The Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society invites community leaders to purchase tickets for the 5th annual Women Against MS Leadership Luncheon (WAMS) on Tuesday, November 17 at the Embassy Suites in Cary.

For the past four years, the luncheon has attracted the Triangle's top leaders for an afternoon of awareness and fundraising. The vision of WAMS is to bring together a strong body of women to fight a disease that primarily impacts women, and to raise critical funds to support related research, education and programs.

Individual tax-deductible tickets are $75 each. Corporate sponsorships are available from $5,000 to $10,000 and include varying levels of marketing benefits and seats at the luncheon.

The event, which begins with a networking reception at 11:00 am, followed by the luncheon from 12-1:30 pm, will feature Wendy Booker as keynote speaker. Wendy is on a mission to become the first person with multiple sclerosis to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. Wendy's message is one of inspiration and determination.

"MS often impacts individuals in the prime of their life," says Haley Transou, development manager for the Eastern NC Chapter. "The luncheon this year will inspire attendees to boldly conquer personal obstacles and empower the Society to continue moving forward towards better treatments and a cure for multiple sclerosis."

Join this movement to create a world free of MS by becoming a table captain or event sponsor today. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets, please visit www.nationalMSsociety.org/nct or call Haley Transou at (919) 792-1015.

About Multiple Sclerosis:

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 National Multiple Sclerosis Society:

MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn't. The Eastern North Carolina Chapter, located in Raleigh, serves the over 4,800 individuals affected by MS in our 49-county area. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2008 alone, the Society devoted over $136 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives. The Society also invested nearly $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS NOW. If you or someone you know has MS, please contact the National MS Society today at www.nationalMSsociety.org/nct or 1-800 FIGHT MS to learn about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one day reveal a cure.

Related Links

1. http://www.nationalMSsociety.org/nct