Backstage Games raises $7,336 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Backstage and our players continue their strong support of worthy charities and non-profits around the world. This time we were able to turn Facebook gaming fun into a cheque for over $7,000 for the MS Society.
It is businesses like Backstage that are truly committed to their community and who will help us to end MS. The MS Society would like to sincerely thank everyone at Backstage and for all of the gamers that participated in the Scratch & Win campaign.
Tracey Gibson, Manager Development, South Vancouver Island
Backstage staff took an hour out of their day to visit our local MS Society office (literally across the street) and drop off our well traveled giant novelty cheque and enjoy a tour of the facilities. Together we learned that the MS Society does much more than fund raising towards a cure. The centre provides services such a wheel chair rentals, art therapy, and physical fitness classes tailored specifically to those with MS disease. The centre is absolutely vital in helping sufferers continue an independent lifestyle as much as possible.
Fund Raising efforts like Backstage have done is vital to funding research that could ultimately lead to a cure for the autoimmune disease that causes a body’s immune response system to attach the central nervous system. The money raised from the Scratch & Win application goes to support our programs and services and about half goes to research.
Tracey Gibson
Wheel chair rentals provided on site for those afflicted by MS
Multiple Sclerosis? I'm glad our amazing American health care system has already cured that one! (not)
Btw, it's 'sclerosis', not 'scleroris'. I hope that's not what you wrote on the real check! ;)
Posted by: Rob | July 28, 2009 at 04:02 PM
Thank you for correcting my lisp. That will be our next fund raiser.
Posted by: Marc | July 28, 2009 at 04:10 PM