Hundreds of Arizona Women Rally Together to Raise Funds for Multiple Sclerosis

Hundreds of Arizona Women Rally Together to Raise Funds for MS

Luncheon Provides Hope and Support to Women Affected by Multiple Sclerosis

PHOENIX, Mar 01, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Arizona Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting its third annual Women Against MS luncheon
on Wednesday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arizona Biltmore Resort
and Spa. Guests will share the joys of a fine lunch while watching an
inspirational program emceed by Tara Hitchcock of “Good Morning Arizona,” and
featuring keynote speaker Kristie Salerno Kent. Kent will speak to the hundreds
of guests about her life with MS. She was diagnosed with MS in 1999, and after
several years of denial, she decided that the word dreams may end with an M and
an S but her dreams don’t end because of her MS. She is now a
singer/songwriter/producer and the CEO of her own production company. Her music
is a heartfelt testimony of her determination to succeed despite adversity.

The Women Against MS luncheon creates a motivational and empowering environment
for people to gather, learn about MS, and raise funds for the National MS
Society. A live drawing will allow attendees to purchase tickets for their chance
to win one of five prize packages, each valued at over $500.

While men are certainly welcome to attend, it is women who founded this important
event and who inspire each other to move it forward. Two-thirds of the people
living with MS are women, and women often are the care providers for everyone
else. Last year the Women Against MS luncheon raised nearly $70,000 to provide
programs for people living with MS and fund research towards the cure and
treatment of this chronic disease of the central nervous system.

Sponsorships, tables of 10 for families or corporations and individual tickets
for the event are available for purchase, a portion of which is tax-deductible.
To buy tickets or for more information, visit
http://nationalMSsociety.org/azwams2008 or call the Arizona Chapter at
480-968-2488, option 2.

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information from the brain to 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 Multiple Sclerosis 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 through our
50 state network of chapters. We fund more MS research, provide more services to
people with MS, offer more professional education and further more advocacy
efforts than any other MS organization in the world. The Society is dedicated to
achieving a world free of MS. We are people who want to do something about MS
now. Join the movement at http://nationalmssociety.org.

Studies show that early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can
reduce future disease activity and improve quality of life for many people with
multiple sclerosis. Talk to your health care professional and contact the
National MS Society at http://nationalmssociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS to learn
about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may
one day reveal a cure.

SOURCE: The Arizona Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Arizona Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Virginia Roberts, 480-968-2489 x 203
vroberts@aza.nmss.org

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