JACKSON PAIR WILL CHAIR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALK

JACKSON -- Mary Kathryn Meyer and her son, Chad Meyer, both of Jackson, have been chosen again this year as local coordinators for the Multiple Sclerosis "Super Cities Walk."

Margy Brazie, fundraising manager for the Gateway Area Chapter for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society recently announced the appointment. The walk is scheduled to begin at noon Saturday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.

Mary Meyer is a member of the local Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, the M.S. Gateway Area Chapter and the M.S. Clinical Center in St. Louis. She attends St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson and is married to Charles Meyer.

Chad Meyer is a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. He is a life scout, a member of the U.S. Soccer Federation, and is employed by Mario's Pizza and Jackson Frozen Food in Jackson. He is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and does volunteer work for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The society, founded in 1946, is the only national voluntary health organization in the United States devoted solely to supporting international research on multiple sclerosis, as well as providing services to people with the disease and their families through its network of more than 140 chapters and branches.

Anyone wishing to make a donation or to pre-register for the walk or receive a sponsor list, contact the Meyers at 243-8501, or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Gateway Chapter, at (800) 628-1753.