California TeamWalk Connection for
people concerned with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) or
Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
September 16; Pleasanton, CA
Meet others concerned with HSP or PLS, share
stories and concerns, have fun and take us one step closer to the cure!
Connection
Gather at 10:00 am at the Valley Community Church, 4455 Del Valle Parkway,
Pleasanton (phone: 925-846-6622). Register for the day, enjoy coffee,
pastries and juice and enjoy a social TeamWalk kick-off time.
TeamWalk
For Our Cures walkathon At 10:45, the group will head out from the
church down Main Street into downtown Pleasanton for a TeamWalk walkathon. You can walk, stroll
or roll as little or as much as you'd like. This year, the church will hold a
community Run in conjunction with the TeamWalk, with proceeds to support SPF!
Our TeamWalk is a walkathon to raise funds for research. It is a pre-paid event.
You collect sponsorships for your participation, not distance walked. Visit our
Tips page for fundraising tips and a Sample Letter. Use
this Sponsorship Form
to keep track of your sponsors and mail it in with your donations one week ahead
of the TeamWalk (bring late sponsorships with you).
Lunch Connection and Program
After the TeamWalk, meet back at the church for a Lunch Connection with a
special program regarding PLS and HSP.
Special Notes
There will be a Friday Night
Arrival Dinner organized at the nearby
Hilton Pleasanton Hotel. Please note below if you'd like
to attend it. Individuals will pay for their own dinners there.
For travelers: Rooms are set aside for our group at a rate of just $65
until September 8 (Spastic Paraplegia Foundation group). The Hilton has ten
handicapped accessible rooms and two of them have roll-in showers. Their phone
number is 925-463-8000 or call the Hilton worldwide services at 800-445-8667.
Questions
Linda Gentner is the California TeamWalk Connection Coordinator. Contact her at
lkgentner@aol.com and 510-651-5676.
Registration
The Registration Fee for the TeamWalk Connection is $10 per person. This
reserves your TeamWalk T-shirt. Register early, as sizes cannot be guaranteed.
Step One: Register using the Registration Form below
Step Two: Make your your Registration Payment
either online through Paypal or by printing out this webpage
and mailing it in with your check.
Step One - Registration
Fill in your information, check the Waiver and Release
Form and then press the Submit Button. You will be sent to a Confirmation Page listing your information.
Check the information and click on the Return button. This will
Return you back to this webpage so you can continue with Step
Two.
Registration is $10 per person. You can make your payment online
below with your credit card through PayPal, a secure site for online payments.
You must do individual PayPal transactions for each $10 Registration
(sorry). Your credit card will be billed $10 for each registration transaction
and you will receive emails confirming each payment transaction.
Or, you can print out this web page, fill it out and mail it in with your check or credit card
information.
Contact Us
if you have any questions.
Make
your Registration Payment online through PayPal
TeamWalk Connection Registration
Why Your Support Matters
There is currently no treatment to prevent, stop or reverse
the degenerative process in PLS or HSP. These diseases attack
one’s ability to walk, often leaving their victims in
wheelchairs. They can also rob people of the ability to use
their hands and arms, and ,even to speak or cause other neurological problems as well. The
Spastic Paraplegia Foundation is the only organization in the Americas that is
dedicated to raising funds specifically for HSP and PLS
research. The organization is 100% volunteer-managed and the
TeamWalk For Our Cures is the national, community event to
raise funds for research.