National Multiple Sclerosis Society
WE EXIST TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and stops people from moving. With the help of people like you, the National MS Society addresses the challenges of each person whose life is affected by MS and helps them stay connected to the great big moving world JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Central Virginia Chapter Annual Report 2009
Mission of the National MS Society We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.
Bike MS 2009 - Richmond to Williamsburg
Richmond Walk MS 2009
Women on the Move Luncheon 2009
Dinner of Champions 2008 Fredericksburg Walk MS 2009
Join the Movement Dear Friends and Supporters of Join the Movement, The hardest part of a down economy is the double-edged sword we are forced to confront. Those who are fortunate enough to have a job, good health, friends and family are worried about what the future holds and often tighten their belts and give Mark Hubbard less. Those, like the thousands we serve in central Virginia Chairman, Board of Trustees with MS and their families, who are already struggling with an uphill battle often need more. Even an average guy like me understands you can't do more with less. Yet, I am astonished at the dedication, commitment, and sheer will of our staff, volunteers and partners to do just that - more with less. It is because they believe in the movement. It is because they are part of the movement. Yes, we have had a difficult year with our budget, but the lights are on, the phones are working and we have little outstanding debt. We have certainly held our own, if not fared a little better than many other worthwhile organizations facing the same challenges in the fundraising arena. We held a fantastic bike ride, and three terrific walks, along with our other signature annual events. We continued to provide scholarships to students of parents with MS, maintained a rigorous schedule of programs and services, and helped fund the critical research needed to find a cure for MS…some of it being done right here in Virginia at our leading medical institutions. All of this happened this year because nothing gets done while sitting on the sidelines. Each of you are part of that movement. MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society, and Central Virginia Chapter, exists to keep the movement going. And we won't stop until we fulfill our mission to create a world free of MS. Thanks for being part of the movement. Mark
Sherri Ellis, Chapter President
Financial Assistance College Scholarships
1%
Home Modifications
2%
Home Cooking Units
0% 6%
9%
Rent/Mortgage
34%
1%
Bathroom Equip. Utilities Food
11%
Durable Medical Equip.
1%
Other Assistance
14%
0%
21%
Automobile Expenses Home Health Care
There are over
Clothing
How we assisted clients.
1800 National MS Society-affliliated self-help groups across the nation representing people with MS, family members
Client Services Chesterfield
and friends.
Henrico
2% 2%
City of Richmond
2% 5%
8%
25%
8%
Hanover Stafford Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg
8% 15%
25%
Northern Neck
Locations of clients andand families. Location of Clients Families
Louisa Petersburg Mecklenburg
Teleconferences Research Symposium
Community Fairs Self Help Groups
Types of Programs Offered During 2009 Wellness Day Lobby Day Exercise Classes Exercise Classes Nutrition/Cooking Class Lending Library
Healthcare Professionals Education Public Policy Conference
