Join the Movement, MS Awareness week March 2-8
MS Awareness Week takes place March 2 – 8, and the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is asking everyone to MOVE IT! to end MS now. Show your commitment to the MS movement with simple actions throughout the week.
“Whether you’re a Move It maverick or a Move It motivator, you can make a difference in the lives of the 3,100 people who live with MS in Oklahoma,” said Paula Cortner, president of the Society’s Oklahoma Chapter. “There are fun and easy activities throughout MS Awareness Week that will make you feel good while you do good.” Cortner continued.
Join the Movement with us and encourage others to Move It! too:
March 2
Reach out to Friends and Family and let them know that it’s MS Awareness Week! (send e-mails, write letters, make phone calls, text, post on Facebook)
March 3
Visit the staff of the Oklahoma Chapter come to Tulsa and Oklahoma City offices and visit with us from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
March 4
MS Day at the State Capitol “Be an MS Activist at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City? Meet Chapter staff at the Capitol at 10 a.m. Attend the House and Senate sessions to hear the resolution read that declares March as MS Awareness Month. The resolution is authored by Representative Lucky Lamons and Senator Tom Adelson. Meet us at the MS Society information table in the 1st floor Rotunda at 10:00am. Contact Lisa Rutledge at 918-488-0882 for details.
March 5
Move It! in to the Streets of Downtown Tulsa Visit us from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Mall at 5th and Main St. (around Bartlett Square) and receive a special treat from our friends at Arby’s We will be creating awareness of Multiple Sclerosis through posters, handouts, activities and making lots of noise!
March 5
Join us for MS Dinner Night 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tulsa Mexicali Border in downtown Tulsa (14 West Brady Street)
Oklahoma City Oma’s Pantry (2421 N. Council Rd., Bethany, OK)
Lawton Fishermen’s Cove (6 Wildwood, Lawton, OK)
The restaurants in Oklahoma City and Lawton have a personal connection to MS and 10% of the dinner proceeds from ALL three restaurants will be donated to the Oklahoma Chapter of the National MS Society!
March 5
See MS in lights on the BOK Tower in downtown Tulsa (lights will turn on at dusk)
March 6
Wear your Orange to work on Friday let people know you support MS (also, wear your Walk/Bike shirts and jerseys)
Future MS Awareness Activities coming:
March 26
MS Style Movement- Join us at the Glass Slipper in Tulsa (81st & Lewis) for a spring shoe fashion show from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to the National MS Society, Oklahoma Chapter.
April 1
NMSS Shopping Day at True To You salon in Tulsa 10% proceeds will be donated to the National MS Society from sales on that day.
Be a part of MS Dinner Night anywhere in Oklahoma – Organize a dinner night at a local restaurant and invite others to join you for a night of socializing and awareness. Ask the restaurant to donate a portion of the proceeds that evening to the MS Society, Oklahoma Chapter.
Host your own awareness event at your church, local library or another location. We will provide you with a Make Your Mark Toolkit that will include all of the information and supplies that you will need.
Make your mark against MS or share your story on the Face of MS at nationalMSsociety.org
Raise awareness by wearing your MS movement clip or MS movement bracelet
Sign up to volunteer at an upcoming chapter event
Form a team for a Bike MS or Walk MS
E-mail a legislator about an issue important to people with MS. To look up your state legislators go to www.lsb.state.ok.us
Tell five people it’s MS Awareness Week and ask them to tell five more people
Support the Society every donation gets us closer to a cure
To learn more about activities during MS Awareness Week, visit the Oklahoma chapter’s National MS Society at www.nationalmssociety.org/oke or call 1-800-FIGHT MS (800-344-4867) x2.
“Remember, Move it, Move it during MS Awareness Week. It is the perfect time to join and help build the MS Movement” said Cortner.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. 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 more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and 2.5 million worldwide.
About the National MS Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2007 alone, through our home office and our 50-state network of chapters, we devoted nearly $136 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS. The Society also invested more than $46 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS NOW. Join the movement at nationalMSsociety.org.
Updated 03-01-2009
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