| 2010 MS Carnation Campaign |
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MS Carnation Campaign a blooming success
Communities in bloom
On May 7th, 2010, communities across Ontario – and throughout Canada – will be in bloom just prior to Mother’s Day as the 34th annual MS Carnation Campaign will use the “power of the flower” to help end MS.
The campaign will feature the sale of bouquets and plants in shopping centres, office buildings, and other public spaces, as volunteers encourage the public to support “Mom” and the MS Society at the same time.
Why Mother’s Day?
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. Many people living with MS are mothers, and this unpredictable, often disabling disease affects entire families.
Why carnations? Read the history of Mother’s Day and carnations.
MS Carnation Campaign in Toronto
In Toronto, the MS Carnation Campaign will take place on Friday, May 7th at the following locations:
| TTC Subway – Yonge & Bloor |
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
200 Bay St Concourse
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7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| 181 Bay St (Allen Lambert Galleria) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
MS Society of Canada
175 Bloor Street East |
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
Show your support of the MS Carnation Campaign and help end MS!
For questions regarding all Chapter Campaigns, please contact:
Freya Potter
For questions regarding the Toronto Campaign, please contact:
Kyla Brierley
