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MS Awareness Week, March 11-17, 2013
The National MS Society and those living with MS across the Upper Midwest Chapter area are connecting with people across the nation during MS Awareness Week, March 11 to 17.
Media inquiries
To speak with a spokesperson from the National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter or arrange an interview with a person affected by MS, please contact Michelle Leppert at 612-335-7933 or michelle.leppert@nmss.org or Anna Kucera at 612-335-7918 or anna.kucera@nmss.org.
Digital media kits
Iowa media kit
Minnesota/western Wisconsin media kit
North Dakota media kit
South Dakota media kit
Interview Opportunities
This year’s Walk MS ambassadors are working to raise awareness and rally others to join them for Walk MS by sharing how MS has personally touched their lives. Click here to learn more or arrange interviews with a 2013 ambassadors.
Public service announcement
To download broadcast, radio and print public service announcements, click here.
About multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. 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 at least two to three times more women than men diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.1 million people worldwide.