Blair Supports Walk for NF May 10

The Blair Academy day boys are promoting the 2008 Walk for NF (Neurofibromatosis) at Walnut Valley Field in Blairstown this Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon. All are invited to participate in the walk any time between those hours and either walk the full four miles or just part of it. A bake sale featuring cakes and pies for $10 dollars each, as well as a large selection of plants and other items ideal for Mother’s Day gifts, will be part of the event. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Tumor Foundation, which funds the leading NF research. As an added bonus, a Dairy Queen coupon for a flying saucer ice cream sandwich will be given to anyone who attempts the walk. (Read on for details about this disorder.)

Facts about NF
May is NF Awareness Month. Neurofibromatosis encompasses a set of distinct genetic disorders that cause tumors to grow along various types of nerves and, in addition, can affect the development of non-nervous tissues such as bones and skin. Neurofibromatosis causes tumors to grow anywhere on or in the body. The Neurofibromatoses are genetically-determined disorders which affect more than 100,000 Americans; this makes NF more prevalent than Cystic Fibrosis, hereditary Muscular Dystrophy, Huntington’s Disease and Tay Sachs combined.

NF is worldwide in distribution, affects both sexes equally and has no particular racial, geographic or ethnic distribution. Therefore, NF can appear in any family.

The Children’s Tumor Foundation is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the one in 3,000 individuals born with neurofibromatisis by funding research to enable effective treatments and ultimately a cure of NF. For more information about the Foundation, please visit www.ctf.org or call 800-323-7938.

Posted 5/6/08

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