3rd Annual Wheel Walk Brings Health Awareness & SCI Together

2/26/2013 12:00:00 AM

The Third Annual Wheeling and Able Shelton Riverwalk Wheel/Walk for Fitness was held on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 10AM in Shelton, CT. This year the event was co-sponsored by the CT Chapter of NSCIA and Moving With HOPE, Inc.

The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization was proud to partner with "Wheeling and Able Shelton River Wheel/Walk for Fitness, Promoting Health and Fitness for Everyone." During the event, Miss Connecticut''s Outstanding Teen, Jaine Coann Lefebvre, along with several local titleholders, were integrally involved in the walk: recruiting participants, counting laps, helping with raffle, signing autographs and spreading words of encouragement to the participants. One of the founding principles on which the Miss America Organization is based is service, and our young women are excited to be a part of this meaningful event while helping to spread the message of promoting health and fitness for everyone. For more information about the Miss Connecticut Scholarship program, please visit www.missctamerica.org

This year we had two major sponsors the Life Designs Fitness and Wellness Center and The CT Valley Community Foundation. Other supporters included: Ridgetop Engraving, LLC; VERACE in Shelton

A special thanks to Mayor of Shelton Mark Lauretti who again made the proclamation of October 7, 2012 as Wheeling and Able Shelton Riverwalk Wheel/Walk for Fitness Day.

Multiple items were donated for the raffle prizes. Among them were a beautiful painting, which is one of the last created by a man with MS, (The couple who won the painting had it framed and it is hung in their home.) ultipurpose backpacks donated by the NSCIA, $50 gift card to VERACE in Shelton, two welcome stones were donated by Todd A. Johnston, VP of Resource for CT-NSCIA and the engraving was donated by Holly Hegamen owner of Ridgetop Engraving, LLC, a $50 Photo Gift Card.



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