The Committee for the MS Walk, held in Orangeville on April 18, would like to thank the many people who made this day a success.

John Lockyer hosted the kick-off event at Dairy Queen.

Fines Home Hardware and Orangeville Window and Doors sponsored the checkpoints at Credit Meadows School and the Orangeville Town Hall.

K & G Trophy supplied a checkpoint and engraving.

Dave Young, from Orangeville Window and Door Systems, also provided the barbeques.

Dufferin Veterinary Hospital, Money Concepts, B & D & Sometimes T Contracting, Brian Smith Financial Services, Arthurs Fuels, Mackhall Mobility, Blackstock Ford Lincoln, The Clark Family, Greenwood Ready-Mix Ltd., Erskine’s Service Centre Ltd. and Leggett’s collision were kilometre sponsors.

Tired walkers took advantage of massages by Massage Care.

Jay Grant, from DJ4U provided the sound system.

There were vans from MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC to transport the food and volunteers.

The Sobey’s warehouse in Milton donated the sausages and Pizzaville donated pizzas.

All the other food for breakfast and lunch was donated by Westons, Zehrs, No Frills, Sobey’s, Metro and Price Chopper, along with the MS Society.

Starbucks donated the coffee and Watermaker donated coolers and water.

Prizes were donated by Hockley Valley Resort, Glasscraft, Giftcraft (Tom Kydd), Sanderson Source for Sports, Angel’s Diner, Spit and Shine (Jim and Janice Grant), Dave and Carolyn Gillespie, Money Concepts, Kings Buffet, Blackstock Ford Lincoln, Theatre Orangeville, Meadowland Golf Club, B&D & Sometimes T Contracting (Brent Bailey), Jim and Linda MacGregor, Book- Lore, WH Stuart Financial, Fern and Wally Pugh, Bayer (Ken Thomas), Rejuvenate Massage Therapy, The Doggy Spa Caledon, The Home Shopper and MacMaster Pontiac Buick.

We had donations for our gift bags from Fred’s Tire, JST Printing, Parsons’ Florist, Fifth Avenue Family Dental Centre, Dr. Joseph Lasko, Heritage Dental Centre, Don Bland Stat Farm, Apple Auto Glass, Café Bella, Arthur’s Fuels, Credit Creek Dental, Family Dental on Broadway, Orangeville Dental Centre, Dr. T. J. Frater, Westside Dental Centre, Sylvia Jones MPP and David Tilson MP.

We wish to thank our piper Doug McGhee.

Our entertainers were Chanda’s School of dance and Veryl Gillespie on the piano.

We were very grateful for the volunteers from St. John Ambulance. Their prompt attention to Murray Young saved his life.

We thank our many dedicated volunteers, but YOU, the walkers, need a special thank you for raising over $50,000.

The Orangeville

Walk Committee “Together We Can

Connect With A

Cure!!!!”