Middlebury College Student Raises Thousands Toward
a Cure for Multiple Sclerosis
Middlebury, VT (PRWEB) September 12, 2005 -- Carrie Bryant,
a sophomore at Middlebury College, organizes Carrie's Walk
to Cure MS, an event that has raised over $13,000 to date
to benefit the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis.
Conceived and spearheaded by Ms. Bryant, Carrie's Walk to
Cure MS is an event organized by volunteers who are students
or faculty members at Middlebury College. On Saturday, October
15, 2005, walkers from throughout New England will join Carrie
for a 4.3-mile walk that winds through the campus of the stately
New England college. Carrie's Walk to Cure MS is expected
to raise over $20,000 in its first year with all proceeds
benefiting The Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
in their mission to cure Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by determining
its causes.
Shortly after her 19th birthday in September 2004, Ms. Bryant
was diagnosed with MS. Her determination and own personal
search for a cure for MS has culminated in Carrie's Walk to
Cure MS, which takes place one year after her diagnosis. Carrie
hopes to build on the success of the inaugural Carrie's Walk
to Cure MS and support the mission of the Accelerated Cure
Project for Multiple Sclerosis each year. "This is something
I felt that I needed to do. Accelerated Cure Project gives
me the best chance for a Cure for MS", says Ms. Bryant.
"I connected with them because their model made sense
to me: you can't figure out how to cure MS until you determine
what causes it." Carrie continues her studies this fall
at Middlebury and her goal is to go to medical school and
become a pediatric orthopedic doctor.
For more information, to participate, or to make a donation
to Carrie's Walk to Cure MS, visit http://expansion.acceleratedcure.org/carrie.
At the walk, there will be a barbeque, refreshments, a DJ
and a raffle featuring autographed memorabilia from Tom Brady,
Dwight Evans, and Mike Krzyzewski. Walker registration for
the day begins at 12:00 noon, and the walk commences at 1:00pm.
All of the money raised through pledges, sponsors and donations
will go to Accelerated Cure Project.
This event is made possible by Middlebury College and sponsors
Milton CAT, Bank of America, Dow Industries, Griffon Greenhouse,
and other generous donors.
About Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, www.acceleratedcure.org,
is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to curing Multiple
Sclerosis (MS) by determining its causes. The organization
believes this effort can be accelerated by organizing the
research process and encouraging collaboration between research
organizations and clinicians. A "Cure Map" is currently
being developed by the Accelerated Cure Project to establish
what is known and what is not known about the causes of MS.
From the Cure Map, Accelerated Cure Project will facilitate
research most likely to reveal the causes of MS in the shortest
time through a large-scale, multidisciplinary, MS Repository.
For more information about the Accelerated Cure Project, call
781/487-0008, visit www.acceleratedcure.org,
or send an email to info@acceleratedcure.org.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disorder of
the central nervous system that often results in severe disability
including the inability to walk, blindness, cognitive dysfunction,
extreme fatigue, and other serious symptoms. MS affects over
400,000 people in the US and 2 million individuals worldwide.
The disorder occurs twice as often in women as in men. The
cause is not known and there is no known cure.
Company Name: ACCELERATED CURE PROJECT
Website: http://expansion.acceleratedcure.org/carrie
