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March 24 elist

Blue Ridge Chapter Weekly E-list Update
March 25, 2009

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 Programs & Events:
 1. MS Retreat at the Breaks
 Join the Blue Ridge Chapter at our first-ever “MS Retreat at the Breaks” April 18 & 19, 2009!
The retreat will be held at Breaks Interstate Park—whose remarkable landscape inspire some to call it the “Grand Canyon of the South”. The park is located in northern Dickenson County, where Dickenson/Buchanan County, VA, and Pike County, KY converge.

 

Highlights of the weekend will include:
• One-on-one PT/OT consultations
• Family activities
• Neurology presentation/Q&A session
• Social events
• Special activities for kids
•”Relaxation Sunday” (spa treatments, massages, etc.)
The cost for the weekend is only $20 per family. For more information and to register, please call 1-800-344-4867.
Hurry! Registration deadline is April 10, 2009.
2. Yoga class for people with MS in Roanoke
A six-week yoga class for people with MS will begin April 16, 2009 at 6:30 pm. The class will be held at the Health Focus Center and will be taught by Caryl Connelly. The cost for six sessions is $48. Please contact Health Focus at (540) 774-4022 for more information and to register.
The Blue Ridge Chapter has Wellness Scholarships available to help pay for the cost of these classes. These scholarships are not need based—call the chapter office at 1-800-344-4867 for more information on how to get yours today!

3. Employment Teleconference Series in April
Your Job in Today's Economy: Protect Yourself and Plan Ahead
An Employment Teleconference Series
April 7, 2009, 7 pm
To Tell or Not to Tell: The Disclosure Dilemma
April 14, 2009, 7 pm
Discrimination on the Job
April 21, 2009, 7 pm
Protect Yourself: Insurance Options
April 28, 2009, 7 pm
Where the Jobs Are

To register for any of these free teleconferences or to receive additional information about a specific speaker or topic please call 1-800-344-4867.
4. Walk MS
Help create a world free of MS! Now is the time to sign up for a Walk MS event near you!
April 4, 2009
New River Valley: Bisset Park
Harrisonburg: Duke Hall, JMU
April 18, 2009

Culpeper: Yowell Meadow Park
Martinsville: Jack Dalton Park
Winchester: Sherando High School and Park
April 25, 2009
Bristol: Sugar Hollow Park
Roanoke: First Presbyterian Church
May 9, 2009
Waynesboro: Augusta Medical Center
April 18 & 19, 2009
To register or for more information, please visit www.walkMSva.org or call 1-800-344-4867.
This Week’s Research News: (click title to view)
5. MS Trial Alert: Study of Oral Teriflunomide (HMR1726) Recruiting People with Relapsing Forms of MS Worldwide