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| Team NeuroFunk at the 2012 MS Walk |
Michelle
De Vos was diagnosed with MS when she was just 15 years old and has
participated in the
Oshawa-Whitby MS Walk for the
past 22 years. Being diagnosed at such a young age, Michelle wanted to get
involved with an organization where she could gain access to important
information as well as help to raise awareness of this disease.
“For
me it is important to show people that you can still live a full life even with
this disease,” says Michelle. “Every year through our fundraising efforts we
are closer to a cure. New and more advanced medicines are always being created
to assist those living with the disease.”
Each
year members of Michelle’s team, ‘Team NeuroFunk’, get together to fundraise.
The day of the MS Walk the team shows up dressed in funky outfits, equipped
with a mascot. “People are being diagnosed with MS a lot younger and you never
know who it will affect. It is important to get involved in your community and
help to raise awareness,” says Michelle.
Michelle and ‘Team NeuroFunk’
participated in the Oashawa-Whitby MS Walk again this year and raised a total
of $12,161 – making them one of the top
ten fundraising teams in 2012. Thank you to Michelle and her team for their
amazing fundraising efforts.
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