Recently I’ve been preparing for the MS Walk that I have done for the past 2 years. Each year I register my team far in advance so we can raise lots of money to find a cure for MS. My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis almost 9 years ago. Since then I occasionally read about her illness in publications issued by the MS Society and other MS education and advocacy organizations. Someday I hope there is a cute for the disease.
The National MS Society is made up of MS sufferers and other individuals who want to move toward world without MS. There are chapters in each of the 50 states. They Society is helping to further research on MS by pursuing prevention, treatment and cures for the disease. They also work hard assist those living with MS and their families. Another important part of their work is to put pressure on politicians to become advocates for MS.
These types of organizations are very important to civil society because it gives people who may not have one one, a voice.
November 26, 2008 at 12:30 am
I feel the National MS Society is the quintessential example of a non-profit organization. One of the recurring themes i have focused on throughout class is the aspect of non-profits delivering those without a ‘voice’ in society one. I commend your participation in events like this. I commented earlier that i hope to have be a better public patron and start volunteering! MS is one issue that deserves more attention and research dollars. Hopefully efforts will be extend through the work of organizations like this.