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03-02-2009, 04:36 PM | #1 | |||
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This is MS Awareness Week. I don't know what any of you are doing or how involved you are in your local chapter as far as promoting MS Awareness this week, but check out the NMSS Website for some ideas.
Our local chapter in Boise, ID asked the governor to sign a proclamation for MS Awareness week. On Wednesday we will have a formal signing of a Proclamation of MS Awareness Week and Wednesday will be MS Day at the Capitol. It took a lot of work, but we got it done in short order! I will post pictures after the signing! www.nmss.org
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03-02-2009, 05:04 PM | #2 | |||
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Since I am riding in the Bike MS ride in April this year instead of October, I am planning to incorporate MS Awareness week into the donation solicitation emails I send out to family, coworkers, and friends. I am also going to try to get several of the local businesses that I am a long time customer of (doctor's offices/veterinarians, etc.) to let me put up a donation box in their lobby or at least try to get donations from them as a reward for my years of loyal patronage.
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03-04-2009, 04:02 AM | #3 | |||
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Guess this was a bust. Thanks TxBatMan for your post. Thank you.
Be Positive.
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03-04-2009, 05:20 AM | #4 | |||
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You need a raise TXBatman! Thanks for all the work big guy.
Wait. One week? I thought we had the whole month. No, I'm not trying to be funny. I thought it was a whole month.
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03-04-2009, 07:31 AM | #5 | |||
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My support group doesn't meet during this week, but we're doing an envelope stuffing party next week for the walk in April on behalf of our local chapter.
I've been doing little things here and there too.
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03-04-2009, 08:50 AM | #6 | |||
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You guys are awesome!
We have the MS Walk coming up this weekend. DDs and I are going to go down and cheer everyone on. (I'm not able to participate this year.). |
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03-04-2009, 11:07 AM | #7 | |||
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March is also Frozen Foods Month.
I have my little sign ("Ask me about multiple sclerosis") with brochures on the back of my scooter seat. I'll be tooling through the mall and mega stores this week. Maybe I'll mail a bunch of postcards to all the society chapters to make sure they still know about it.
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03-04-2009, 11:34 AM | #8 | |||
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Me, too. I thought it was a month not just a week.
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03-04-2009, 12:37 PM | #9 | |||
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I thought it was the whole month, too.
Anyway, what I'm doing lasts the whole year (and hopefully longer). I have told my sister and my boys that any gift they plan on giving me (birthday, Valentine's, Mother's Day, Easter, Christmas, etc.) should be a donation to the NMSS. In other words, any money that they would have spent on a gift for me should be used as a donation made in my name. I hope they will honor that request...and I'll be reminding them of it frequently.
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03-04-2009, 01:43 PM | #10 | |||
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March 2-8, 2009 is MS Awareness Week (NMSS) http://www.nationalmssociety.org/get...eek/index.aspx and March 2009 is National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month. (MSF) http://www.msfocus.org/programs_edumonth.php Just saying...carry on
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