Central Virginia Chapter MS Supporters Donations of $25,000 and Greater Lumber Liquidators, Inc. Altria Group, Inc. Donations of $10,000 to $24,999 Ukrop’s First Market Bank Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Owens & Minor CCA Industries, Inc. CowanGates, PC Markel Corporation McGuireWoods, LLP Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Precision M. Products, Inc. Central Atlantic Supply Chain Ops Bon Secours Richmond Action Tech Dominion Huron Consulting Group, INC. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Page Donations of $5,000 to $9,999 Teva Neuroscience, Inc. Alexander H. Slaughter Atlantic Bay Mortgage Hairfield, Morton, Watson, Adams & Sommers PL West Home Health Care Frank N. Cowan, Esq. Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Marks & Harrison Sheltering Arms SunTrust Bank SuperValu Verizon Williams Mullen Foundation Pamela S. Barden Land American Foundation Genworth Financial HealthSouth Blake Manners Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Timmons
Donations of $2,500 to $4,999 Cantor Arkema, PC Estate of Marie S. Atkinds J.P. Lee UPS Foundation, Inc. DeBuy Orthopaedics Ernst & Young, LLP KPMG, LLP Mr. & Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor, III Richmond FSC Shoosmith Construction, Inc. University of Richmond Washington & Lee University Dominion Foundation Bob W. Baile Frank B. Bradley, IIII Emrock & Kilduff, LLP Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman PC Tronfeld, West & Durrett Wachovia Bank Donations of $1,000 to $2,499 Davenport & Company, LLC Hirschler Fleischer PC Kalbaught, Pfund & Messersmith PC Gregory Bishop Jennifer Bittmann Dr. Frank Brown Mark Hubbard Ira Rosenfeld James E. Sok Virginia Credit Union Care Advantage, Inc. Knights of Columbus Brett Marshall Darrell Snyder Dave H. Cameron Gerard Benchetrit Mike B. Chenault Barbara Wilson Carol A. Eastwood Caryn L. Moore Cynthia S. Herrell Kathryn Kimball Peggy Hayes
Watson & Allison Wright Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign Red River Foods, Inc. Ukrop’s Super M.A. Inc. Chasen’s Business Interiors Cleveland Cement Contractors Hand Craft Cleaners D.K. Woolfolk, Jr. Andrea H. Childress Elizabeth B. Heatherington Fawn Lake Country Club Michael Fatsi Richard J. Schoepke Edward H. Buchanan The GE Foundation Mount Olivet Baptist Church Beach Ford Betallic LLC Biogen Idec Bowen, Champlin, Carr Foreman & Rockecharlie CG Technology Chip’s Car Wash Co. Christian & Barton, LLP Colonial Webb Contractors Designline Remodelers, Inc. Dr. John M. O’Bannon, III Dr. Scott Berman Franklin Federal Savings Fredericksburg Distrib. Co. H.B. Beadell Jim Plutt KBS Inc. Kfraft Foods North America Manchester-Richmond Lodge 699 Marshall Creek Farms Charles Lindsay, III David M. Dillon Doug N. Yocom George Poulos Harry I. Mahon James G. Page John P. Jones John T. Linhart Ken A. Crerar Kenneth A. Hall
Kevin T. Wood Mark Householder Michael Charapp Patraic Baxter Patrick Campbell Paul M. Pistilli Ray M. Paul Robert Rosenthal Shane M. Maley Thomas D. Gear Thomas Williamson, Jr. Todd D. Rogers Kay C. Mast Marjorie S. Elliott S. Carpenter Teresa E. Iannaconi Erica Grooms Lisa A. Watson Melissa Silver Pamela M. Foley Sharon F. Robinson Sharon I. Daniel Shirley A. Spring Pure Protein R. Adm. Frank F. Reennie, IV Refinish Solutions Rep South Stratford Hills Veterinary Ctr. Tak Tent LP The Community Foundation VA Farm Bureau Sandra L. Sieben Sharon Condia New Market Corporation Patrick Pontiac, Buick, GMC Ride-Away Equiment Corp. United Parcel Service
Tappahannock Walk MS 2009
Fundraising Events Di nner of Champions, $ 245,000 Bike MS, $ 335,981
Women on the Move, $ 22,500
Wal k MS, $ 292,173
Two to three times as many women as men have MS.
MS is not contagious and is not directly inherited.
Most people with MS have a normal or near-normal life expectancy.
Bike MS 46 Teams/508 Riders Walk MS-Richmond 99 Teams/1934 Walkers Walk MS-Fredericksburg 40 Teams/411 Walkers Walk MS-Tappahannock 11 Teams/100Walkers
Top Teams Capital Ale House Hometown Team Team HCA Altria Team Yocom The Guardians Falls Run Edi’s Idiots Because We Care
Top Individuals Don Hall Mark Householder Ron Powell Doug Yocom Anne Leedy Constantina Mourtos Jamie Hurst John Hutt Traci Poole
$48,330 $20,395 $14,997 $25,534 $16,041 $ 3,725 $ 2,613 $ 4,727 $ 4,104
Dinner of Champions Women on the Move Luncheon
$26,390 $11,120 $10,446 $ 8,850 $ 5,025 $ 2,135 $ 800 $ 2,965 $ 1,945
$245,000 $ 23,125
Event Sponsors A VERY Special Thank You Goes to our Event Sponsors Bike & Walk Lumber Liquidators Atlantic Bay Mortgage Target West Home Healthcare Teva Neurosciences, Inc. United Parcel Service Sheltering Arms Rehab Hospital Verizon Care Advantage Hometown Realty McGuireWoods HealthSouth Rehab Hospital Biogen Ja’Nosha & Company
$40,000 $ 6,250 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 3,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
Dinner of Champions Ukrop’s/First Market Bank $25,000 Altria $25,000 CowanGates PC $11.500 Bon Secours-Richmond $10,000 CCA Industries $10,000 Markel Corporation $10,000 McGuireWoods LLP $10,000 Owens & Minor, Inc. $10,000 Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. $10,000 Women on the Move Table Sponsors CowanGates PC McGuireWoods LLP Canter Arkema Anthem Ernst & Young Allen & Allen Lolly Heatherington
Chapter Leadership Board of Trustees - 2009 Officers: Chapter Chair Chair Elect Audit Chair Chair Emeritus Treasurer Secretary
Mark Hubbard Gregory Bishop Gary Wallace David Carminucci Blake Manners Jeanne Carvency
Members at Large: Mark Householder Ira Rosenfeld
Jennifer Bittmann Tracey Jeter David Saunders
Committee Chairs: Board Governance Chair Programs Chair Clinical Advisory Chair Major Gifts Chair
Frank Brown, MD Ashley T. Johnson Jim Sok
Alexander H. Slaughter Jeffrey Ruskan, PT, MBA Barry L. Katchinoff, M.D. Gregory Bishop
Frank Cowan Suzanne Gardner John O’Bannon, MD Ray M. Paul, Jr. Kyle Yocom Gerald T. Zerkin
Statement of Operations As of September 30, 2009 - Unaudited Revenues Dinner of Champions Bike MS Walk MS Women on Move Luncheon Other Special Event Income Individual Contributions Corporate Contributions Foundations Other Campaign/Charity Funding/Third Party Interest & Investment Income Other Income (Program Fees) Direct Mail Gifts Received at National Other (Legacies and Bequests and other) TOTAL INCOME
$245,000 $337,403 $301,440 $ 23,125 $ 34,651 $ 66,050 $ 2,425 $ 13,075 $ 21,404 $ 207 $ 10,548 $ 32,612 $ 528 $ 8,355 $1,096,823
Expenditures National Share - 40% Chapter Div. Inc Gross Salaries Employee Benefits Payroll Taxes Occupancy Printing, Publications & Artwork Postage and Shipping Telephone Supplies Dues and Subscriptions Professional Fees Travel Meetings Insurance Office Furniture & Equipment Depreciation & Amortization Financial Assistance - Persons with MS Awards (Volunteer Recognition) Miscellaneous Bank Charges Direct Benefit to Donor Costs TOTAL EXPENSE
$298,018 $388,191 $ 58,929 $ 30,689 $ 56,139 $ 14,120 $ 5,160 $ 12,644 $ 5,123 $ 2,405 $100,192 $ 14,991 $ 23,866 $ 7,925 $ 14,391 $ 24,579 $ 22,842 $ 3,727 $ 18,881 $ 5,647 $105,051 $1,213,510
Central Virginia Chapter - Events 2010 • • • • • • • •
Lobby Day - VA State Capital MS Awareness WEEK Walk MS - Fredericksburg Walk MS - Richmond Bike MS - Ride Virginia Walk MS - Tappahannock Women on the Move Dinner of Champions
January 24 & 25 March 8 - 14 April 10 May 1 May 22 & 23 September 18 September TBA October TBA
www.moveVA.org Staff - Central Virginia Chapter
Approximately 400,00 Americans acknowledge having MS, and
Staff Chapter President Director of Operations & Mass Market Events Director of Community Development Manager of Client Services Development Coordinator & Systems Administrator Executive Assistant Database Coordinator Manager of Finances Finance Assistant Statewide Advocacy Manager
every week about
Sherri Ellis Judy Griffin Andy Page Donna Clements Lisa Simpich Linda Pretlow Grace Phillips Ronald Bergman Melanie Hofe Ashley Chapman
200 people are diagnosed. Worldwide MS