Walk MS in the Mahoning Valley

Walk MS connects people living with multiple sclerosis and their loved ones. Make a difference by registering for the Mahoning Valley Walk MS on April 18 at the Scrappers Stadium, located at 111 Eastwood

Boulevard in Niles. Check-in begins at 8 a.m.

The Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting Walk MS to raise funds for local programs, services and medical research.

“We want to raise awareness and raise funds to help people with MS,” said Janet Kramer, president of the National MS Society’s Ohio Buckeye Chapter. “Our goal is to create a world free of MS.”

More than 20,000 Ohioans are affected by multiple sclerosis. Symptoms range from fatigue, numbness and weakness to total paralysis.

For more information about multiple sclerosis or the Walk MS presented by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, call 1-800-344-4867 or visit www.MSohiowalk.org.