Participate in fundraiser to help end MS

I am one of millions of people who have joined the movement to end multiple sclerosis. I’m writing to ask for your help in changing the lives of people living with MS in this community and across the country.

Every hour someone is diagnosed with MS, a chronic disease of the central nervous system for which there is no cure. In Wisconsin alone, more than 10,000 people live with the disease — that’s one of the highest rates of MS in the country.

MS Awareness Week takes place March 8-14. I encourage people to join the movement to create a world free of multiple sclerosis.

It’s easy to get involved. It only takes a few minutes to make a difference in the lives of the millions of people worldwide who live with this disease. I’ve registered for Walk MS 2010 because I want to do something for the people who have been diagnosed and because I want to do everything to prevent more people from learning what it means to live with this disease.

Some simple things you can do:

n Visit wisMS.org to learn more about MS. n Sponsor a walker or cyclist in a Walk MS or Bike MS event. n Join my Walk MS team. The walk is Sunday, April 18 at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Funds raised are used for research, as well as comprehensive programs and services for people with MS.

Progress on MS can’t wait. Move it during MS Awareness Week and move us closer to a world free of MS. Thank you.

Christy Barth

Wheatland