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Fairfield Man Inducted Into National MS Society Volunteer Hall Of Fame

December 3, 2015

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Five distinguished Connecticut residents were recently inducted into the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Volunteer Hall of Fame during its annual Leadership Conference held this year in Fort Worth, Texas. Volunteers were recognized for their outstanding commitment to creating a world free of MS in the areas of advocacy, funding the mission, programs and services, health professional care and scientific research. Among the five was Fairfield resident Larry Greenhall.
 
Greenhall was selected to be honored in the Funding the Mission category in the Volunteer Hall of Fame. A current member of the Connecticut Chapter’s Board, he has been a leader in fundraising through his creation of Bike MS corporate teams at each of his previous and current employers, appointing new team leaders to maintain company engagement. The combined historical fundraising of his teams surpassed the $1 million mark. Additionally, Greenhall’s involvement at the bike tour has garnered significant and actionable MS awareness by enlightening hundreds.
 
“We are so grateful for the unswerving commitment shown by our volunteers to our universal vision of ending MS forever. We thank and congratulate them on their remarkable achievements,” said Cyndi Zagieboylo, President and CEO of the National MS Society.
 
Since 1997, the National MS Society has recognized nearly 550 outstanding volunteers with induction to the Volunteer Hall of Fame. Learn more about becoming a volunteer with the National MS Society at http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer.
 
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 being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide.
  
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Society mobilizes people and resources so that everyone affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. In 2014 alone, through the Society’s comprehensive nationwide network of programs and services, it  devoted $122.2 million to help more than 1 million individuals to connect to the people, information and resources they need. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $50.2 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Learn more at nationalMSsociety.org.

About the Connecticut-Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society

The Connecticut Chapter strives to provide knowledge and assistance to help people with MS and their families maintain the highest possible quality of life. These goals are achieved through vital national and local programs.

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts 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 leading to better understanding and 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 being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.

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