PHOTOS: Making Strides for Multiple Sclerosis Walk

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By Lucille Lannigan
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Making Strides for Multiple Sclerosis hosted its 2024 walk Saturday. More than 100 people gathered at the Government Center Building on Pine Avenue to hear from local MS “warriors,” the Dougherty Comprehensive High School band, chorus group and more. Families, friends and church groups gathered to support those living with MS. Attendees were encouraged to pay attention to possible symptoms. Dougherty Principal Jerry Sanders, an MS warrior himself, gave a message of encouragement, saying those living with MS, may look fine on the outside but most don’t know the half of what they go through. 

This event was founded by Annette Robinson who hosted the Albany nonprofit’s first walk in 2017. 

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Author

Lucille Lannigan began working for The Albany Herald as a Report for America corps member in July 2023. At The Herald, she focuses on underreported issues impacting southwest Georgian communities that have been economically hard hit in the last decade, highlighting problems and solutions. She’s a Floridian and graduated from the University of Florida’s journalism college in 2023, where she wrote and served as metro editor for the student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. Her work has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the Online News Association and the Society of Environmental Journalists.

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