Multiple Sclerosis

People With Multiple Sclerosis Being Challenged To 'Do'

People With Multiple Sclerosis Being Challenged To 'Do'

Crawl, Jump and Slide in Muck MS Run to Fight Multiple Sclerosis

Crawl, Jump and Slide in Muck MS Run to Fight Multiple Sclerosis What you'll find on the Muck MS Run — photo courtesy of Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.A dirty initiative from the MS Society of Canada is taking an irreverent approach to fundraising. Called Muck MS Canada, the four upcoming events will see participants go over, under and through 15…

New MS Patient Speaks with President and CEO of Multiple Sclerosis Society

New MS Patient Speaks with President and CEO of Multiple Sclerosis Society A&W has raised over $6 million in funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada through their ‘Cruising to End MS’ drive held at more than 800 restaurant locations across the country — photo courtesy of MS Society of Canada. When A&W Canada staged its annual…

A&W's 50s-Themed MS Fundraiser Rallies Hundreds of Franchises

A&W's 50s-Themed MS Fundraiser Rallies Hundreds of Franchises Paul Hollands, president/CEO, A&W Food Services of Canada (left) and Yves Savoie, president/CEO, MS Society of Canada were joined by the Great A&W Root Bear at last year’s kick-off event in Halifax, NS.Paul Hollands might be the president and CEO of A&W Food Services of…

Iron Maiden Quietly Committed To Help Ex-Drummer With MS

Iron Maiden Quietly Committed To Help Ex-Drummer With MS Iron Maiden on stage in 2005 at London, England's Apollo Hammersmith with their ex-drummer Clive Burr for a fundraising concert for the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund. Band members L-R: Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Nicko McBrain and Janick Gers (photo credit: George Chin).…

Young Rock Photographer First-Ever Ambassador Of American MS Organization

Young Rock Photographer First-Ever Ambassador Of American MS Organization Rising young rock photographer Anna Webber has been named the first-ever ambassador in the history of The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA). The 25-year-old, whose work has appeared in such publications as Rolling Stone, Spin, People, Billboard and Variety, will…

Talkic's Click For Cause Site Benefits 20 Charities — And Indie Musicians

Talkic's Click For Cause Site Benefits 20 Charities — And Indie Musicians David Katz in Jack The Donkey costumeA social network for social change. That is the mandate of recently launched website Talkic.com, the brainchild of altruistic-minded Toronto entrepreneur David Katz. He also runs a free indie music promotion service, TalkicMusic.com, for…

Book Editor Seeks True Stories About Living With Multiple Sclerosis

Book Editor Seeks True Stories About Living With Multiple Sclerosis Toronto-based therapist and editor Liz Pearl, M.Ed., is seeking personal stories from people who are living with Multiple Sclerosis for an upcoming book entitled, MS—My Story, published by PK Press. The deadline for a one-paragraph synopsis is January 9, 2012, and, upon acceptance,…

Billy Talent Drummer Launches Online Support Site For Youth Affected By MS

Billy Talent Drummer Launches Online Support Site For Youth Affected By MS Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk is in a multi-platinum Canadian rock band, headlining arenas across the country and touring all over the world, but he has just realized another dream — the launch of www.someonelikeme.ca, a youth-based blogging website for people affected by…

Billy Talent Drummer Knows What MS-affected Youth Need

Billy Talent Drummer Knows What MS-affected Youth Need photo credit: Dustin RabinBilly Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1998 and nine years later started the MS Society of Canada Scholarship Fund. Under the cooler name F.U.M.S, Billy Talent and Friends put on an annual concert to raise money to help send young…