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4th Annual Lupus/Scleroderma 5K Awareness Walk

Put on your walking shoes and come join the fun in the walk for Lupus! The walks are family-oriented gatherings and light exercise for everyone — children, adults, grandparents, students, corporate teams and everyone. SIGN UP TODAY!!

The 4th Annual Lupus/Scleroderma Awareness Walk will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2011 on Shelter  Island. Join us as we stroll around beautiful Shelter Island starting at the
pier in support of the 2,000+ local families coping with lupus and scleroderma.  Representatives will be available to answer questions about the new Lupus drug Benlysta at one of the booths. For those who haven’t signed up by race day, registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the Walk will start at 9:00 a.m.  Before the Walk there will be a short welcome and stretching exercises. Raffle prizes, awards and music will follow the walk.

To register with the Lupus group on-line go to www.active.com. In the keyword space type in “4th Annual Lupus 5K Walk”. Instructions for starting a TEAM or
registering on a Team are included on the Registration page. To register with the Scleroderma group on-line go to www.FirstGiving.com/Scl-SanDiego.

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