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๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐!The Walk of Hope is the 11th Annual Fundraising event for the Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre (HNDC).
HNDC is a local non-profit that provides diagnosis, disease management, and support services for individuals with Huntington's Disease (HD) and their families. All proceeds from the Walk go to supporting research services and community outreach offered by HNDC.
๐ช๐๐๐ก: Saturday, October 12th -- Registration at 8:30am.
๐ช๐๐๐ฅ๐: HNDC Offices at 9300 E 29th St N, Ste 350 (Wichita, KS)
๐ช๐๐๐ง: Raffle Baskets, Silent Auction, with a (optional) 1-mile walk
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐! The odds are in your favor with over 50 raffle baskets full of gift cards, local experiences, and so much more. There will also be complimentary face painting, balloon twisting, seasonal refreshments, and event t-shirts available.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ?
Huntingtonโs disease (HD) is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation. It is caused by a mistake in the DNA instructions that build our bodies and keep them running. DNA is made up of thousands of genes, and people with HD have a small error in one gene, called huntingtin. Over time this error causes damage to the brain and leads to HD symptoms.
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HD causes deterioration in a personโs physical, mental, and emotional abilities, usually during their prime working years, and currently has no cure. Most people start developing symptoms during adulthood, between the ages of 30 to 50, but HD can also occur in children and young adults (known as juvenile HD or JHD). HD is known as a family disease because every child of a parent with HD 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
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
9300 E 29th St N, Wichita, KS 67226-2160, United States
