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Grant money for Delaware’s classrooms
Delaware’s schools and classrooms are now eligible for grants to purchase books and educational supplies when their students take part in Readathon, the program designed specifically for teaching children the joy of reading and the satisfaction of giving back to the community. Plus, the teacher of the class that reads the most in each school receives a grant to purchase books for the classroom.
Organized by the Delaware Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Readathon is a year-round, statewide program that raised more than $54,000 last year for MS research and the programs and services needed by more than 1,500 Delawareans with MS and their families. The children fundraise by collecting pledges based on the number of books they read. With the upcoming 2010 Readathon season, schools and classrooms may now participate during any 30-day period of their choosing.
Although many students take part through their schools, children can participate in Readathon through their local public library. Home-schooled children can also take part by contacting the chapter directly. The chapter supplies the tools needed to chart each child’s progress, encourage creativity around a reading theme, and to make Readathon a part of the lesson plan, all that’s necessary to help a child succeed at both reading and fundraising.
For more information about Readathon, call the chapter at (302) 655-5610. Or email the program’s coordinator, Megan DePietropaolo, at megan.depietropaolo@MSdelaware.org.
About multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often-disabling disease of the central nervous system that interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS.
Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 1,500 Delawareans, more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and more than 2.1 million worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving; the National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2007 alone, through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we devoted more than $136 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested more than $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS—NOW. Join the movement at http://www.nationalMSsociety.org.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with MS. Learn about the options by talking to a health-care professional and then contacting the Society at http://www.nationalMSsociety.org or at (800) 344-4867.
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