MS AWARENESS WEEK
Georgian’s Make Your Mark Against MS! March 12-18, 2012
GO ORANGE! The goal of MS Awareness Week is to acknowledge people who are a part of the movement, invite new people to join the movement, and encourage everyone to get involved during MS Awareness Week by taking at least one action to demonstrate their commitment to a world free of MS.
What will you do? Get Inspired by some of these successful examples: • Wear Walk MS or Bike MS t-shirts, jerseys, buttons, pins and bandannas • Buy Society shirts (www.MSsocietyipp.org) • Just wear orange! Use Social Media and Email... • Send videos about MS. Browse the Society’s YouTube channel and send a new video to friends each day. The Society has many that are appropriate for raising awareness. Choose videos that are short and to the point. • Use Facebook to share facts about MS and invite people to participate in the MS Walk or Bike MS events. • Add an MS Awareness Week e-mail signature to your e-mails. • Send e-mail blasts to co-workers, friends, and family: let them know that you are their connection to MS, give some facts about MS, and ask them to pass it on. • Encourage everyone to change their profile picture to the Society’s logo during that week; ask friends and family to do the same. Get out in Your Community… • Ask your church, club, or organization to post literature and decorate in orange. • Call someone with multiple sclerosis to show that you care. • Write notes on MS stationary or note cards to doctors, legislators, businesses, clubs who have supported MS-related efforts. Don’t ask for anything, tell them you appreciate their support. • Hand write or sign your name if you can do so.