Grand Rapids, Mich. (Arthritis Foundation) – Honoring 14-year-old Riley Innes of Grand Haven, the Arthritis Foundation will host Arthritis Walk on May 4, 2013, at the John Ball Park Zoo in Grand Rapids.

This annual event promotes the health benefits of physical activity while raising awareness and support for programs, services, and research that help people with arthritis.

Arthritis Walk is a fun and non-competitive three-mile walking event. Walkers will enjoy refreshments, music, messages, and other family-friendly activities all on the beautiful grounds of the John Ball Park Zoo. Proceeds support the Arthritis Foundation’s work to prevent, control, and find a cure for arthritis.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Arthritis Foundation)-- Join Gary Allen (Grand Rapids) and Thomas A. Malvitz (Grand Rapids) in the fight against the nation’s leading cause of disability at the Arthritis Foundation’s Arthritis Walk on May 4, 2013, at the John Ball Park Zoo, Grand Rapids. This family-friendly walking event raises awareness and funds to support the Arthritis Foundation’s research, education, and life improvement programs in Michigan.  <?xml:namespace prefix = o />

A respected radio veteran, Gary Allen hosts “West Michigan’s Morning News” on award-winning WOOD 1300 A.M. & 106.9 F.M. “I have a loved one who has severe arthritis. It’s very painful and debilitating,” says Allen.

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