Red Carpet Roll-out for MS
Guests sparkled, flashbulbs popped, and the disco ball glittered at A Night to Benefit People Living With MS, a gala event held November 12 in Addison, Ill.
Learn about Volunteering
RSVP, then come to our volunteer recruitment meeting Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call or click for details: volunteerIllinois@nmss.org, 1.312.423.1139.
Registration Open!
Join or form a 2011 team for Walk MS and/or Bike MS: Tour de Farms. Make your new year's resolution to end MS — register now!
January 10 Feeling Well, Feeling Wise Regional Teleconference
January 12 Volunteer Recruitment Event Chicago
December 17 Holiday Gift Wrapping Rockford, Ill.
December 20 Holiday Gift Wrapping Cherry Vally, Ill.
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Direct Assistance Keeps Debbie Moving Debbie, diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting MS in 1986, reached out to the Greater Illinois Chapter’s Programs & Services department as a resource. Our Direct Assistance program helped her gain Social Security disability benefits, support, answers and the means to get around. “When I put the call out for help,” she says, “they were everywhere.”
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New Parking Law Effective January 1 Public Act 096-1125, which strengthens penalties to property owners who fail to keep their accessible parking aisles and spaces clear, takes effect January 1. The Greater Illinois Chapter and its activists helped promote the law, which was signed on July 20, 2010 by Governor Pat Quinn. Businesses who allow their accessible parking spaces to remain obstructed will be subject to a fine of up to $250. Dial 311 to report parking obstructions to your local police.
Learn more about advocacy.
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Raise Glass to End MS Join us on "The King's" birthday at the Multiple Solutions MS Pub Crawl, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, starting at Schuba’s Tavern, 3159 North Southport Ave., Chicago, 2 p.m. Your $30 donation earns a souvenir mug, drink specials and a chance to win a raffle. It’s a fun way to support our mission to create a world free of MS.
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Volunteer Draws Strength Inspiring In May 2001, Yvonne Solorzano, a college student out having fun with a childhood friend, suddenly lost vision in her right eye. That led to her MS diagnosis. Flash forward to 2010: Yvonne is an office volunteer at the chapter, balancing a busy work schedule at her paying job with her desire to support the chapter and inspire others living with MS.
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‘Emerging Therapies’ Special Briefing On December 9, more than two dozen people attended an exclusive Golden Circle research briefing hosted at the Greater Illinois Chapter’s main office in Chicago. Dr. Anthony Reder, Dr. Adil Javed and Dr. Jackie Bernard from the University of Chicago focused on Emerging Therapies and Emerging Ways to Measure MS. They discussed similarities between MS and other diseases, as well as new treatments and their affects on MS.
Get invited — join the Golden Circle.
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Experience Mardi Gras at MS Carnivale Vivid colors, shiny beads, a mirage of acts...and lots of fun – attend Peoria’s own MS Carnivale! March 11, 2011 marks the ninth MS Carnivale Mardi Gras celebration, to be hosted from 6 p.m. until midnight at the Hotel Père Marquette, 501 Main St. in Peoria, Ill. Tickets only $100 each.
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Holiday Cheer for Peoria Families Seven-year-old Kingston Gordon and more than 45 other chapter members, family and friends attended a chapter-sponsored holiday party in Peoria, Ill. December 5.
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