Los Angeles Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk on January 16, 2010

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The Los Angeles Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk, a fundraising and awareness event to benefit the AA&MDSIF, will
be held in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge on Saturday, January 16, 2010.

The Walk will begin at noon on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills and end just prior to the start of the Soccer Challenge at the Home Depot Center at 3 pm.

You can register to join the walk, set up your own team to walk with you, or click here to join team "Ruth and Friends," to be led by Marrowforums administrator, Ruth Cuadra.

To register as an individual participant or to set up your own team:

Go to the signup page. Select "Jan 16, 2010 - Los Angeles Hope, Steps & A Cure" and follow the instructions.

As part of the registration process you'll have a chance to join a team, set up a team, and invite family, friends, co-workers, neighbors--anyone who wants to support the AA&MDSIF--to walk with you.

The registration fee is $25 per person. Each walker is encouraged to set a personal goal of raising at least $250. You can collect donations in person or ask your friends and families to sponsor you online.

Have questions? Post them in this thread or send a private message to Ruth Cuadra.

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Photos from the 2009 Celebrity Soccer Challenge:




Photos by Neil Cuadra and Susan Cole

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Photos from the Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk in July:

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Reminder: The Los Angeles Hope, Steps & A Cure Walk is this coming weekend, Saturday at 12:00 noon, preceding the 3:00 pm Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge. You can pre-register for the Walk online (see instructions above) or register when you arrive.

Over 100 people are expected at the Walk, which will raise funds for AA&MDSIF and raise awareness of bone marrow failure diseases. The weather should be great, mostly sunny with a high around 77ºF.

After the Walk, stop in and visit the AA&MDSIF booth at the Soccer Challenge!

If you can't attend Hope, Steps & A Cure you can still be a sponsor. See the instructions in the first post above.

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The Hope, Steps & A Cure walk in Los Angeles was a great success. Over 130 people participated in the fundraiser, which also helped raise awareness about bone marrow failure diseases. Drivers honked their horns as they passed a sea of red shirts and everyone had a good time.

If you attended the walk and have photos to share, please contact Marrowforums so we can create an event gallery.

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Event host Cal State University Dominguez Hills published a Campus News Story about the Hope, Steps & A Cure walk, with comments by organizer Stephanie Hamm.

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For more photos see the Hope, Steps & A Cure Gallery.