Organizations Filed Purposes:
PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS CAN LIVER THEIR BEST LIVES AS WE STOP MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORE WHAT HAS BEEN LOST AND END MS FOREVER.
OUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE OF MS.
RESEARCH - TO MOVE US CLOSER TO A WORLD FREE OF MS, IN 2014, THE BLUDE RIDGE CHAPTER CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY'S INVESTMENT OF AN ESTIMATED $50.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 380 RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD AIMED AT STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING FUNCTION, AND ENDING THE DISEASE FOREVER. THE SOCIETY COLLABORATES WORLDWIDE TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE AFFECTED BY MS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PROGRESSIVE MS, THROUGH THE ACCELERATED DISCOVERY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING RESEARCH DISCOVERIES, NEW MS THERAPIES, AND RESEARCH TOOLS.
CLIENT PROGRAMS - PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS, FAMILY MEMBERS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS CONNECT TO EACH OTHER AND TO AN EXTENSIVE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND RESOURCES. MANY COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS FACILITATE EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, CONNECTION WITH OTHERS WITH MS, AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION. OTHER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS AND THEIR FAMILIEIS BY OFFERING GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO HELP CONTAIN THE FINANCIAL AND OTHER IMPACTS OF MS.
SOCIETY ACTIVITIES - COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDING CONSTITUENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CONDUCTED NATIONWIDE (BEYOND THE CHAPTER'S TERRITORY) FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MS. THE PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS RECEIVED INFORMATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S MS NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, AND OVER 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AND ACCESSED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Margaret Haymans | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Angie Miller | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Dr David E Jones | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Sue Plaskon | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Kirkman | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Graffeo | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Myla Goldman | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Gibbs | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Fowler | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Don Fraser | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Ronald Tweel | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Mason | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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