JOIN THE MOVEMENT!
Please join us Sunday, March 11, 2012 for an MS Awareness rally! Bring your friends and family and get inspired by all the ways you can join the movement and help create a world free of MS in 2012!
Time: Sunday, March 11, 1-3 p.m.
Place: St. Louis Community College
Meramec Campus Gymnasium (Map)
11333 Big Bend Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
Price: FREE!
GUEST SPEAKER
Adventurer Wendy Booker
Wendy Booker was the first person with MS to conquer six of the Seven Summits. Her mission to reach the top of the highest peak on each continent culminated in a second attempt on Mt. Everest in the spring of 2010.
This inspiring story of overcoming obstacles, living your dreams and triumph in the face of adversity will leave you laughing, crying, and seeking your own mountains!
There's More!
- MS logo swag
- Come meet Fredbird
- Sign up for your MS license plate
- Kirkwood High cheerleaders
- Chance to buy your tickets for MS night at Busch Stadium
- Learn how you can join the movement in 2012
MS Awareness Week DIY Fundraising Events
Saturday, March 10
5K Run/Walk by Clinton County MS Volunteers. It will take place at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Carlyle, IL. Race day registration is 7am to 8:30am and the race time is 9am. This will be followed by a ½ mile Fun Run and awards ceremony. Registration fee is $20. Visit the Clinton County MS 5K Run/Walk page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/clincoms2012 for more information.
Monday, March 12
Massage LuXe from 2-6pm located at 1409 S Hanley Brentwood, MO. They will be giving out free eyebrow/lip waxing and/or 10 minute chair massages to anyone who makes a donation of their choice to benefit the MS Society. They hope for MS Society presence and some give-aways for participating customers.
Tuesday, March, 13
Stein Mart Preview Event from 5-8 PM at the new Sunset Hills store, located at 10990 Sunset Hills Plaza in The Plaza at Sunset Hills. As a partnering charity, the National MS Society will be selling $5 tickets. In exchange for the purchase of the ticket, shoppers will receive a ticket/coupon for $5 off their purchase and 20% off two items. In addition, the general public as well as Stein Mart’s Elite and Preferred Customers will also be welcomed to the event and can donate $5 at the door to receive a ticket/coupon for $5 off their purchase as well as 20% off one item.
Click Here to buy your ticket. Tickets can also be purchased at the Gateway Area Chapter office or at the MS Awareness Rally.
Wednesday, March 14
Coldstone Creamery donating 15% of sales from 4-8 PM these 4 locations:
- 7 Ronnies Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63126
- 320 S. Kirkwood Rd., Kirkwood, MO 63122
- 2100 Troy Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025
- 3228 Green Mount Crossing Drive, Shiloh, IL 62269
MS Ambassadors, or other representatives from the Chapter, will be available at each location as well.
Thursday, March 15
TGI Friday's in Fairview Heights, IL, will donate 15% of your ticket to the National MS Society when you present this flyer or mention the MS Society fundraiser. Enjoy delicious food at Friday's and help raise MS awareness. TGI Friday's, 6910 N. Illionois St., Fairview Heights, IL, 618-624-8443. Click Here to download the flyer.
Friday, March 16
Sips in the City by Alive Magazine from 5pm to 7pm @ Culinaria Wine Bar (9th and Olive Street, Downtown). $5 suggested donation benefits the National MS Society. Donation includes appetizers, courtesy of Culinaria, and 2 drinks, including one premium Belgian beer and one glass of featured wine. RSVP to SipsInTheCity@alivemag.com. 2 hours of free parking is available in the garage above Culinaria after 5pm.
If you shop at Schnucks, there is an easy way to raise funds to create a world free of MS!
Already have an eScrip card? Great! Click here to sign in and then select "my eScrip" to add National MS Society as your organization of choice! If you don't have an eScrip card and would like one, email Amanda at amanda.henderson@nmss.org including your name, home address, phone number, and email address. The chapter will then send you an eScrip card in the mail (already linked to support the MS Society!) and an MS Society logoed grocery bag to remind you to use the eScrip card each time you shop.
Thanks in advance for your support!