What is the National Multiple Sclerosis Society?
Founded in 1946, the Society provides assistance to over a million people annually through its home office and fifty-state network of chapters. The Society has 500,000 general members, including 356,000 people with MS. Over 460,000 volunteers carry out the mission. What does the group do? The National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports extensive research to find the cause, cure and improved treatments of the disease. They also offer services for people with MS, professional education programs, and advocacy efforts. How can you help? Supporters can participate or sponsor a participant in two events held each year The MS 150 Bike tour in September and the MS Walk in the spring. Volunteers are also needed to plan and execute. Or you can donate using the form below. Want to learn more? To learn more visit www.nationalmssociety.com or call 1-800-FightMS (1-800-344-4867) or 919-834-0678.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports the interests of MS patients. They sponsor research projects and offer help for patients (telephone hotline, internet forum, support groups). Where exactly does our money go? At the moment, we donate 95% of our U.S. income to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (www.nmss.org). Our German branch donates 95% of its income to Germany’s national multiple sclerosis society, the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (www.dmsg.de). We donate 5% of our income to changing projects. These projects are mostly to help people in Third World countries, who are the victims of natural disasters or suffer from diseases that might be easily cured – if only there were enough money. We forward the funds raised twice a year. At the present time, we still cover the administrative expenses ourselves. Our Changing Projects Our U.S. branch currently donates 5% to the Technology Learning Center, 111 S.
The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. More information is available at www.nationalmssociety.org.
