Team Hope

press release: The Wisconsin Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Madison Team Hope Walk/Run on Sunday, August 15, at 10:00 AM (CT) at McKee Farms Park. This will also be a hybrid event with a virtual component. All proceeds support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) and their families.

"This is one of our largest and most exciting events,” said Shana Verstegen, Event Coordinator. “Many families, large and small travel to McKee Farms for a morning of walking our beautiful 2K course or racing the professionally timed 5K.  We provide music, lunch, a large silent auction, and with a splash pad and several playgrounds within walking distance the whole family will have a blast!” 

Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event, which takes place in over 100 cities across the U.S. and has raised more than $14 million for HD since its inception in 2007. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and communities walk together each year to support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by HD and their families.   

For more information about the event, please contact Shana Versyegen (shana@shanaverstegen.com, 608-698-8171). Online registration and donation can be found at hdsa.org/thwmadison. Registration is free, but fundraising is encouraged.

HDSA's Team Hope Walk Program is nationally sponsored by Genentech and Teva Pharmaceuticals.