Fall 2013 Volume 7 • Issue 4 The official magazine of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: South Central Arkansas • Louisiana • New Mexico Oklahoma • Texas
1-800-344-4867
Board of Trustees Chairman
ERNEST JOHNSON Houston, TEXAS
Treasurer
DON McCormack MIDLAND, TEXAS
Secretary
DAVID CARDER TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Regional Executive Vice President
Mark Neagli MSConnection Editor
James Black
GetConnected Fort Worth Office Closes Aug. 31; Wellness Classes to Continue at New Location The National MS Society’s Fort Worth office will officially close Aug. 31. Until then, the Fort Worth wellness program will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays until they relocate to wellness director Travis Ehrhardt’s new location in September. Despite this change, our commitment to the mission will not be impacted as we will continue to provide programs and services to address the challenges of everyone living with multiple sclerosis through our North Texas office in Carrollton. The wellness program led by Travis and his Mind Set team will continue to serve Tarrant County individuals with MS. Through much discussion with staff, Leadership Council members, South Central Board of Trustees and Fort Worth wellness participants, we are confident that wellness programs will continue with only a minor interruption during the move; event participants and
volunteers will continue to have the same amount of touch points with Society staff and the number of events available to them; and other Tarrant County wellness programs and support groups will remain available. The Society also remains a responsible steward of its donor dollars; this decision allows us to redirect those funds in other effective ways that will help move our mission forward. If you have questions, please contact the National MS Society at 1-800-344-4867 (press 2). A Vintage Affair for MS Nov. 15, 2013 Hyatt Regency Hotel New Orleans, La. The annual Renaissance Party has undergone a renaissance of its own with a new name and Vintage flair. For more information or to sponsor this event, contact Jennifer Simon in the Society’s Metairie, La. office at 504-322-3788 or by email at jennifer.simon@nmss.org.
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