http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ http://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5948Waxhaw, NC, resident Diona Matthews rides 200 miles in Bike MS: Breakaway to the Beach. 09 Feb 2012 14:09:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5938Join the National MS Society's Greater Carolinas Chapter for an education event in Greenville, NC. 07 Feb 2012 14:22:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5804After careful consideration, the Mid Atlantic and Eastern North Carolina chapters are joining together to create a new chapter of the National MS Society, serving 13,500 individuals with MS and their families in 82 counties in North Carolina and all of South Carolina. This realignment of chapter territories is great news for people affected by MS in these areas. 03 Jan 2012 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5587Congratulations to Erica Byrne Gaskins, DPT and Melissa Mahon, DPT for passing the MS Certified Specialists exam last month. This exam was developed by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) which is the preeminent professional organization for multiple sclerosis (MS) healthcare providers. This certification is designed to reflect knowledge in the specialization of MS Care. Before taking this exam, health care providers must demonstrate experience caring for multiple sclerosis patients and at least 20% of professional time spent with MS patients and/or families. 10 Oct 2011 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5566The application for the 2012 program is now available. Scholarship applications for 2012 awards will be accepted between October 1, 2011 and January 13, 2012. Scholars receive notice in May 2012. 03 Oct 2011 11:36:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5489This event provides leadership insight from highly regarded, nationally recognized women leaders that the attendees can then learn from and use in their fostering and mentoring of the next generation of leaders. This ties into MS specifically, by WAMS fostering and funding leadership promotion for college-bound students that have been impacted by MS. Funds from the luncheon will be supporting the Eastern NC Chapter’s National MS Scholarship Fund. Women leaders have no greater responsibility than to foster and encourage leadership in our next generation. This is especially true when those future leaders come from families that have significant challenges, such as those with a parent with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or those young adults with MS themselves. 08 Sep 2011 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5465During the month of September, invite your friends and family to eat at your local Golden Corral and donate to the scholarship fund while you're there! 01 Sep 2011 13:53:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5433The Society, led by the New York City-Southern New York chapter will be hosting a free professional education teleconference for health care professionals. Practical Guidance for Medical Professionals: How to Write an Effective Support Letter for a Reasonable Accommodation is designed for medical professionals who frequently write letters for patients requesting reasonable accommodations from their employers. Linda Batiste, an attorney from the Job Accommodation Network, will discuss the process involved and the best language to use when making these requests. 25 Aug 2011 14:43:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5399Camille Frogolly and her Girl Scout troop are coming together for the 3rd year in a row to help volunteer for Bike MS: The Historic New Bern Ride, a beautiful two day event where cyclists ride through rural eastern North Carolina. “Manning a rest stop for Bike MS has turned out to be one of the most meaningful service projects my troop has done. The first year I signed up I had wanted the girls to volunteer for something that might hit home with them, as they may know someone with MS. I had no idea how much they would enjoy it or how much they would get out of it,” says Camille. 16 Aug 2011 10:06:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5288MS should not stand in the way of an education. The National MS Society’s scholarship program exists to help qualified students who have been diagnosed with MS or who have a parent with MS achieve their dreams of going to college. 19 Jul 2011 08:45:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5220New children's books will donate $0.50 of each book sold online to the National MS Society in hope of creating a world free of MS 30 Jun 2011 11:38:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5199Take part in the NOW research revolution to stop the disease, restore function, and end MS forever. Use this quick and easy online tool to become a NOW Research Champion! 24 Jun 2011 11:13:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5198In collaboration with Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, a new webinar and workshop program has been launched- Live Fully, Live Well: A Program for People with MS and Their Support Partners 23 Jun 2011 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=5144"I did know that the drug prices had risen in the two years since I wrote these articles (originally in 2007) , but I was pretty shocked at the extent of the increase. Check out the annual prices in 2009, compared to now." 09 Jun 2011 08:57:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=4677On behalf of the Eastern NC Chapter, we are excited to tell you about an unprecedented event: our chapter has received a generous gift of $1 million for MS research! 01 Mar 2011 11:02:00 ESThttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=4678If chronic illness is a fact of life in your family, join Martin “Marty” Shenkman in Chapel Hill for a seminar that can help. 01 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST