Petition Drive Update

The MS community is actively signing on to the petition to increase funding for MS research. We have seen tremendous support so far but still need your help to reach our goal of at least 200,000 signatures by February 2007. Your signatures will demonstrate the importance of the MS movement in supporting a significant increase in federal funding for MS research. The success of this petition will move us closer to a world free of MS. Following is our progress through December:

Top Ten States with Most Signatures (from most signatures to least)

• New York


• Texas


• California


• Pennsylvania


• Florida


• North Carolina


• Ohio


• Illinois


• New Jersey


• Virginia

Top Ten Chapters with Most Signatures (from most signatures to least)

• Lone Star Chapter


• Georgia Chapter


• Central New England Chapter


• Upstate New York Chapter


• Ohio Buckeye Chapter


• Greater Illinois Chapter


• Eastern North Carolina Chapter


• Greater Delaware Valley Chapter


• New York City Chapter


• Mid Atlantic Chapter

To sign on to the petition, forward it to a friend, or post a petition flier in your community, visit www.nationalmssociety.com/advocacy. For more details on the progress of your state or chapters, contact your local chapter.

Support Funding for MS Research

MS Community Joins Together in this Petition

The National MS Society has launched an aggressive petition drive to help increase funding for multiple sclerosis research. The petition has had tremendous support so far, but still needs your help to reach the goal of at least 200,000 signatures by February 2007.

Every hour someone is diagnosed with MS. In that same hour, you can make a difference in the lives of those living with MS simply by signing your name. The signatures on this petition will demonstrate the importance of the MS movement in supporting a significant increase in federal funding for MS research. The success of this petition will move us closer to a world free of MS.

Click here to sign the petition and forward it to your friends and family. Or download and print a copy of the petition. Post it at your local community center, church, health clinic, town hall, or other places where people gather.

For more details on local progress of the petition or to find out how you can get involved in spreading the word, contact your local National MS Society chapter.