TicketsFeb. 24, 2010
CINCINNATI - First-year head coach Jamelle Elliott and the University of Cincinnati women's basketball program have formed a team that will walk in the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 21st annual Walk MS, which starts at Sawyer Point in downtown Cincinnati on April 24, 2010.
Elliott has been affected by MS since the age of 12, when her mother was diagnosed with the disease and eventually passed away in 1999 after being confined to a wheelchair. Elliott wishes to carry on the spirit of hope through assisting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in mobilizing people and resources to drive research for a cure while addressing the challenges of everyone affected by MS.
Join the Bearcats team as a walker or a volunteer or simply make a donation to help move closer to a world free of this disease. The team is accepting donations at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/ucwomensbball with a goal of raising a total of $3,000 for the cause.
Elliott has pledged to donate $2 for every point and $5 for every three-pointer her team scores in the Bearcats' regular season home finale on Feb. 27 against Pittsburgh in Fifth Third Arena. Representatives from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National MS Society will be on hand to accept donations and distribute promotional materials prior to the game.
Help the team move toward a world without MS. Join the cause or donate now!
About MS:
Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and 2.5 million worldwide.
About the MS Society:
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society believes that moving is not just something you can or can't do, but rather is who you are. This is why we host events like Walk MS and Bike MS -- to raise funds for research, as well as comprehensive programs and services for people with MS -- moving closer to a world free of MS. The commitment you have made to participate and fundraise makes a profound difference in the lives of more than 6,000 people living with MS who are served by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National MS Society. We're excited to welcome you to the collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now.
Founded in 1952, the Ohio Valley Chapter serves 24 Ohio counties and the three northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell. We are committed to ensuring that people living with MS across our chapter service area have the information and quality care they need to live healthy, productive and independent lives. To meet these needs, we provide a variety of programs and services that span a spectrum of needs.
- Other than the National Institutes of Health, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is the largest funder of MS specific research in the world having contributed over $660 million since 1946.
- Fifteen years ago treatment options were minimal, we now have six disease modifying treatments available to people with MS and there are 135 other treatments in the pipeline.
- The FDA just approved the first oral medication that is specifically designed to treat a symptom of MS and is intended to improve walking ability.