Metro DC Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk, July 2010

[Marrowforums]

The Metro DC Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk, a fundraising and awareness event to benefit the AA&MDSIF, will be held on Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Bethesda, Maryland, in association with the AA&MDSIF 2010 Patient & Family Conference. If you will be attending the conference or will be in the Washington area, don't miss this opportunity to connect with other patients and their families and friends and support the cause we all share.

Fundraising, awareness, and donations

The purpose of the walk is to raise funds for the AA&MDSIF's programs and services and to raise awareness about bone marrow failure diseases.

To donate to the AA&MDSIF in honor of the walk:

1. Go to the Team Marrowforums fundraising page.

2. Click the button.

3. Fill out payment information.

(All proceeds go to the AA&MDSIF. The Marrowforums website does not accept donations.)

Participating

You are also invited to walk with Team Marrowforums on July 11.

The walk will follow the historic Capital Crescent Trail, once the Georgetown Branch rail line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

There will be both a 1-mile route and a longer 3-mile route, both starting at the Bethesda Hyatt Regency, the conference hotel. Everyone is welcome to register and participate; you don't have to be a conference attendee. Encourage your friends and family to support the walk!

Where:

Meet just north of the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, at 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814
Google map
Parking will be available.

When:

Sunday, July 11, 2010
5:00pm: registration and T-shirt pickup
6:30pm: walk begins

How to register for the walk:

1. Go to the AA&MDSIF Firstgiving page.
2. Click "Register for an event".
3. Select the "Metro DC Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk" event.

Cost:

Walk registration is free for AA&MDSIF 2010 Patient & Family Conference attendees.
Walk registration is $25 for other participants and for "virtual walkers" (supporters not attending but walking in spirit).

For further information, post questions here or visit the AA&MDSIF Metro DC Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk page.

[Marrowforums]

The Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk is coming this Sunday. The route will take us through downtown Bethesda, where we're sure to draw lots of attention, then along the historic Capital Crescent Trail to the turn-around point.

Click to see the map in its full size.

[Lisa Z]

This was a great walk to participate in. It was wonderful, uplifting, and I was thrilled to be a part of it. Hope to see some pics at some point.