National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership 2009

(New York and Washington, D.C. – April 15, 2009) The National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership invites members of the community to join its effort to unify families, community organizations and healthcare providers across the U.S. for the purpose of increasing public awareness of Sickle Cell Trait and Sickle Cell Disease as part of SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SICKE CELL AWARENESS MONTH. Community organizations and families will host walkathons and Virtual Walks© across the country.
The National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership (NSCWP) is asking for civic/social organizations to Have A Heart For Sickle Cell and join the growing coalition of organizations walking to raise funds for support services, scholarships and research to find a cure for hemoglobin disorders. Your participation will strengthen Sickle Cell Advocacy nationwide.

NSCWP began in 2007 as the Northeast Walk Partnership between New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Washington, DC and Fort Washington, MD joined the Partnership in June of 2008 and from there this grassroots collaborative grew into a national campaign.

There are several ways for members of the community to be involved: 1) host an actual or virtual walkathon; 2) register to walk and raise funds; 3) become a donor sponsoring a walker or make a pledge to a participating organization; and/or 3) volunteer to organize and recruit. All contributions are tax-deductible, and proceeds benefit the National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership and its participating member organizations.

For more information on Sickle Cell Disease visit http://www.sctpn.org". To join the National Sickle Cell Walk Partnership email us at membership@nationalsicklecellwalk.org

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