MS awareness week continues

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, North Florida Chapter is painting the town orange the official color of MS awareness during Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week which concludes Sunday.

MS Awareness Week will kicked off Monday. with an awareness and fundraising event at Bogey Grille in Ponte Vedra Beach, where the public was invited to a free screening of the movie The Ride starring The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan cycling across the country to raise awareness for the National MS Society and Bike MS. A portion of the proceeds raised from the evenings food and beverage sales will benefit the National MS Society.

Also on Monday the Alhambra Theatre spread MS awareness by lighting the garden and front yard of the theatre in orange through Sunday. The door man will also don orange attire and information about MS, the Society and Walk MS one of the Societys main annual fundraisers will be displayed.

In addition, more than 50 people in the North Florida are registered with the Chapter as MS Ambassadors who will receive prizes and materials to help raise awareness in the 36 counties that the North Florida Chapter serves. They will spread awareness through email, social media and by wearing orange from March 12 to 18.

Multiple sclerosis is a life-altering disease that affects each person in a unique and different way. Therefore, to demonstrate the power and importance of the MS movement as a force by and for people living with MS, the North Florida Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and those living with MS here in North Florida are joining people from across the nation during Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week to share, educate and build awareness about what multiple sclerosis means to them.

Advances in research are moving closer to stopping the disease, restoring function and ending MS forever. Moreover, MS has moved from an untreatable disease in 1993 to a treatable one today for the vast majority of people now diagnosed, thanks to the growing public support spurring exciting research and treatment breakthroughs that improve peoples quality of life.

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MS awareness week continues