Women Against Multiple Sclerosis
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 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 nearly $ 830 000.
The growing success of WAMS is largely due to the exceptional women who have joined the group in the last few years. Isabelle Marcoux (2011 – Transcontinental), Jacynthe Coté (2010 – Rio Tinto Alcan), Christiane Bergevin (2009 – then at SNC Lavalin), Johanne Lépine (2008 – Aon Parizeau Inc.) and Christiane Germain (2007 – Groupe Germain) are among the women who have supported WAMS; thanks to their outstanding professional and personal qualities, they have helped the MS Society take another step towards a world free of multiple sclerosis.
The Multiple Sclerosis Society and its mission
The mission of the MS Society of Canada, founded in 1948, is:
To be a leader in finding a cure for multiple sclerosis and enabling people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life.
The Quebec Division of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is the principal resource in the province for information about multiple sclerosis, services for people with MS (8,000 members) and family members, and education programs. Services and programs are delivered usually through the 24 local chapters which serve communities across Quebec with the division providing services to non-chapter areas. The division office is located in Montreal.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Multiple sclerosis is a disease which affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). In general, it strikes people who are between 15 and 40 years old. It is the most common neurological disease among young adults in Canada. Three times as many women as men are diagnosed with MS. There are more than 20,000 Quebecers living with this disease.
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