The Scleroderma Foundation Holds Its 5th Annual "Stepping Out to Cure" Walkathon at La Mirada Regional Park Sponsored by Wescom Credit Union.Proceeds to Benefit the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Chapter of The Scleroderma scleroderma or progressive systemic sclerosis Chronic disease that hardens the skin and fixes it to underlying structures. Swelling and collagen buildup lead to loss of elasticity. The cause is unknown. Foundation LOS ANGELES -- URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. in last graf should be www.sclerodermasocal.org (sted www.scleroderma/chapter/southerncal). The corrected release reads: THE SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION HOLDS ITS 5(TH) ANNUAL "STEPPING OUT TO CURE" WALKATHON WALKATHON Walkers At Large Kinetically Altruistic Through Hygiene or Nowledge AT LA MIRADA REGIONAL PARK SPONSORED BY WESCOM CREDIT UNION Wescom Credit Union is a credit union and financial services company serving Southern California. It has over $3.8 billion in assets and more than 295,000 members[1]. Proceeds to Benefit the Southern California Chapter of The Scleroderma Foundation On Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. the Scleroderma Foundation will hold its 5th Annual "Stepping Out to Cure" Walkathon at La Mirada Regional Park. The event will feature live music by Southern California's premier rock and roll band, Barefoot Planet, an interactive Kidzone and bounce house, food by Baja Fresh and much more. "This year we anticipate exceeding last year's numbers and continue on our mission of support, awareness and research in hopes that one day we will find a cure," Brian R. Adams, Executive Director for the Southern California Chapter said, noting that last year's event raised over $150,000 and had over 1050 walkers. "Together we can help those afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with scleroderma," he said. About Scleroderma Scleroderma is a chronic, degenerative autoimmune disease autoimmune disease, any of a number of abnormal conditions caused when the body produces antibodies to its own substances. In rheumatoid arthritis, a group of antibody molecules called collectively RF, or rheumatoid factor, is complexed to the individual's own gamma that predominantly affects women in the prime of their lives, but impacts children and men as well. Scleroderma is characterized by a hardening of the body's connective tissue due to an overproduction o·ver·pro·duce tr.v. o·ver·pro·duced, o·ver·pro·duc·ing, o·ver·pro·duc·es To produce in excess of need or demand. o of collagen. Scleroderma is a painful, life altering disease that is fatal in its most severe forms. There are an estimated 300,000 cases of scleroderma in the United States. There is no way to screen for the disease and there is no cure. Together we believe we can change that. About The Scleroderma Foundation The Scleroderma Foundation's Mission is three-fold: * To help patients and their families cope with scleroderma through mutual support programs, peer counseling, physician referrals, and educational information. * To promote public awareness and education through patient and health professional seminars, literature, and publicity campaigns. * To stimulate and support research to improve treatment and ultimately find the cause and cure of scleroderma and related diseases. For event tickets (Registration: $20 for children 6-11 $2) and directions, please call the Scleroderma Foundation at (310) 477-8225. or log onto www.sclerodermasocal.org. |
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