Editor:

    On Saturday, May 19, the Arthritis Foundation will
host its annual fund-raising walk along the Greenbelt in South
Portland. Registrations will begin at 9 a.m. at the South Portland Boys
& Girls Club [on eastern Broadway] with walk beginning at 10 a.m.
from that location.

    As the parent of a young child who was diagnosed
with arthritis, I feel it is important to get the word out that
arthritis is not an illness of just the elderly and that it is the
number one cause of disability in the country. Along with our
legislators, we have been working to get the Arthritis Prevention,
Control & Cure Act passed so arthritis is not something everyone
needs to face.

    Please join us on Saturday, May 19. For more
information, please call either (800) 639-2113 or 767-4398. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Victoria Russell

South Portland