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Conquer Chiari Walk Saturday at Kinder Farm Park
Severna Park's Megan Killpatrick is coordinating the fundraiser to raise money for research of the neurological disorder she was diagnosed with at age 7.
Severna Park's Maryland's event director for the local Conquer Chiari Walk Across America tomorrow at , was featured on ABC2News recently and will be the star at Saturday's fundraiser tomorrow.
Megan, 12, was diagnosed with the neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain comes out of the skull and puts pressure on the spine when she was 7 years old.
Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/health/healthy_living/local-girl-organizing-first-ever-walk-for-chiari-malformation#ixzz1Y89KVyZX
The is part of a series of coordinated awareness/fundraising walks being held across the country on the same day. The public is invited to walk with registration beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow with the walk starting at 10 a.m. at Kinder Farm Park in Millersville.
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The Walks are 1 mile and 2.5 miles. Walk at your fitness level and there will be a Kids Can Conquer Too! field day style event for children.
A minimum donation of $25 is suggested. For more information, call Patrick Killpatrick @ 443-286-7367 or email ConquerChiariWalkMD@verizon.net.
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