Annual Walk MS comes to Norristown Farm Park on May 6

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Walkers participate in last year’s Walk MS, which was held at Elmwood Park Zoo. (Submitted photo)

A walk that’s been hailed by participants as an “emotional day full of friends, family, and strangers’ smiles” is expected to draw upwards of 900 walkers to Norristown Farm Park on May 6.

The Norristown Walk MS — one of hundreds taking place on different dates across the country in April and May — will likely raise more than $100,000 toward the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s goal: a world free of MS, noted MS Walk director Julianne Falgiano, writes Gary Puleo in The Times Herald.

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Multiple sclerosis, or MS, attacks the brain and spinal cord, and it is the most common neurological disease leading to disability in young adults, the organization noted, adding that “The National MS Society is a gathering place for people with MS, their family and loved ones, healthcare providers, volunteers, donors, fundraisers, advocates, community leaders and all those that seek a world free of MS.”

The Norristown Farm Park fits the criteria that organizers were looking for as a walk site, offering a three-mile circuit that is easily accessible for everyone, Falgiano said.

Walkers will gather and check in from 9 to 10 a.m., with the walk starting at 10 a.m.

Pre-registration isn’t mandatory, but it is recommended by visiting walkms.org.

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