Central Virginia Programs & Services
Virginia Virtual Advocacy Day - January 30, 2012
Each year, the Virginia Chapters of the National MS Society host a Legislative Action Day at the Capitol. MS Activists come to Richmond to learn about our legislative issues and meet with their legislators.
For the third year, we have incorporated a virtual aspect to our Legislative Action Day - You can use online resources and social networking to participate in our event without leaving your home!
Here are just some of the legislative priorities you can help us advocate:
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Health Care
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Livable Communities
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Care for Our Caregivers
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Funding for Critical Resources
Click here to learn more and to register. Change happens through MS Activism!
2012 Legislative Training & Advocacy Day - January 29 & 30, 2012
MS Activists from the Central Virginia, Blue Ridge, Hampton Roads and National Capital Chapters will gather in Richmond to learn about our 2012 legislative platform and meet with their state legislators. Click here to learn more about this important event.
Employment Teleconference Series
The Central VA Chapter is pleased to present a series of teleconferences on a variety of topics regarding Employment and MS. The series is made up of six teleconferences held every other Thursday from January through March, 2012. Each call is from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Click on each teleconference below for more information and to register.
For each call you would like to participate in you must register seperately.
To register by phone, please call our chapter at (804) 353-5008.
MS Study Group Series for Healthcare Professionals
This study group is open to all nurses, OTs, PTs, PCPs, and any other health care professional who is interested in learning more about mutliple sclerosis. This is a 6 part series that will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from January 2012 to June 2012. Particpants are encouraged to attend all 6 programs, however, particpation in at least 4 sessions is required.
Click the links below to register for the individual sessions.
**All study sessions are at St. Francis Hospital in the first floor Conference Room.
MS Scholarship Program
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This program awards scholarships to qualified and deserving students who have MS or a parent with MS.
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Click here for more information or to apply.
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The deadline to apply is in January 2012.
My Content
My Content is an easy way to create your own list of pages on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society website. Use it to save the information that is most important to you or for information you'd like to find later.
To start saving pages, create a profile and log in. Then, click the "Save" button on every page you'd like to save.
