The City of Prince George held a flag raising to bring awareness to the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
This was along with PG MS Walk to proclaim the month of May as MS Awareness Month, ahead of its walk later this month.
Co-Lead Sandra Stibrany said every year they try to raise awareness so people in the community know about MS, and know there are those in the community with the disease.
“Members of the MS community are very instrumental in making the Prince George MS walk a success.”
“So we gather together, we celebrate our differences and likenesses, talk about symptoms, and we enjoy having people that come and help us with raising money so we can fight MS as a disease.”
In the Northern Health area, between 600 to 800 people are diagnosed with MS, with 90,000 people across Canada.
Co-Lead, Ashley Provencher says they look to follow-up on last year’s successful walk.
“Last year, we had 150 people attend. Every year, we have a fundraising goal, and last year, we actually exceeded that which was fantastic. We’re hoping to do it again this year.”
The goal this year is to raise $57,000, and will continue to be fundraised until the end of October.
The 2.5k walk is on Saturday, May 24th at Lheidle T’enneh Memorial Park between 10am to 10:30am with various vendors, activities, and a free barbeque for participants.
So far, 10 teams signed up, and are raising funds for the walk.
More information about MS and where to donate can be found here, and can email either Provencher ([email protected]) or Stibrany ([email protected]) to get involved.
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