CUTLINE: Karen Guarnaccia (seated), poses with friends Judy Noble (left), Susan Tukey (center) and her son, Brian, at the annual Sangria Throwdown. More than 100 guests attended the third annual event on Saturday, June 8, at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center in Wethersfield. Guarnaccia, Newington, hosted the event which raised almost $4,000. In its three-year history, the event has raised nearly $15,000 for the fight against MS. Guarnaccia, who was diagnosed with MS in 1994, has been a member of the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter’s board of trustees since 2003 and she also chairs the Connecticut Chapter programs committee. Noble, Cromwell, who also lives with the disease, was diagnosed in 1998. Tukey, East Hartford, volunteers regularly with the Connecticut Chapter and fundraises to support the 6,000 Connecticut residents living with multiple sclerosis. To learn more about multiple sclerosis and Do It Yourself fundraising, please visit the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter’s website at www.ctfightsMS.org.
