Sep 22, 2009
Brain Games named best non-profit event at ISES Big Apple Awards
Save the date for this year’s Games set for October 19 at Gotham Hall
New York, NY – The Brain Games, directed and hosted by the New York City Chapter of the National MS Society and produced by Lead Dog Marketing, was named “best non-profit event” at the 8th Annual International Special Events Society Big Apple Awards. Launched in October, 2008 at the chapter’s Dinner of Champions, the Brain Games is a corporate supper quiz that pits teams against one another for bragging rights to the unofficial title: “NYC’s Smartest Company” and the traveling MS Cup. The 32nd Annual Dinner of Champions featuring the Brain Games and honoring David Verklin, CEO of Canoe Ventures, LLC., will take place October 19, 2009 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway).
Click here for further information about the Dinner of Champions featuring the Brain Games.
First established in 2002, the International Special Events Society, New York Metro Chapter’s Big Apple Awards recognize excellence in the special events industry through a variety of awards. While many national event awards competitions exist, the Big Apple Awards specifically recognize the best event work in the New York Metro area.
About the New York City Chapter
The New York City Chapter of the National MS Society is committed to helping the thousands of New Yorkers impacted by MS continue moving their lives forward. The chapter raises funds locally to support the Society’s critical research initiatives and to provide hundreds of comprehensive support services and educational programs for people living with MS, their family and friends.
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
The National MS Society mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. In 2008 alone, the Society invested over $50 million to support 444 research projects around the world. 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 nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867 (1-800-FIGHT-MS).
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