Register for the MS Walk by January 31st for a chance to win!

We’re about halfway through the Canadian winter season, so it’s only natural that many of you have been dreaming about a getaway. The MS Walk team may be able to help you turn your dreams into reality!

If you register to participate in a 2012 MS Walk by January 31 you will automatically be entered into a draw to win a trip for two to anywhere in continental North America! Not only will you have a chance to win this wonderful prize, but you will be helping to raise funds for MS research and support services for individuals living with MS in your own community.

 

To be eligible, REGISTER NOW for your chance to WIN! And for those who have already registered, don’t worry you are already entered.

2012 MS Walk Dates

April 22, 2012 Various Locations
April 29, 2012 Ottawa
May 6, 2012    Sault Ste. Marie
May 27, 2012  Various Locations

Note: The Grand Prize winner must respond to and claim the Grand Prize via mail, email or telephone by March 26, 2012 (the "Deadline"). The grand prize winner must book their trip by June 25, 2012. Visit mswalks.ca/contest for full contest details.

Lace up for someone you love and help change lives for the better.

Team up for the 2012 MS WALK

With the big day only 3 months away, it’s the perfect time to build an MS Walk team to double, triple, or quadruple your impact on ending MS! All you need are three other members and they could be anyone from family members to friends, neighbors and coworkers.

There are many advantages to walking with a team, it can:

·     Offer camaraderie, motivation and a chance to connect with fellow MS supporters

·     Be a great team-building experience for businesses and organizations, as it’s an opportunity to socialize outside of the office

·     Be a source of support and creativity during fundraising, which in turn often leads to higher pledge totals

To learn more about the benefits of a building a team, recruiting team members or how to become a Team Captain visit TeamMS.ca today!

Register by January 31^st and be entered to win two tickets to anywhere in continental North America! Visit mswalks.ca to register and view contest rules and eligibility.

MS Walk Fundraising Tip #1 – Organize a bake sale at work

Organizing a bake sale event at your place of work is a great way to kick-off your fundraising initiatives and raise awareness about your participation in the 2012 MS Walk!

You can ask fellow employees to bring in their favorite baked goods to sell on a scheduled date and time during the work week as well as make some of the goodies yourself. Those who aren’t avid bakers can always purchase goodies or donate their family’s recipes for others to purchase.

Keep reading our blog for more fundraising tips from the MS Walk team from now until event day.

Enhanced Online Fundraising System for MS Walk

Check out the enhanced online fundraising system at http://www.mswalks.ca! Now making it even easier to be a part of the 2012 MS Walk in your community, you are just clicks away from registering, creating your personal page and getting a head start on fundraising.  New features include the ability to create your own personal fundraising page, post a photo or video, monitor and share your fundraising progress and much more. Lace up for someone you love, for people in your community who have MS and for the three Canadians diagnosed with this illness every day. Together, we will end MS.

Walk to lower your risk of stroke

Walking not only improves your overall health, but greatly reduces the risk of stroke – especially in women. These findings are based on a study examining the exercise behaviors of more than 39,000 female health professionals, with an average age of 54. The results indicate that women who walked at a pace of 3 miles per hour had a 37% lower risk of suffering from a stroke, and women who engaged in walking 2 or more hours a week had a 30% reduced risk of suffering from a stroke.

Jacob R. Sattelmair, MSc, Harvard School of Public Health states: “Physical activity, including regular walking, is an important modifiable behavior for stroke prevention and is essential to promoting cardiovascular health and reducing risk of cardiovascular disease, and walking is one way of achieving physical activity.”

For more information on this study visit Web MD: http://bit.ly/ceL87K