Written by: Publisher • June 8, 2015• In the Community

South Floridians Raise More Than $100,000 to Change the Course of MS

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, South Florida Chapter’s 35th annual MS Golf Tournament – held in conjunction with the title sponsor, CBM of America, Inc. – took place on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Boca Lago Country Club. The event raised more than $100,000 which will be used to fund important research initiatives and local programs for people affected by MS.

More than 210 men and women hit the golf course to raise awareness of the disease and to support their friends, family and loved ones who are challenged by MS every day. With 42 foursomes, this year’s sold out tournament was a tremendous success.

“Everyone who participated in the tournament – golfers, volunteers, corporate partners, and staff — took an active role in changing the world for people with MS. We will continue to work together, as a community, until we achieve our vision of a world free of MS,” said Karen Schneier Dresbach, chapter president of the National MS Society, South Florida Chapter.

The tournament included putting, closest to the pin, longest drive and hole-in-one contests. In addition, the first place winners took home the coveted Allan E. Kosh Memorial MS trophy. During the day golfers were treated to delicious meals, beverages and fantastic prizes. The tournament concluded with cocktails, auctions and an awards banquet.

The 2015 MS Golf Tournament sponsors included title sponsor, CBM of America, Inc., silver sponsors, Anixter, Brown & Brown Benefit Consultants, Evans Worldwide, Inc., GL Homes, Telecom Resources of America, Inc. and VSPOne Optical Technology Center Fort Lauderdale, and official automobile sponsor, Mercedes-Benz of Coconut Creek.

Since the inception of the golf tournament 35 years ago, the event has raised $1.6 million to accelerate research breakthroughs, change lives, and end MS forever.

To learn how you can volunteer with the Society or support people affected by MS, please contact the National MS Society, South Florida Chapter at 954-731-4224954-731-4224.

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About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progression, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving 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 7,500 individuals here in South Florida, and more than 2.3 million people worldwide.

About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Society mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of those affected by MS. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Through its home office and 50-state network of chapters, the Society devoted $122.1 million to programs and services that assisted more than one million people. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $43.3 million to support more than 350 new and ongoing research projects around the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Join the movement at nationalMSsociety.org.

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