From May 5 to May 7 2011, thousands of dedicated volunteers in more than 280 communities across Canada will be in bloom just prior to Mother's Day as the 35th annual MS Carnation Campaign will use the “power of the flower” to help end MS.
Carnations will be on sale outside supermarkets, banks, LCBOs, Beer Stores, and in shopping malls, and all money raised will go to support the activities of your local MS Society Chapter.
Why Mother's Day?
Held in conjunction with MS Awareness Month, the MS Carnation Campaign has raised more than $45 million since its inception in 1976. The campaign’s timing just before Mother’s Day is particularly appropriate since multiple sclerosis is diagnosed in women three times as often as men. Many people living with MS are mothers, and this unpredictable, often disabling disease affects entire families.
Help raise awareness about multiple sclerosis by purchasing a carnation and together we will end MS.
For questions regarding the MS Carnation Campaign, and information about how you can get involved, please contact:
Freya Potter
416-922-6600, ext. 3157
Freya.potter@mssociety.ca
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To learn more about the support and services the MS Society can help provide, please click here.
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