Mark your calendars – Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week is March 11 - 17, 2013!
MS Awareness Week is a time for people affected by MS to connect with others, share knowledge and take action to increase awareness about the disease. Your voice and the connections you create will make the movement even more powerful.
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Form a Walk MS, Bike MS: Coastal Challenge, Bike MS: Vegas Challenge or Challenge Walk MS team. Or, if you already have one, use MS Awareness Week to kick-off or boost your fundraising and recruitment efforts.
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Join an MS Awareness Week event in your neighborhood. Click on a region below to find fun activities, educational programs and fundraisers near you. Plus, see who's supporting MS Awareness Week in your community.
- Inland Empire/Coachella Valley (Riverside, San Bernardino & Inyo counties)
- Los Angeles County
- Nevada
- San Joaquin Valley (Kern, Fresno, Kings, Madera & Tulare counties)
Or host your own event. Do It Yourself Fundraising is a chance for people to raise awareness and critical funds for the MS movement in new and creative ways. Visit www.DoItYourselfMS.org to get started today.
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Ask a local business to support MS Awareness Week. For example...
- A portion of the proceeds of Stamoules Produce Company's broccoli sales during March will support Walk MS. Stamoules is also helping to raise MS awareness throughout North America in March by co-branding all of their broccoli boxes shipped to grocery stores with the National MS Society's "We Joined the Movement" logo and bundling their broccoli stems with an orange "MS--Join the Movement" rubber band. Learn more.
- Select Rubio's locations will be spreading awareness by displaying Walk MS posters and hosting give-back fundraising nights on March 13 from 5pm-close. Present this flyer at the following locations and Rubio's will donate 20% of your transaction to Walk MS.
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MS Kills Connection. Connection Kills MS. Starting March 7, visit www.MSconnection.org to join our brand new online community, connect with others and give what you know.
- Spread the word with digital downloads. Visit our website and download tools to help you spread awareness. Use the National MS Society logo as your profile picture on facebook and other social media sites, and the IM icon for instant messaging. Add Connection Kills MS to your email signature. Post Connection Kills MS banners on your website. Share the MS Impacts Us All video.
Be creative…the ideas are endless! And please, share your ideas with us so we can spread the word. Call 800.344.4867 with questions or for more information.