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Slide for Amyloid Tomorrow Features Taste of Ocean City

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Chip Miller Skatefest 2018. (Chip Miller Facebook)

The Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation will present a fundraiser, the “Slide for Amyloid” tomorrow, July 20 at the Ocean City Water Park to raise awareness and funds to combat the deadly disease, Amyloidosis.

The event, which starts at 5 p.m., features food, music and surprises.

The food feast, “A Taste of Ocean City,” will feature specialties from eight Ocean City restaurants.

Tickets are $50 for children and young adults aged 5 to 20 ($60 at the door 😉 $75 adults 21 and up ($85 at the door;) with Family Four Packs of four tickets priced at $200 ($225 at the door.) Kids aged 4 and under are free.

It’s all to combat Amyloidosis, a rare disease which is usually fatal if not diagnosed in time. Amyloidosis is a condition which has no known cause and no known cure. It results in the buildup of amyloid proteins on the organs.

Chip Miller, a longtime Ocean City resident and supporter of its surfing community, was stricken with the disease in and passed away in 2004, just a few months after his diagnosis.

Chip’s son Lance, an event organizer, said rather than dwell on the tragedy, the event is “a big party and a celebration of my Dad’s life. At the same time we hope to make people aware of the disease and encourage early diagnosis.”

A Surf Fest bearing Miller’s name will take place on Friday July 20 at 7th Street Beach in Ocean City.  Sign-ins begin at 7:30 a.m. and the contest starts at 8:30. If there are no waves, the contest will take place on Saturday  or Sunday July 21 or 22.

To register for the Slide and/or the Surf Fest in advance, visit the Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation website at www.chipmiller.org.