Walk for MS is Saturday at Norris Park

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Every step. Every person. Every second spent and dollar raised. They all add up to an experience unlike any other: Walk MS. This is the community's time to unite and stand strong.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Mid America Chapter will hold nine Walk MS events presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska this spring. Community members from Grand Island, Omaha, Kearney, Lincoln, Scottsbluff, Norfolk, North Platte, Lexington and McCook will walk to create a world free of MS this spring.

 To register to walk, or to sign up as a volunteer, call 1-800-344-4867, or email midamericachapter@nmss.org.

Walk MS in McCook will be presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska on June 2 at Norris Park.

Walk MS is a rallying point, a time and a place to stand together and to be together. Your fundraising has the power to change the world for people living with this disease. From community programs and services to groundbreaking research, every dollar means hope for an MS-free tomorrow. People can participate in Walk MS individually or as a team. Volunteers are also needed.

Throughout Kansas, Nebraska and western Missouri, the Mid America Chapter will hold 31 Walk MS events this year with a goal of raising $1.1 million overall. More than 9,800 walkers are expected to unite and stand strong in the fight against MS.

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.

Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with the disease. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and over 2.1 million worldwide.

About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2011 alone, through our national office and 50-state network of chapters, we devoted $159 million to programs and services that improved the lives of more than one million people. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $37 million to support 325 new and ongoing research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement at nationalMSsociety.org.