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3rd ANNUAL M.A.P.S. WHEEL-A-THON/WALK-A-THON

The MAPS Wheel-a-thon/Walk-a-thon will be like a conventional Walk-a-thon, but offers an interesting twist.  It will be held at the Xavier High School 1/4 mile track behind the school and we encourage both walking and wheelchair bound people to cover a 1/4 mile or more, on the track, for the benefit of those afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

There will be a wheelchair available if you would like to experience what being in a chair is like.  You may also have the opportunity to push one of our members/patients around. 

MAPS is a non-profit agency devoted to assisting patients with MS with expenses not covered by insurance or Medicare.  The MAPS board members are all unpaid volunteers and 100% of the money donated will go to the members/patients.  Founded in 1973, MAPS provides money for items such as non-covered medication expense, wheelchair ramps, electric wheelchair batteries and automobile accessories, all of which make it possible for patients to continue in a more active lifestyle.  

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If you would like to help, look for the registration tent behind Xavier High School.  Sign up friends and relatives to sponsor a lap, or just take a slow stroll around a beautiful track on Sunday.  No donation is too small.

Won't you help us brighten someone's day with fighting this debilitation and as of yet incurable disease?

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Questions:  email Lucinda Schulte at lucindaschulte@gmail.com

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