The MS READaTHON is a motivational reading program sponsored by the National MS Society, Minnesota Chapter. The program encourages outside classroom reading, while teaching children the joy of helping others in their communities. Pledges raised by the participants will benefit people with multiple sclerosis and their families.
Children can receive prizes such as gift certificates, tickets and a week at summer camp.
The MS READaTHON is sponsored by AJ Indoor, Fox 29, the Minnesota Twins, Radio Disney and Valleyfair. Information about multiple sclerosis, as well as fund-raising tips, are also available online. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, but the unpredictable physical and emotional effects can be lifelong.