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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 5,600 individuals in Central and Eastern Virginia. MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. Each year, the MS Society asks volunteers in its Walk MS event to move in order to fund the studies that will allow MS victims to overcome this crippling condition. T h e 2 0 1 4 Wa l k M S : Fredericksburg will take Saturday, May 3, at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, beginning at 8 a.m. Join us for this event, a chance to connect people living with MS and those that care about them. This community event raises critical funds to support lifechanging programs and cutting-edge research. It will be an experience unlike any other – a day to come together, to celebrate the progress we’ve made and to show the power of our connections. When you participate in Walk MS, the funds you raise give hope to the more than 5,600 people living with MS in our chapter service area. The National MS Society addresses the challenges of each person affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, collaborating with MS organizations around the world, and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move forward with their lives. The Central & Eastern Virginia Chapter works to improve the quality of life for people affected by MS in Central and Eastern Virginia, as well as in the Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck counties of North Carolina. dericksburg since 19841984 Fredericksburg since Please join us on nowledgeable staffstaff May 3 for Walk MS: Fredericksburg. , knowledgeable Registration opens at 8 a.m., and the walk begins at 9 a.m. To pre-register visit cleaning ce visit cleaning go to www.msvirginia.org or contact Clare Lorio at (804) 591-3037 or clare. of hearing aid aid ifeyour of your hearing lorio@nmss.org. y back guarantee oney back Remember, guarantee every connection counts.
The Community Give – The future of non-profit fundraising The future of fundraising is online and every nonprofit that participates in The Community Give on May 6 will be well worth the effort. Ann Klockner, executive director of Rappahannock Legal Ser vices, should know. Her organization participated for the past two years in a similar online fundraising event sponsored by the Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia. “A n y o n e i n vo l ve d i n a nonprofit is incredibly busy. We have to be very judicious with our time. Participating in an event like The Community Give will give nonprofits the incentive to develop a better online presence,” she said. “They will discover new donors and engage prior donors. The benefits extend far beyond the 24-hour fundraiser.” Now she’s happy to join the local effort. Every nonprofit organization in the Fredericksburg Region is invited to participate in The Community Give on Tuesday, May 6, when local residents will donate thousands of dollars online – the most raised locally in a single day – to support issues and charities they are passionate about. Gifts will be maximized through cash prizes to participating
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