Become a Mission First club member

  

Interested in making your fundraising dollars go even further? Join the Mission First Club by donating your prize back to the MS Society!

You will be joining a special group of people who put the mission of finding a cure for MS first. When you generously donate your prize back to the MS Society, you aid in reducing costs associated with purchasing participant rewards, which in turn allows us to dedicate additional funds towards the cause and provide vital programs and services to those affected by MS.

To become a member of the Mission First club, look for the check box on your pledge submission form to opt for donating your prize back.

As a Mission First club member you will receive a tax receipt for the value of your prize.

  

You could WIN a trip to NYC or Chicago when you raise $500 online!

 

The MS Walk is just around the corner and now is the perfect time to kick your fundraising up a notch for a chance to win a fabulous prize. For every $500 you raise online between April 4 and 11 you will receive an entry into a draw for a chance to win a weekend getaway for two to New York City or Chicago!*

 

If you’re already registered, you can login to your account and share links to your personal fundraising page or pledge yourself to get started. The more you raise, the greater the chance you have of winning!

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Not registered yet? It’s not too late! You can register today and start fundraising for a chance to win this amazing prize!

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Please invite friends and family to participate in this incentive! You can share this information via our Facebook and Twitter pages. Good luck with your fundraising!

Thank you for lacing up!

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* Fundraise $500 online, between April 4 and 11, 2012, over and above any previously raised funds in order to be eligible for this incentive. Each trip includes round-trip air fare for two and two night accommodation.  Flights are for direct, non-stop flights wherever possible.  Hotel nights are for Friday and Saturday, but there may be flexibility within 1-2 days on either side upon request. Average value per trip equals $1400.

  

Sponsor Profile – Old Dutch Foods

 

We would like to take a moment to highlight the commitment of our MS Walk sponsor Old Dutch, a Canadian company with a long history of contributing directly to local, active community projects through grass-roots sponsorships. We are happy to have them on board with us for another year of MS Walks throughout Ontario.

We appreciate and welcome the gracious contributions of Old Dutch and we know the walkers do too! Everyone is encouraged to support those companies who support us in our goal to end MS.

About Old Dutch

Old Dutch first started in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1954 as a small potato chip company before achieving great success over the years with staple products such as the twin-pack box of potato chips, and its long list of flavours.  Retailers and consumers have come to know Old Dutch for its variety of snack food products and identify the windmill logo as a seal of quality that they can trust. Old Dutch acquired Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods in 2006 and today has national distribution of the premium Old Dutch Potato, Dutch Crunch Kettle, Restaurante Tortilla and Arriba Tortilla Chips, as well as Chip Dips, Salsas, and Meat Snacks.

You can learn more about Old Dutch by visiting their website.

And the winner is…

 
Thank you to everyone who participated in the “Share the Love” story contest that took place in February.

All of the entries were truly remarkable, but we are happy to congratulate Janet M. Vandenberg, from “Team Cindy”, who won Subway gift cards for all of her team members by writing about her love for her Team Captain. You can watch for the runner-up stories in future e-newsletters*.

  

Now, here is Janet’s loving story about her Team Captain, and daughter, Cindy:

 “Our Team Captain is my daughter, Cindy.  She was diagnosed with MS in September of 2011.  She is my only daughter, my love and my inspiration.  She has taken everything in stride and does not let this disease and what goes along with it tie her down.  She keeps trucking along, not letting the ups and downs stop her.  She’s the strongest individual I know of and has taught everyone she knows to not give up and reach for the stars.  She brings joy and laughter to everyone she is around and keeps such a positive attitude. She is amazing, she is everything, she is my daughter who I love with all my heart ....... XOXOXOXO”

Congratulations to Team Cindy! And good luck to all MS Walk teams as we countdown to event day!!

* If you’d like to sign-up to receive the MS Walk’s e-newsletter, click here.
 

“Spread the Word” about lacing up in the 2012 MS Walk!

 

The first series of MS Walks this year are only 20 days away! We hope you’re as excited as we are!

In this final stretch, be sure to use social media to take your fundraising goals one step further! Click here for a variety of images and tools for your blog, email, website, Facebook or Twitter accounts. You will find banners, badges, videos, email signatures, logos, posters and more that can be used to help you spread the word by letting your friends, family, colleagues and associates know that you are lacing up for someone you love at a 2012 MS Walk.

 

Here are some ideas on how you can digitally Spread the Word:

·         Update your profile and/or cover picture on your Facebook and Twitter accounts with an MS Walk badge

·         Embed an MS Walk ad banner onto your blog, personal website or email signature

·         Share the inspiring MS Walk video Every Step Matters with your online network

·         Update your voicemail to let people know that you are lacing up for someone you love

·         Post a link to your online fundraising page on your social media sites of choice

·         Print off an MS Walk poster and hang it up in your office cubicle or lunch room

·         Update your email signature line with a MS Walk badge which links to your online fundraising page

·         Update your desktop wallpaper with a custom MS Walk background image

And remember to take the opportunity to Lace Up! Speak Up! by creating and sharing your own video to explain why you lace up for someone you love and how the MS Walk has impacted your life or the life of someone you know. You can include this video on your own social media pages and also upload your video to laceupspeakup.ca for a chance to be featured on the MS Society website and newsletter!

Good luck with both your online and offline fundraising and thank you for being part of the movement to end MS!