PORTLAND — The third annual Portland Walk For A Cure For Scleroderma will take place Saturday.
Walkers will start at Back Cove Park. Sign-in begins at 10 a.m. The 5K Walk steps off at noon, and there is no registration fee or minimum pledge requirement to take part.
Proceeds from the Walk will benefit the programs of the New England Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation (SFNE). The foundation provides educational and emotional support to people with Scleroderma and their families, funds research to find a cure and enhances public awareness about this disease.
Scleroderma is a chronic, often progressive, autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. The disease, which literally means “hard skin,” can cause thickening and tightening of skin, as well as serious damage to internal organs. Scleroderma occurs three to four times more often in women than in men, and it also can affect children. Its cause is not known and, presently, there is no cure.
More information is available at 888-525-0658 and www.scleroderma.org/chapter/ newengland/2012PortlandWalk. htm.
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