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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dakota Steakhouse Partners To Help The Peg Leg Petes Find A Cure
AVON, Conn. Dakota Steakhouse of Avon is teaming up with The Peg Leg Petes to help find a cure. In conjunction with the restaurant’s Community Action Requires Everyone’s Support (CARES) program, 10 percent of all proceeds from meals served Monday, March 19, through Wednesday, March 21, and Monday, March 26, through Wednesday, March 28, will be donated to MS walk team The Peg Leg Petes to benefit the 2007 Travelers MS Walk, presented by UnitedHealth Group.
“Dakota Steakhouse of Avon is proud to partner with The Peg Leg Petes and the MS Walk,” said Kym Read, Dakota Steakhouse manager. “We are dedicated to our community and welcome  opportunities to demonstrate support.”
Avon resident Katherine Ryan, 48, captains the newly formed walk team. Ryan, an artist, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) just seven months ago after waking one morning and discovering the left side of her body was completely numb. Since that time she has experienced additional exacerbations and now has ongoing spasticity, a disorder of the body's motor system in which certain muscles are continuously contracted.
More than 6,000 Connecticut residents, like Ryan, are battling the baffling effects of multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating disease affecting the central nervous system. The cause is unknown, and, as a result, there currently is no cure. Symptoms can include, among other things, numbness and tingling in the extremities, difficulties with vision and speech, stiffness and, in some more severe cases, total paralysis. The progression, severity, and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot be predicted. Funds raised through chapter events, such as the MS Walk, ensure the continuation of scientific research to find a cure and provide for vital programs and services offered by the chapter to Connecticut residents living with MS.
To ensure 10 percent of meals served are donated to The Peg Leg Petes and the Travelers MS Walk, a voucher must be presented to server when ordering. Vouchers are free and available at the restaurant’s front desk, in local papers and by calling 860.677.4311 or 860.714.2300, ext. 252. The Dakota Steakhouse of Avon is located at 225 West Main Street, Route 44, in Avon, Conn. The family-friendly restaurant features wood-grilled steaks and seafood. Reservations are accepted and highly recommended.
“Multiple sclerosis has changed my life,” said Ryan, whose mobility is now limited. “People need to know MS does not discriminate. People should know its effects can devastate lives. We need all hands on deck if we’re going to find a cure for this disease.”
The 2007 Travelers MS Walk, presented by UnitedHealth Group, will be held at eight sites across Connecticut on Sunday, April 22, and at a ninth site, Woodstock, on Sunday, April 29. To learn more about supporting The Peg Leg Petes or establishing a walk team, please contact the Greater Connecticut Chapter at 860.714.WALK. To register for the event, please visit www.ctfightsMS.org.
CUTLINE: (From left to right) Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) student and Dakota Steakhouse server DJ Barron, his mother Katherine Ryan and Dakota Steakhouse manager Kym Read team up at the Avon restaurant and make plans to step out in the fight against multiple sclerosis. Ryan, recently diagnosed with MS, and her newly-formed MS walk team, “The Peg Leg Petes,” will participate for the first time in the April 22 Travelers MS Walk at Westminster High School in Simsbury. Dakota Steakhouse of Avon is partnering with “The Peg Leg Petes” through its CARES program and is offering vouchers enabling guests to donate 10 percent of meals served to “The Peg Leg Petes” and the 2007 MS walk event. Funds raised through National MS Society events, such as the 2007 Travelers MS Walk, ensure ongoing scientific research to find a cure and the continuation of vital programs and services offered to the more than 6,000 Connecticut residents living with MS, a potentially debilitating disease affecting the central nervous system.
3/12/07
Studies show that early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can reduce future disease activity and improve quality of life for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Talk to your health care professional and contact the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at www.nationalmssociety.org or 1.800.FIGHT-MS to learn about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one day reveal a cure.
Karen E. Butler
Vice President of Communications
Greater Connecticut Chapter
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