Long Island Virtual Team Hope Walk For Huntington's Disease: Info

LONG ISLAND, NY — The Huntington's Disease Society of America's New York/New Jersey Region is scheduled to host the Long Island Virtual Team Hope Walk on Sept. 13. Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event, as thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors and communities walk together each year to support HDSA's fight to improve the lives of people and families affected by Huntington's disease, according to a news release.

"A virtual walk is a real walk, but on your terms: You get to choose your own course, you can walk in your driveway, neighborhood, in your house and even on treadmill!," the release states.

The event is slated to run from 9 a.m. to noon. All donations go to HDSA. Virtual walkers who raise $100 or more will be mailed a Team Hope t-shirt following the event.

Learn more about the The Long Island Virtual Team Hope Walk event here; the page contains everything you need to know on joining, instructions and more.

For those wishing to make inquiries into the event, contact Kristine Magnifico at 516-428-9286 or kmagnifico@hdsa.org.

Huntington's disease is a fatal genetic disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain. In New York, the total Huntington's disease population is more than 19,000, according to HDSA.

Long Island's Gia Mannone is at risk for the disease. Her mother died to Huntington's disease. Mannone recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a Master's in social welfare. She wants to make a difference in the Huntington's disease community, according to HDSA.

Check out Mannone and her story here, courtesy of HDSA.