Come out and join other runners and walkers on Sunday, May 26th for the first ever 5km Walk/Run for Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO). Proceeds raised will benefit the VCH NMO Clinic and Research Program at UBC Hospital through the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation which is currently the only foundation worldwide specific to Neuromyelitis Optica.
Date: Sunday, May 26th, 2013
Time: 8:30AM
Location: Rocky Point Park, 2800 Block Murray Street, Port Moody, BC
Registration & Donations: http://tinyurl.com/NMOwalk
NMO is a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system, typically the spinal cord and optic nerves. There is currently no cure for NMO. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness about NMO and to raise much needed funds for NMO research.
This run is a community fundraising initiative started by the Reimer Family. For more information on the VCH NMO Clinic and Research Program at UBC Hospital visit www.nmo.vchri.ca.