Women on the Move Luncheon
Thursday, May 6th, 2009
11:30am-1:00pm
The Garden Club, 1005 Riverside Ave Jacksonville, FL 32204
Tickets are $40 and sponsorships are available.
On Thursday May 6th the National Multiple Sclerosis Society North Florida Chapter will hold the 2010 Women on the Move luncheon.
This annual event raises funds in support of research and programs for more than 18,000 people living with and affected by MS throughout our 34 county Northeast Florida territory. Tickets are $40 per person and additional generous donations will be gladly accepted.
Our featured guest speaker will be Austin Carty. A former national model, actor and a critically acclaimed writer, Austin was a star on CBS’s Survivor. He recently signed a book deal with Penguin Group in NYC and is anticipating a January 2010 release date of his latest book, High Points and Lows: Life, Faith, and Figuring It All Out.
Although the world may have seen Austin learning survivor skills on national TV, he really began learning them from his mother when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the summer of 1999. Austin believes that for the past nine years, his mother has been the true survivor in their family. He says that he and his younger sister have constantly watched in awe of their mother’s ability and determination to “outwit, outplay, and outlast” her MS. Following in their mother’s footsteps of involvement with the Women’s Luncheons, Austin and his sister formed a Walk team and surprised their mother on the day of the Walk with team t-shirts in her honor.
For information on the luncheon and to buy tickets, please contact the chapter at (904) 332-6810 or click here to send an email.