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Rancho Cordova Independent

‘Team Hope Walk’ Raises Needed Funds

Aug 27, 2024 09:52AM ● By Weston Greene Communications News Release

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - The Northern California Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America will host the Sacramento Team Hope Walk on Sept. 21 at River Walk Park, 651 2nd St. in West Sacramento.

Team Hope is Huntington's Disease Society of America’s largest national grassroots fundraising event, which takes place in more than 100 cities throughout the U.S. and has raised more than $28 million for Huntington's Disease since its inception in 2007. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and communities walk together each year to support Huntington's Disease Society of America’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington's Disease and their families.  

Huntington's disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person's physical and mental abilities during their prime working years and has no cure. Every child of a parent with Huntington's Disease has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the faulty gene. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at risk of inheriting the disease. The symptoms of Huntington's Disease are described as simultaneously having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

The Huntington's Disease Society of America is dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by Huntington's Disease through community services and education to advocacy and research. Huntington's Disease Society of America was founded in 1967 by Marjorie Guthrie, the wife of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie. The singer died from Huntington's Disease complications when he was only 55 years old but the Guthrie family legacy lives on at Huntington's Disease Society of America.

Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the event starts at 10 a.m. Sept. 21. All proceeds support Huntington's Disease Society of America’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington's disease and their families. 

Team Hope is Huntington's Disease Society of America’s largest national grassroots fundraising event and has raised more than $28 million for Huntington's Disease since its inception in 2007. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and communities walk together each year to support Huntington's Disease Society of America’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington's Disease and their families.  

For more information about the event, go to https://northernca.hdsa.org/events/2024-team-hope-walk-sacramento and www.hdsa.org or call 800-345-HDSA. Huntington's Disease Society of America’s Team Hope Walk Program is nationally sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences and Teva Pharmaceuticals.