Sunday, June 22, Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk - Highland Park, Ill.

Registration 7:30 a.m.; Walk begins 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, June 22, 2008 is the date for our sixth annual “Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma” walk held in beautiful downtown Highland Park. The walk will begin and end at the downtown Highland Park Metra Station parking lot. Registration is $25, and can be done on-line at www.firstgiving.com/scleroderma-chicago, or by mail (watch for your brochure in the mail.) You may also register the morning of the walk beginning at 7:30 AM. The walk will begin at 9 AM. Chairwoman Carol Goldman and the fabulous walk committee are hard at work organizing, promoting and setting up the event.

Activities will include a moonwalk for the kids, a face painter and balloon designer, a wonderful raffle with many baskets, and other great items, costume characters and fabulous food. Everyone will have a chance to participate in a 1 or 3 mile walk, and then return to enjoy donated fruit, water, energy bars, Starbucks coffee and, of course, Carol’s Cookies!

We wish to thank our many sponsors including Actelion - National Platinum Sponsor, Whole Foods, Phoebe and Frances, Larry Miller Photography, Sunset Foods, Susan Spriggs face painter, Starbucks Coffee, Carol’s Cookies, Anton’s Fruit Ranch, Signs Now, Mirco Builders, Penny’s From Heaven, Lenzini Excavating, Dunkin Donuts, Crossroads Car Wash, and Twist N’ Shout.

All money raised will go to benefit the programs of the Scleroderma Foundation, Greater Chicago Chapter.

Download Walk Brochure - PDF format

We need Raffle items! We have 3 "angels" who will match the funds we raise at our Walk Raffle this year. So, if you can donate an item please contact Ann at 312-660-1131 or apeterson@scleroderma.org. Gift certificates, electronic items, jewelry, spa packages, restaurant certificates and hotel stays are only a few of the items we could use in the raffle. Thanks!