NEWS RELEASE
JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA
November 12, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EPILEPSY AWARENESS WALK TO TAKE PLACE ON NOV. 14TH AT LAFRENIERE PARK
Registration for 10 a.m. at Shelter #8, Walk to begin at 11 a.m.
JEFFERSON, LA – In honor of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, there will be an Epilepsy Awareness Walk this Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Lafreniere Park. The walk is free for all participants. Registration will start at 10:00 a.m. and the walk will start around 11:00 a.m., beginning and ending at Shelter #8.
“My wish is to make everyone in Jefferson Parish aware of epilepsy,” said Terri Pajares, an employee of the Jefferson Parish Attorney’s Office. Terri was diagnosed with epilepsy in 1990.
Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which nerve cell activity in the brain is being disturbed and is characterized by unpredictable seizures affecting nearly 50 million people of all ages worldwide.
For more information about the Epilepsy Awareness Walk, contact Terri Pajares at TPajares@jeffparish.net.
For those that wish to donate, please make checks out to the Epilepsy Alliance Louisiana. Epilepsy Alliance Louisiana is the only agency of its type in the state to exclusively provide outreach, education and advocacy to individuals with epilepsy. The organization was established in 1977 and continues to be an information and referral agency with a “hands on” approach. Additional information is available at www.epilepsylouisiana.org/.
For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.
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