Georgia Team Hope Walk Will Support HDSA In Person This Year

DECATUR, GA — Georgians can help raise awareness and money in person this year for the nonprofit Huntington's Disease Society of America.

The Georgia chapter of the HDSA will host the Georgia Team Hope Walk on Sunday, May 23 at 9 a.m. at Mason Mill Park, according to a news release. All proceeds will support HDSA's mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington's disease and their families.

Team Hope is HDSA's largest national grassroots fundraising event, the release said, which takes place in more than 100 cities across the U.S. The fundraiser has also raised more than $14 million for Huntington's disease since its inception in 2007.

"I am so excited for this year's Team Hope Walk,” said Jessica King, HDSA’s Georgia chapter president, in the release. “Whether I'm walking with friends and family, browsing the silent auction, hanging out at the kiddos' table, or jamming with the DJ, it is always a great experience. In addition to being an incredibly fun event, the Team Hope Walk also raises a lot of money to help in the fight against HD."

Huntington's disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes a progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, according to the HDSA. It deteriorates a person's physical and mental abilities and has no cure.

Online registration and donation options can be found at the Georgia Team Hope Walk website. For more information about the event, Georgians are asked to contact Jessica King at 770-286-1547 or jessica.l.king86@gmail.com.

Mason Mill Park is located at 1340 McConnell Drive in Decatur.