The seventh annual St. Cloud Stroll for Epilepsy was held Aug. 2 along Pine Cone Road in Sartell. It was a beautiful sunny evening, and more than 250 people met at the Boy Scouts Service Center in Sartell for fun, food and festivities before the Stroll. Walkers then trekked a 2-mile route and raised more than $32,000 to support the programs and services of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. This amount is more than double what was raised last year in St. Cloud, and is also the most money ever raised at a Stroll for Epilepsy outside of the Twin Cities metro area. The Stroll for Epilepsy is a walk to benefit people affected by seizures. Five Strolls for Epilepsy are held across the state in August attracting more than 1200 walkers and raising more than $165,000. Strolls are held in St. Cloud, Rochester, Duluth, Fargo-Moorhead, and the Twin Cities. Approximately 1.5 percent of all people have epilepsy – more than 60,000 people in Minnesota. One in 10 Americans have had or will have a seizure at some point in their life, and that is why seizure education is so important. The money raised at the St. Cloud Stroll will stay in the Central Minnesota region and be used for programs to connect, empower and educate people. Thanks to many businesses donations and hard-working volunteers, St. Cloud walkers were treated to a picnic meal, cold beverages, a Stroll t-shirt, random giveaways, raffle prizes, and visits by mascots, including the MN Twins mascot, T.C. Bear.
