Held in conjunction with MS Awareness Month, the MS Carnation Campaign has raised more than $45 million since its inception in 1976.
The campaign's timing just before Mother's Day is particularly appropriate since multiple sclerosis is diagnosed in women three times as often as men. Seventy-five per cent of people living with MS are women.
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When the MS Carnation Campaign began in May 1976, carnations became a symbol of hope for people with multiple sclerosis. Hope in the form of new MS treatments that can modify the course of the disease. Hope provided through services to people with MS and their families. And hope that the funds and awareness raised by the MS Carnation Campaign will one day mean a future when no one need ever be told, “You have multiple sclerosis.”
Pre-sales of Carnation bouquets in Saskatoon, Regina and participating communities will begin March 1st and run to March 28th, 2013. The carnations will be delivered the week of Mother’s Day.
Participating Communities
To be announced!
Carnation Campaign Information
Where does the money go?
Money raised by this campaign helps us deliver on our mission - to be a leader in finding a cure for multiple sclerosis and enabling people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life – enabling us to provide education and services to individuals living with MS today, and to fund research to find a cure and end the devastating effects of MS tomorrow.
For more information, contact:
Saskatoon and Northern Saskatchewan
Melanie Buchko
244-2114 ext. 5052
1-800-691-0890
melanie.buchko@mssociety.ca
Regina and Southern Saskatchewan
Nikki Kosakowsky
522-5600 ext. 5002
1-800-268-7582
nikki.kosakowsky@mssociety.ca
