PLEASE JOIN FOR US A DAY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT
PRIZES ,RAFFLES, ENTERTAIMENT AND FOOD
Join the
Pittsburgh Pirate Parrot
have praise with
Rev. Michael Murray of Second Baptist Church and Gods Plan in Action
and Rev. Les Y. Boone of
Hazelwood Presbyterian Church
and Oasis Youth Dance team
at the
"BREATHS"
presents
1st Annual
Kenneth G. Dixon Sr.
Walk/Run for Sarcoidosis
Let's find a cure
5k (3 miles)
1 mile Fun Walk
Sunday, June 10th
9:00am -2:00pm
Highland Park, Pittsburgh,PA 15206
Why walk for sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis is a very mysterious disease that has no known cause or cure. Tens of thousands
of people are affected by sarcoidosis in the United States alone. Most people never heard of the disease until
someone in the family has been diagnosed with it. It is a debilitating disease that can affect many organs in the
body, leaving the organs badly scarred and damaged and sometimes resulting in death.
The disease affects people are between 20 to 40 years of age and while anyone can contact
the illness. In Irish, Scandinavians, and Danes can also get Sarcoidosis, African Americans are affected
10 times more often than Caucasians, and the African American woman gets sarcoidosis two times as often as the male.
The Heart of Gold Foundation for Sarcoidosis is the first chapter in the Pittsburgh area
to raise awareness for this devastating disease.
Our walk/run will heighten awareness and we hope that our efforts will bring hundreds of people
from all walks of life out to make a difference.
We are a non-profit publicly supported charity that funds research to find a cure for sarcoidosis.
