Michelman Works up a Sweat Giving Back to the Community
CINCINNATI – Employees from Michelman’s Windhof, Luxembourg, offices recently took part in two physical challenges organized to help develop awareness and raise donations for the European Association against Leukodystrophy (ELA) and for the Royal Wilhelmina Dutch Cancer Society.
Nine Michelman employees participated in a 6km run/walk for the ELA held May 16, 2014, in Verlaine, Belgium. Leukodystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that affects the cells of the brain. Specifically, the diseases affect the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects nerve cells. Damage to this sheath slows down or blocks messages between the brain and the rest of the body. This leads to problems with movement, speaking, vision, hearing and mental and physical development and affects both young and old.