8:00 a.m – Site Opens! Stop by the displays featured at Walk MS: Oakland.
Registration Area: this is where you sign up if you haven’t registered online and claim your Walk MS T-Shirt Voucher if you have raised at least $100. Check out our QR codes – you will be able to register and donate straight from your mobile device!
I Walk For … bibs: near the Registration Area will be a few tables of bibs. Let us know who you will be walking for by filling one out and wearing it.
Main Stage: at 8:50 a.m. the Walk MS program will begin.
T-Shirt Area: This is the pick-up location for participants who have raised $100 or more.
Food and Beverage Area: The Food and Beverage Area features healthy, breakfast-themed snacks plus water.
Speaking of food! The Burrito Truck will be serving up tasty food starting at 8:00 a.m.
Vendor Village: Visit a variety of vendors including our Walk MS sponsors: Ability Center. IVX Health and Genentech.
Team Village: A perk for teams achieving a fundraising milestone of $2,500 or more in 2022. Teams enjoy an exclusive team tent and connect with other top fundraising teams.
Top Fundraiser Area: The Top Fundraiser Area is an exclusive perk for our Top 10, Gold, and Silver fundraisers. If you are a Top Fundraiser, stop by this area to pick up your credentials and other special treats.
Living with MS Area: Visit the Living with MS Area to pick up your complimentary bandana and goodie bag (while supplies last) and learn about Society resources. Sponsored by Sanofi.
Snap a photo at the Walk MS yard sign provided by Yard Card Queen. Say cheese!
8:50 a.m – Program begins. Please gather at the stage for our Opening Ceremony.
9:00 a.m. – Routes open to participants. Walk MS has 1- and 3-mile accessible routes available with volunteer support and Hydration Station(s) along the way! Time to get moving and say good morning to the Lake Merritt community! The Walk MS route will start and finish in front of The Edoff Memorial Band Stand! The 1-mile route will be an out and back course that will turn around at the first water stop. Those setting out on the 3-mile route will follow the perimeter of Lake Merritt.
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Groove to the music of DJ Big G & MC Jessee until noon, cheer on returning walkers as they cross the finish line, grab a snack and get hydrated. And if you didn’t have the chance to pick up your t-shirt or visit our Sponsor booths before the walk – now is your chance!
Donations may be made online or mailed to:
National MS Society
PO Box 54879
Los Angeles, CA 90054