VIDEO CORNER: IT'S TIME FOR WALK MS!
Walk MS Illinois kicks off Sunday, May 1. In this month's video, Chapter President John V. Blazek and Walk MS Manager Monica Eiden get ready for the big day!
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WALK MS IS MAY 1!
Walk MS Illinois is less than two weeks away on Sunday, May 1. Be there and join thousands of people across Illinois walking for a world free of MS. Click below to register for a Walk MS event near you!
BONUS! The first 50 people to click below and register for Walk MS and make a $25 self-pledge will receive two free tickets to the Cubs vs. Cardinals game at Wrigley Field on May 11! (Tickets will be sent by U.S. Post.)
Register for Walk MS
The 30th Anniversary Bike MS: Tour de Farms gets rolling on Saturday, June 25. It's a two-day ride for MS research, and the only thing missing is you.
Register for Bike MS
Registration is now open for MS Slugfest, a charity softball tournament organized by the Chapter's junior board, Multiple Solutions. Batter up on Saturday, August 13, in Chicago's Mt. Greenwood Park.
Register for MS Slugfest
Volunteer for Walk MS?
We still need volunteers to help out on event day at these Walk MS Illinois locations: Bloomington; Joliet/Lockport; Orland Park (South Suburbs); Palatine (Northwest Suburbs); and Springfield. If you can help out on event day, please click to email Volunteer Manager Jocelyn Cheng today!
Saturday, April 23: Meeting the Challenges of MS A 5-part pilot education program focusing on resources for those whose MS has progressed, developed by the UIC Dept. of Occupational Therapy. Registration closed. For info, click to email Susan Mosher.
Saturday, May 7: Peoria Chiefs Baseball Outing Watch the Peoria Chiefs take on the Kane County Cougars, buffet dinner included. Register online Peoria, IL
Saturday, April 30: 8th Annual Main Street Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis Car show and family fun day benefiting the National MS Society. Download flyer (PDF) Dunlap, IL
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Join Us for Women on the Move! ABC 7 meteorologist Tracy Butler will once again be Mistress of Ceremonies for Women on the Move, our annual women's fundraising and empowerment luncheon on Tuesday, May 24. Hear keynote speaker Maureen Manley, former world-champion cyclist, discuss how living with MS changed her life--and the inspirational story of how she revitalized her career.
Attend Women on the Move 2011 >>
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Wellness Summit: Exercise vs. MS Learn about
the power of exercise and nutrition in the management of MS at a Chapter Wellness Summit on May 14 in Champaign. Expert presenters
include University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Kinesiology &
Community Health director Dr. Rob Motl, chiropractic physician Dr.
Matthew Petry, and dietician Kim McClintic. Click below for more
information and to register. (Free)
Register online>>
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La Esclerosis Múltiple: Information Program for Spanish Speakers A Family Focus discussion of MS in Spanish takes place Monday,
April 25 at the Highwood Recreation Center's Nuestro Center in
Highwood, IL. Two neurologists from the University of Chicago will
join Chapter outreach coordinator Grace Golan to continue our
ongoing Hispanic/Latino MS outreach initiative. This program is
offered thanks to a renewal grant from the Healthcare Foundation of
Highland Park. For more information, please contact Vice President of
Programs & Services Coleen Friedman at coleen.friedman@nmss.org.
Información en español>>
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Thank You, Volunteers! National
Volunteer Week happens in April, and the Greater Illinois Chapter
would like to thank all of our volunteers for supporting our mission
to end MS. We could not be a successful organization without you! To learn how you can be a Volunteer, click below to visit our Volunteer page.
Visit the Volunteer page>>
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