RSVP Open for Boston *and* San Francisco Annual Events (no charge)
Every year Accelerated Cure Project for MS hosts a free event on each coast to introduce people to our organization and let our supporters know what we have been up to for the past year.
Both events feature a cocktail reception with hors d'oeuvres, dessert, live music, a silent auction, and a year in review presentation by Accelerated Cure Project staff.
WEST COAST:
November 7th - The 2008 West Coast Annual Event will be held at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel in Palo Alto, CA. Special guest Tyler Hamilton, current US National Road Race Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, will speak about his racing career and his foundation's work to better the lives of people with MS. More details and *RSVP* here
EAST COAST:
November 22 - The 2008 East Coast Annual Event will be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Waltham, MA. Special guest Saud A. Sadiq, MD, Director and Senior Research Scientist of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York, will speak about his work. More details and *RSVP* here
Please try to come to the
Please try to come to the Portland, Oregon area. This is where our largest Research facility is... Oregon Health Science University, the MS Research is head by Dr. Dennis Bourdette - though I have no idea how open he would be to your ideals.
People need to see you and hear you. All that is offered out here are meetings/seminars/etc. by drug companies like Avonex, Betaseron, etc., etc.
The National MS Society, Oregon Chapter is backed largerly by drug companies and the chapter is internally limited by what they can and cannot offer to people in the way of information by their close affiliation with these drug companies. This is not saying that the people are not doing and giving their best, but they are contractually limited to what they can say and do regarding new information, alternative methods/ideas, etc.
However, there is another organization - more grassroots that would probably be an excellent source for you.
Contact the MS Society of Portland, Oregon
2901 SE 122nd Ave
Portland, OR 97236
(503) 297-9544
- a completely separate organization from the National MS Society, Oregon Chapter. They have statewide contacts with the people who deal with the disease and would be interested in hearing something beyond the usual drug company pandering.
Thank you.