It is time to announce this year's MS Challenge Walk theme — PIRATES! We will have a real, live pirate troupe with us to perform for us and we invite you to join in the festivities! Bring any pirate's booty or apparel that you have and help us navigate the treasure map throughout the Challenge Walk weekend!

Training Walk — THIS Saturday, July 27^th in Brockton

Gather with your fellow Challenge Walk peers to train together! Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Important Form — Housing Survey

The online housing form is now available. Everyone attending the MS Challenge Walk must complete this form, regardless of where you are staying during the event weekend. (This form verifies your emergency contact information as well, so all walkers and crew need to fill it out, even if you're staying at a hotel, not the Sea Camps.) We will do everything we can to accommodate your needs, but priority will be given to those who return their forms first. Deadline to complete the form is August 1, 2013.

Congratulations to our top teams (so far):

1. The Lombardi Party – $58,950
2. Team DEA and Friends – $22,242
3. Cocktails for a Cure – $21,467
4. Sarah's Sponsors – $14,723
5. Blister Buddies – $10,512

Kudos to our Top Individual Fundraisers (so far):

1. Nick D'Alleva – $17,735
2. Kate Carlson – $10,975
3. Kevin Lombardi – $10,245
4. James Derick – $10,037
5. Tom Olafsson – $7,766

Have any questions about the Challenge Walk? Feel free to e-mail or call me: 781-693-5102 or aileen.callahan@nmss.org.

Best,

Aileen Callahan
Development Manager for Challenge Walk
National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter

Aileen is the Director of Development for the Greater New England Chapter of the National MS Society responsible for the 2013 Challenge Walk. She has interned with the National MS Society at the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter with Program Events and is looking forward to working closely with the Steering Committee and Challenge Walk Teams to make this year's MS Challenge Walk a memorable one!