Sep 08, 2009
MS Jet Pull
Ericka Tavares
MS Jet Pull - Oct. 3 at T.F. Green Airport
Pull That Jet!
Warwick, R.I., Sept. 2, 2009 – The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is holdings it 3rd Annual MS Jet Pull October 3rd. Teams of 20 people join forces to pull a shiny, 146,000-pound FedEx jet across the tarmac, all to benefit people with multiple sclerosis. The event opens at 10 a.m., with teams registering at 9:30 a.m.
Last year’s MS Jet Pull raised nearly $34,000 and featured 15 motivated teams vying for a range of prizes. We are expecting at least 20 teams this year so don’t miss the action that will have everyone cheering from the sidelines! For details, visit www.msjetpull.com.
The MS Jet Pull is fun for the entire family. Entrance fee includes cost of delicious BBQ and many kid-friendly activities.
About Multiple Sclerosis
MS interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and 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 United States 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 through our 50 state network of chapters. We fund more MS research, provide more services to people with MS, offer more professional education and further more advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. We are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement at www.nationalmssociety.org.
Rhode Island Chapter
205 Hallene Road, Suite 209
Warwick, RI 02886
401-738-8383
www.nationalmssociety.org/rir
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