Women
Against Multiple Sclerosis
In the fall of 2006, the Quebec Division of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada launched Women Against MS (WAMS), a brand-new activity created specifically for women of action from different backgrounds who wanted to act immediately to create a world without MS.
The WAMS event was founded in the United States in 1999. It was created by committed women who were determined to make their own contribution to the battle against multiple sclerosis. The success of this fundraising and awareness event is due to its highly original concept, which combines networking and philanthropy.
In Canada, the event was inaugurated in 2005 by the Ontario Division of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. The Quebec version of WAMS was made available to professional women in the Montreal region in the fall of 2006. The campaign has been an undeniable success since it was launched in Quebec.
The primary goal of WAMS is raising funds to support the cause
of multiple sclerosis but it's also the occasion to offered the WAMS
Award of Distinction to a businesswoman who has
made a name for herself for her professional accomplishments
and her philanthropic involvement.
The WAMS campaign is piloted by a committee of businesswomen who share their networks of contacts for the benefit of the MS Society.
Since its creation, WAMS has enabled the Quebec Division of the MS Society to raise $831,000.
2011 - $163,000
2010 – $185,000
2009 – $166,000
2008 – $167,000
2007 – $150,000
The MS Society is proud to be associated with a businesswoman who is known for her exceptional professional achievements and her charitable involvement.
This year, Isabelle Marcoux, Vice Chair of the Board and Vice President, Corporate Development at Transcontinental, joined the 2011 WAMS campaign as the principal honouree.
The WAMS committee is made up of eleven businesswomen, including three honorary members, each of whom is a leader in her professional sector. The committee members put their numerous professional and personal contacts to work for the benefit of a cause they whole-heartedly support.
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For
more information on WAMS, please contact Joanick Boucher,
Quebec Division, at 514 849-7591 or at 1 800 268-7582 (toll-free
in Quebec).
