Agency Details:

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Washington Chapter

The mission of the National MS Society is to mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.

Description:
The Greater Washington Chapter serves 9,000 people living with MS and more than 50,000 family members, friends and caregivers in 23 counties in Western and Central Washington.
We create innovative programs to meet the needs of people with MS and their families, host exciting fund raising events to give supporters a meaningful role in the MS movement, and fund cutting-edge research into treatments and a cure.

History:
Sylvia Lawry founded the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 1946 after her younger brother, Bernard, was diagnosed with the disease. In her quest for a cure for MS, she placed an ad in The New York Times stating "Multiple Sclerosis: Will anyone recovered from it please communicate with patient." When the more than 50 replies she received were from individuals as desperate as she to find encouraging news about MS, Lawry realized the need for an organized effort to stimulate and finance research into the cure, treatment, and cause of multiple sclerosis. The result was that on March 11, 1946, Lawry gathered 20 of the nation's most prominent research scientists and founded what would become the National MS Society.
In 1958, the first office in Western Washington opened in Tacoma and served the Pierce County community. Four years later, in 1962, another office opened in Seattle that covered ten counties throughout the Puget Sound area. In 1974, our organization expanded to cover Eastern Washington, opening an office in Yakima that covered five counties in Central Washington. In 1998, to better serve our client community, the offices were combined to form the Greater Washington Chapter.

Contact person: Carol Sessoms, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (206) 284-4236
TDD number: (206) 284-4254
Office fax number: (206) 284-4972

Address:

192 Nickerson Street, Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98109 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.MSwashington.org

Directions:

FROM I-5 NORTH OR SOUTH ·Take Mercer Street exit. ·Follow flow of traffic to the right (on Fairview). ·Turn left onto Valley Street. ·Stay in far right lane and exit to Westlake Avenue N. ·Continue north in the left lane on Westlake Avenue N. ·Westlake Avenue. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 13, 5 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes

Last updated on July 29, 2009