What our supporters did, 2011:
Sandy from Nottinghamshire held a large Zumba class Saks Hair, Wetherby & York donated £1 for every client during MS Week Neil displayed posters at a doctor's surgery in Leek Andrew and colleagues at Tesco in March held a cake sale Advanced Business Solutions, Harpenden held a dress down day Leona sold a specially designed range of blue stationary online Brigitte from Rye raised awareness in her pharmacy Lordship Farm School in Letchworth held a blue themed day Pauline from Staffordshire sold homemade cards Philip collected money at Oldham Hospital and in a local shopping centre Staff at BRC Ltd had a cake sale and blue dress down day Empire Cinema in Newcastle raised awareness Beverley from Hampshire held a coffee morning Angela raised awareness with colleagues at Mold Hospital Sutton Bonnington Primary School held a dress down in blue day Gemma and colleagues held a quiz, cake sale, raffle and wore fancy dress Shirley from Cumbria raised awareness in her local shop Marie from Worcestershire held a cake sale The Physio Dept at the Walton Hospital raised awareness Stacey from Lanarkshire sold homemade goods Chantal and colleagues had a blueberry muffin eating competition! Pupils & staff at Rosneath Primary School held a dress down day Samantha from Newcastle held a raffle, quiz and cake sale Lynn from Sheffield will raised awareness at work Maria from Worcestershire sold cakes Lindsay from Stirling gave out information at her school Emily and colleagues held a dress up in blue day Olivia and colleagues held a blue dress down day and cake sale

Things to do - MS Awareness Week! 30 April - 06 May 2012

Why do we need to raise awareness of MS?

One of the MS Trust's goals is to help everyone understand the impact of multiple sclerosis. You can help us achieve this by doing some awareness raising yourself in your local area or online.

How can I help raise awareness of MS?

  • Give a talk
    Give a talk about your experience of MS at work, at a school, to local clubs and organisations such as the women's Institute, or even to friends and family to help them understand the condition better. We can provide you with a DVD to explain the work the MS Trust carries out to support people with MS.
  • Put up posters in your local area
    The MS Trust can provide you with posters for you to display in your local area, and this is a vital way that we can get our information to the people that need it. With permission, you could display these posters in your library, GP's surgery, local supermarket or newsagent, or anywhere that might get people's attention. Download MS Awareness Week posters
  • Write a letter to your local newspaper
    Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. The local press are always looking for good letters to print, and the letters to the Editor section is a must-read section. You could share your MS story, let your community know how great your MS Nurse is, or just spread some facts about MS.
  • Set up an information stand or hold an information event
    You could set up an information stand at work, in your local library, your GP's surgery or anywhere that you think might get people's attention. Or you could organise an event with friends, colleagues or family to help give them a better understanding of MS and its effects. We can provide you with materials and information to display, whether you are doing this on a small or large scale.
  • Raise awareness online
    Why not use your online social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to help raise awareness of MS? You could tweet facts about MS, or turn your profile photo blue for the week to show your support.
  • YouTube it
    Why not create your own awareness raising film clip and upload it to YouTube? You could talk about what MS is to you or interview someone who has MS.

Help raise awareness of MS this year!

For your MS Awareness Information pack which includes further information on how to take part in these awareness raising activities, please contact us by email or call: 01462 476700

Why not have a MS Awareness info stand?

Write to a local news paper