Welcome to the Lyme Walk homepage!
Go to the following link to read Victoria's blog:
http://vicupdates.blogspot.com/
We are excited to announce that Tommee Profitt and his band will be playing for a concert before the walk beginning at 12:00.
Please visit the Announcements page for infomation about Tommee Profitt and hear a song!
Lyme Walk Information:
Pre-Registration: April 11th- May 16th, 2009
You may print your registration forms under the Registration and Donations Page
To insure the correct size in t-shirt please pre-register and order the t-shirts you'll need instead of waiting the day of the walk. ***Please note: THIS YEAR'S T-SHIRTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR'S. They are a different color and design. You are welcome to wear last year's, however please be aware that we have another choice available. There are also hats available for pre-order.
We look forward to another exciting Lyme Walk with the familiar faces of last year and many new faces bringing in the walk this year. Our mission to create awareness is the same but we're changing some things for the better this year. Please read more about our goals and the upcoming information under the Lyme Walk 2009 tab.
We also welcome you to view photos from our first Lyme Walk under Photo Gallery and to check out our final statistics under Lyme Walk 2008.
Please feel free to email us with any questions, comments or concerns you may have about the walk or a future event that we will be holding.
The Story of the Walk:
Victoria has had Lyme Disease for a while now and it has really affected her. When we were at the Relay for Life (a cancer walk) that was being held in a nearby town last May, we were discussing bringing the Relay for Life to our own town. We knew just the park and were sure that it would be a hit! Then we started to joke about holding a Lyme Disease Walk. At first it was only a joke...then we started to get serious: obviously Victoria was suffering horribly from a disease that few people in our area knew little, if any, about. What better way to bring the community together and hopefully raise some awareness than a walk? We got on the computer at home and Googled "Lyme Disease Walks" and NOTHING came up! So...we decided it was necessary for us to blaze the trail! Thanks to our very supportive parents and active "lymies" we are getting this show on the road. Be sure to check the website frequently for progress we have made!