefits: Funds blood cancer research, education and patient services
Cure Sickle Cell Foundation
What: Sickle Cell Awareness 5K walk/run/ride
When: Sunday; 3 p.m. registration; walk begins at 4 p.m.
Where: Walter Payton Recreation and Wellness Center at Jackson State University
Entry fee: $25
Info: Call (601) 853-3402 or visit www.curesicklecell.org
Benefits: Mississippi families who suffer from sickle cell disease
Mississippi Kidney Foundation
What: Kidney Wellness 5K Walk
When: 9 a.m. Oct. 4
Where: Begins at Mississippi Kidney Foundation, 3000 Old Canton Road, Jackson; through Fondren/Woodland Hills neighborhoods
No entry fee*
Info: Call (601) 981-3611 or visit www.kidneyms.org
Alzheimer's Association (Mississippi Chapter)
What: Memory Walk
When: Oct. 4; registration is 8 a.m.; walk begins at 9 a.m.
Where: Trustmark Park in Pearl
No entry fee*
Info: Call (601) 987-0020 or visit www.msalz.org
Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi
What: Mississippi's Walk for Diabetes
When: Oct. 5; registration is1 p.m.; walk begins at 2 p.m.
Where: Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance off of I-220 and the Watkins Drive exit
No entry fee*
Info: Call (601) 957-7878 or visit www.msdiabetes.org
Benefits: Research and Mississippians affected by diabetes
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
What: Bike MS Ride
When: 8 a.m. Oct. 4-5
Where:
Three route options of 35 miles, 75 miles and 150 miles from the
Clinton Healthplex on Mississippi College's campus to Vicksburg and
back to Clinton are available
Entry fee: $20 for a team member; $30 for individuals
Info: Call (601) 856-5831, 1-800-344-4867 option 2, or visit www.bikems.org; register online at www.nationalmssociety.org/msm
Benefits: Raises funds for programs and research for multiple sclerosis
Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Society
What: Buddy Walk, one-half mile
When: Oct. 11; 9 a.m. registration; 10 a.m. kickoff
Where: Winner's Circle Park in Flowood
Entry fee: Free for those with Down syndrome; $15 for individuals and $30 for family registration of two adults and two children
Info: Call (601) 397-3696 or visit www.cmdss.org
Benefits: Educational, social and scholarship programs
American Cancer Society
What: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk
When: 9 a.m. Oct. 18
Where: Jim Buck Ross Agriculture and Forestry Museum on Lakeland Drive in Jackson
No entry fee*
Info: Call (601) 321-5500 or visit www.makingstrides. acsevents.org/jackson
Benefits: Breast cancer research
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
What: Walk to Cure Diabetes (3 miles or 1-mile fun-walk)
When: Oct. 18; check in time is 9 a.m.; walk begins at 10 a.m.
Where: Mayes Lake at LeFleur's Bluff State Park
No entry fee*
Info: Call (601) 981-1184 or visit www.mississippi@jdrf.org
Benefits: Research for diabetes and its complications, particularly type 1 diabetes.
American Heart Association
What: 2008 Start! Walk
When: 1-4 p.m. Oct. 26
Where: Capitol building
No entry fee*
Info: Call (601) 321-1200 or visit www.AmericanHeart.org
Benefits: Research and educational programs to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke
