May 21, 2009
MS Society Gets $20,000 Donation From Company
Shelia M. Poole, Atlanta Journal Constitution
May 21, 2009
Massachusetts-based EMD Serono Inc. put a new spin on fund-raising during the 2009 BIO International Convention.
The company donated $20,000 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgia Chapter. Each time a visitor stopped by its booth at the Georgia World Congress Center, the company donated $5. A cap was set at $20,000.
“This is certainly a very important donation for us,” said Arney Rosenblat, a spokeswoman for the national MS Society in New York. She said there are more than 8,500 people in Georgia with MS.
EMD Serono, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, in Germany, develops treatment for MS and other neurodegenerative diseases.