EACH YEAR ACROSS CANADA
THE WALK RAISES WELL OVER 10 MILLIION
DOLLARS TO FUND RESEARCH

Collingwood residents bundled up on a chilly Sunday morning to once again raise much needed funds to help find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. The 2011 Collingwood Super Cities Walk was held during an early spring blast of snow on Sunday, April 17th. Heavy snow flurries and gusty winds helped kick off the WALK at 10am Sunday morning from the Collingwood Legion. Participants walked in the snow along approximately 8km of Collingwood trails.

The Super Cities Walk is the MS Society’s largest event fundraiser involving over 60,000 participants and volunteers in more than 170 communities across Canada. From the 100-person Walk in Candle Lake, Saskatchewan, to the 4,000-person Walk in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the annual Collingwood Walk, the MS Walk is truly a family oriented, community-supported event.The WALK began in 1991 and is now one of the most important events for the MS Society to raise funds and to increase public awareness of the need to continue research and raising millions of dollars each year.

Collingwood walkers raise well over $100,000 each year, with over 50 percent of this total staying in Simcoe County. Collingwood MS Walk Committee Member Gary Norman says half of the money stays in the county with the other half going to aid further MS research. Proceeds have gone to fund research in the search for a cure and vital services for people currently living with MS.

The Super Cities WALK makes a difference in the lives of Canadians living with MS. You can donate online by clicking here and following the links. Visit www.mswalks.ca for more information.