4th Annual Scleroderma Step Out
Saturday, May 22
8 a.m. 1 mile Walk/Run
8:30 a.m. 5K

Fleet Feet Sports (start & finish) – 6251 Perkins Road
Silent Auction & food immediately following walk/run

$20 per person includes T-shirt, jambalaya, door prizes, race awards & silent auction
(Children in strollers free)

Packet Pick Up at Fleet Feet Sports 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 21

4th Annual Event Chairs – Del 225.324.3666 & Rebecca 225.270.5590

Scleroderma is a chronic, often progressive autoimmune disease – like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus & multiple sclerosis, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. The disease, which literally means “hard skin” can cause thickening a& tightening of the skin, as well as serious damage to internal organs including the lungs, heart, kidneys, esophagus, & gastrointestinal tract. Scleroderma occurs three to four times more often in women than in men. Medications can sometimes help, there is no cure yet. There are over 300,000 people in the US today with scleroderma.
The Scleroderma Foundation helps people with scleroderma & their families cope with the disease through support programs, physician referrals, & educational information through its 26 chapters & 120 groups nationwide. The Foundation promotes public awareness about scleroderma & is the largest private funder of peer-reviewed scleroderma research.
For more information, call 1.800.722.HOPE or visit www.scleroderma.org