Arthritis Walk a Success Published: June 2005 Last month nearly 400 walkers gathered to participate in the second annual three-mile Arthritis Walk at Governor’s Land. Walkers and volunteers raised more than $45,000 from individual and corporate donations. The Arthritis Foundation, which raises money to provide free arthritis-related services and information to the public, sponsored the event. Since 2001, the Williamsburg Arthritis Project has provided exercise programs, seminars, workshops, and self-help classes to over one thousand people in the community. “We can be particularly helpful to those newly diagnosed with arthritis,” says local coordinator, Laura Lawrence. “Physicians and other health-care providers can look upon us as a community resource for information and assistance when financial aid is required to fund medications, equipment, or classes." For more information, contact Lawrence at 220-1811 or by email: llawrence@arthritis.org

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