Community Corner
Walk to Cure Arthritis Comes to the Greater St. Louis Area
Help find a cure by participating in and fundraising for the 2014 Walk to Cure Arthritis, May 16 at Logan University in Chesterfield. Formerly Arthritis Walk, Walk to Cure Arthritis is the Arthritis Foundation’s signature, national fundraising event to prevent, control and cure the nation’s leading cause of disability.
The Greater St. Louis Walk to Cure Arthritis will feature local honorees, Meghan Winkelmann-Woodlief who will share her inspirational story about her battle with arthritis, and medical honoree Dr. Tyler Wadsworth. Learn more about their stories here: Read more about Meghan's story Read more about Dr. Wadsworth
Arthritis is a crippling disease that affects more than 50 million adults and 300,000 children – or approximately 22 percent of the United States population. The disease costs the U.S. economy $128 billion dollars a year, and is a more frequent cause of activity limitation than heart disease, cancer or diabetes.
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Funds raised through the Greater St. Louis Walk to Cure Arthritis will go towards programs, research and advocacy initiatives to help people today, while finding a cure for tomorrow.
“Arthritis is costly, painful and debilitating, and makes a significant impact in the lives of people in our community,” said Jan Bignall, Executive Director, Chapter Office, St. Louis, MO. “By participating in and raising funds for the Greater St. Louis Walk to Cure Arthritis, you will help us reach our goal of raising $132,500 to remove the burden of arthritis entirely by bringing us closer to a cure.”
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To learn more and register for the Greater St. Louis Walk to Cure Arthritis, contact Jan Bignall at (314) 447-4881 or jbignall@arthritis.org. To learn more about the fight to cure arthritis, visit www.arthritiswalk.org.
About the Arthritis Foundation
Striking one in every five adults and 300,000 children, arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability. The Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org) is committed to raising awareness and reducing the impact of this serious, painful and unacceptable disease, which can severely damage joints and rob people of living life to its fullest. The Foundation funds life-changing research that has restored mobility in patients for more than six decades; fights for health care policies that improve the lives of the millions who live with arthritis; and partners with families to provide empowering programs and information.