Event to raise awareness for those living with traumatic brain injuries and other disabilities

Headway of WNY will host its 5th Annual Walk, Run and Wheel 5K on September 7, 2014, at the Erie Basin Marina and The Hatch, in Buffalo. Registration and check-in begin at 8:30 a.m. with races commencing at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $20 to register.

The event allows participants the opportunity to walk, run or wheel along Buffalo’s beautiful waterfront. Post-race festivities will include a basket auction and live music. Refreshments will also be served.

Walkers are encouraged to form teams based on family, agency affiliation or company. There will be a prize this year for the team raising the most money, as well as first and second place prizes for individuals who bring in the most pledges. Runners will receive a small award for winning their age category and there will be a prize for top male and female runner.

All funds raised will support Headway’s mission of ensuring that individuals in WNY with brain injuries, other disabilities and seniors have access to advocacy, resources and support systems to enable them to live as independently as possible in the community.

Sponsors of the event include: Dolce Panepinto Attorneys at Law, Feroleto Law, The Hatch Restaurant, The Ballow Law Firm, Trigilio Ciambrone Partnership, the Landwehr family and the Reed family.

For more information on the Walk, Run and Wheel event, call 716-408-3117 or visit headwayofwny.org.

Headway of WNY, a not-for-profit agency and an affiliate of People Inc., provides resources, support groups, recreational programs, training and educational programs to both survivors and caregivers of brain injury. Headway of WNY, Inc. is a volunteer support, advocacy and resource organization that was founded in 1985 by caring families and individuals who have survived brain injury and other disabilities.