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On Saturday, October 29, 2011, the Spina Bifida Association of Central Florida (SBACFL) will be hosting their inaugural WALK-N-ROLL® for Spina Bifida in Orlando, Florida, at Blue Jacket Park. The purpose of the WALK-N-ROLL for Spina Bifida is to raise funds to support the mission of the Spina Bifida Association of Central Florida (to promote the prevention of Spina Bifida and enhance the lives of all affected). Future programs benefiting from the Walk include: welcome packets for new parents that have a child with Spina Bifida, providing manuals to local school districts so they can provide safe latex-free environments, maintaining a public office for our membership, building a library of resource materials, building a supply of gently used walkers/wheelchairs to be used as needed, initiating programs to encourage independence and raise self-esteem, purchasing hand-propelled trikes and other adapted equipment to be shared by families.

The Spina Bifida Association of Central Florida (SBACFL) currently serves more than 200 adults and children who live with the challenges of Spina Bifida and their familes. Since 1975, SBACFL, as part of a network of chapters of the national Spina Bifida Association (SBA), has touched the lives of those affected by this challenging birth defect. Education, advocacy, research, and service are at the heart of SBA’s and SBACFL’s programs.

Spina Bifida is a neural tube defect that happens in the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column doesn't close completely. An estimated 166,000 people in the United States are currently living with Spina Bifida, the most common permanently disabling birth defect.  There are 65 million women at risk of having a baby born with Spina Bifida. Every day, an average of eight births is affected by Spina Bifida or a similar birth defect of the brain and spine. 

We encourage you to join us as a walker/roller... if you cannot join us, consider becoming a virtual walker/roller or donate to a team that is participating. Visit www.walknrollsbacfl.org to learn more.

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