Mar 02, 2009
Move It! Join the Movement to end MS NOW!
MOVE IT! JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO END MS NOW
Owings Mills, MD - MS Awareness Week takes place March 2 - 8, and the Maryland Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is asking everyone to MOVE IT to end MS now. Show your commitment to the MS movement with simple actions throughout MS Awareness week. “Whether you're a Move It maverick or a Move It motivator, you can make a difference in the lives of the 9,000 people living with MS in Maryland,” said Chapter president Mark Roeder. “It's all about encouraging people to Move It, because every action you take moves us closer to a world free of MS and motivates family, friends and neighbors to join the MS movement.” continued Roeder.
To find out ways to be a part of MS Awareness Week, and encourage others to Move It too, visit www.nmss-md.org:
- Register as an individual or form a team for Walk MS or Bike MS
- Watch the MS Call to Health on ABC2 on March 4th from 3-6:30pm
- Raise MS aWEARness by wearing something orange. Need something new? Visit: http://www.msstoreipp.org/index.php
- Donate and support the National MS Society - every donation moves us closer to cure
- Email a legislator about an issue important to people with MS
- Tell five people it's MS Awareness Week and ask them to tell five more people
- Sign up to volunteer at an upcoming chapter event
The National MS Society, Maryland Chapter raises funds to support vital MS research that will further treatment and move us closer to a cure. In addition, the Chapter provides programs and services to more than 6,500 people living with MS throughout the State, and advocates on priority issues on behalf of the MS community. The Maryland Chapter also provides funding in support of clinical services to the John Hopkins MS Center and to the University of Maryland Center for MS.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and it stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot
yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and 2.5 million worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. Each year, through our home office and 50 state network of chapters, we devote nearly $130 million to programs that enhance more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS. In 2008 alone, the Society also invested more than $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS NOW. Join the movement at nationalmssociety.org.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867).
Contact: Shirley Lozano-Nelson
National MS Society, Maryland Chapter
Phone: 443-641-1219
Fax: 443-641-1201
shirley.lozano-nelson@nmss.org