Walk MS 2010 Registration Open

Join us for Walk MS 2010. Visit www.msohiowalk.org and register today!

If you are a returning participant, please use your previous year's login information to register. Use the "Forgot your password" link to retrieve your username or password.

Changes in 2010:

• Walk MS Cleveland will be held on April 10, 2010 at a NEW VENUE-The Cleveland Browns Stadium.

• NEW WALK- Walk MS North Canton will be held on April 24, 2010 at Price Park. We encourage former Walk MS Hartville participants to walk in either our: Walk MS North Canton, Walk MS Massillon or Walk MS Akron events.

• NEW PARTICIPANT CENTER- We have upgraded our Walk MS personal and team webpages with new features. You can now upload YouTube video to your fundraising page, import your contacts easier, and connect your fundraising page to your Facebook account! Login today to check out the new features.

If you experience trouble registering or need to your username and password, please call 800-667-7131.
Thank you to our 2010 Walk MS Corporate Partners:
Giant Eagle, EMD Serono, Acorda, Duke and Duchess, Jif, AZ Management, Teva Neuroscience and OhioHealth

Cardinal Health Walk MS Team Received National Recognition

Cardinal Health, headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, was recently recognized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for their involvement with the Society’s Walk MS event. The company was given the National Team Expansion Award for 2009 during the Society’s National Team Captain’s Rally in Chicago, Illinois.

The award was given to the corporation with the highest expansion of corporate teams across the country in the past year. Cardinal Health had six Walk MS teams in 2008 and expanded to 29 Walk MS teams in 2009.

One of the largest teams was the Cardinal Health team that participated in the Columbus Walk MS event on April 18 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Their team captain, Yvonne Long, Senior Sales Assistant for Nuclear Pharmacy Services, attended the Chicago conference and accepted the award on behalf of Cardinal Health. She was accompanied by Joe Zipp, Cardinal Health’s Vice President of Operations.

“Multiple sclerosis touches many people both directly and indirectly,” Long said about why she worked with her employer to increase their support of the MS cause. “Keeping the momentum going is essential. I am fully confident that within my lifetime we will find a cure for MS.”

The local Cardinal Health team had 35 walkers who raised $9,000 for programs, services and MS-related research efforts to benefit people living with multiple sclerosis. Nationwide, the Cardinal Health teams raised more than $47,900.

“It was great to see Cardinal Health recognized with a national award,” said Matt Faulkner, Corporate Relations and Team Coordinator. “The Society is grateful for Cardinal Health’s involvement with our organization. We are very fortunate to have volunteers such as Yvonne and the Cardinal Health Walk MS Team support the mission of the National MS Society.”

For more information about multiple sclerosis or Walk MS call 1-800-667-7131 or visit www.MSohiobuckeye.org.

Recordpub.com - Rough Riders, Wildcats hit hardcourt for charity game

Recordpub.com - Rough Riders, Wildcats hit hardcourt for charity game

Basketball is a sport built to have fun while also creating a competitive atmosphere.

Although, at times, the sport can be used as a vehicle for something much more important, and on Nov. 20 that is exactly what will happen at Kent Roosevelt High School.

The Rough Riders girls basketball team will host the Mogadore Wildcats in a charity basketball game, with all proceeds of the game going to the Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The charity game is just one of many similar events Kent Roosevelt girls basketball head coach Craig Foreman and his staff have introduced for their players.

Foreman began a community-service effort with his players and staff at the beginning of the 2008-09 season and will continue their campaign throughout this year.

THANK YOU ROUGH RIDERS! We just received word that this event raised over $2000!

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Philanthropia Reminder

..... is a wonderful way for the National MS Society to raise money and at the same time attend a delicious Luncheon Event. The afternoons entertainment will be provided by “The Singing Angels”. What a great fundraiser and we don’t even have to incur any expenses!

On Monday, December 7, 2009 The Corporate Club at Landerhaven is hosting its Ninth Annual phil•an•thro•pi•a Luncheon. Admission is a check made payable to the National MS Society. Individual tickets require a minimum donation of $75.00 per person or a minimum of $750.00 for a table of ten (10). Silver, Gold and Diamond tables are also available with special recognition.

Donations above the minimum are certainly encouraged. The donation is tax deductible and Executive Caterers will forward the checks to the National MS Society with your name and a list of all other donors. For additional information about phil•an•thro•pi•a please call Sharon S. at Executive Caterers at 440-449-0700 x241 or Matt Faulkner at the National MS Society at 614-515-4629.

I Walk Because

Win the chance for your team to be featured on iWalkBecause.org, the national Walk MS page for Team Acorda Therapeutics. 

The I Walk Because Team is launching a nationwide contest to find five people with MS to participate in a series of podcasts on our website. The podcasts will feature the winners sharing their personal stories of why they choose to walk.

Simply create one 30 to 60 second entry video (in any of the following formats: AVI, MPEG, MOV, or WMV) telling us on camera why you participate in the walks and what Walk MS mean to you. Feel free to let your unique personality shine through.

Then go to www.iwalkbecause.org at any time between November 4, 2009 and midnight (EST) January 15, 2010, find the "podcast contest page" and follow the instructions to upload your video file. Registration on iwalkbecause.org is required.

Finalists will be notified the week of February 9, 2010. A quick follow-up, telephone interview with each finalist will help the I Walk Because Team determine the five winners.

Show your pride for National MS Society's Ohio Buckeye Chapter's Walk MS event. We are encourage participants from all 12 of our Walk MS locations to enter this contest. Once you submit your video for the contest, remember to post your video on www.facebook.com/walkmsohiobuckeye.

 

$33 for 2 CAVS tickets- 100% Proceeds benefit the National MS Society

Help Welcome Shaq to Cleveland! The Ohio Buckeye Chapter has Cavs tickets and we want to share them with you! For just a $33 donation, you can receive two tickets to watch Shaq, Lebron and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Charlotte Bobcats or the Chicago Bulls! Watch as the big man works hard to help deliver the championship-starved Cavaliers a title in 2010! This is the year, so come and be a part of it! For $27 off the regularly priced tickets, you can't beat this deal!

Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Bobcats Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, November 5 at 8:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Quicken Loans Arena Submit your donation and choose to either pick up the tickets at Will Call or at the Ohio Buckeye Chapter office.

Ohio Buckeye Chapter
6155 Rockside Road, Suite 202
Independence, OH 44131
800-667-7131
Ohio Buckeye Chapter Website

National MS Society's Annual Meeting

Join us for the 2009 Ohio Buckeye Chapter's Annual Business Meeting. When: Thursday, November 12, 2009 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Where: Independence Civic Center 6363 Selig Drive Independence, OH 44131 White Oak Room This meeting will: provide an overview of happenings/accomplishments of the chapter during the past year hold election of Board Members Dr. Cohen will provide an update on research taking place in MS Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Desserts and beverages will be provided. This program is free. If you have any questions or need any additional information please contact us at 800-667-7131.

You can RSVP for this event online here.