MS Ireland
Informing, Supporting and Caring for the MS Community
Firstly, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who entered a photo for our 2018 calendar competition. Our judging panel found it incredibly hard to make the final decision as there seems to be a lot of talented photographers around the country!
Anthony Whelan “Boat on Lough Ramor”, Virginia, Co.Cavan: Breffni Photography Club - Front cover
Eoin O’ Shaughnessy “Rainy Wet Days Mean Puddle Chasing”, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin
Christine Taylor “Stag Reflection”, Killarney: Celbridge Camera Club
Dieter Setz “Inistioge Bridge”: Co. Kilkenny
Rory O’Conner "A Place of Quiet Reflection": Blarney Photography Club
Todor Tilev “Portaneena” : Co Westmeath
Lorraine Strang "Ragwort Reflection”, Co Laois
Ita Martin “The Perfect Ascent”: Malahide Camera Club
Bernie Kelly "Sligachan Reflection", Skye
Robert Cochran “Autumn in Mount Usher Gardens” Ashford: Dublin Camera Club
Tim Bingham “Sun Rise Over the Docks in Cork”: Co. Cork
Sean Ward “Early Morning Over Mullagh’s Lake”: Co. Cavan,
Tony Murray “Customs House” Dublin: Malahide Camera Club
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For more information contact Sally Spearman: email calendars@ms-society.ie
Kiss Goodbye to MS, 18th - 21st May with Costa We are delighted to announce Costa are joining MS Ireland to help Kiss Goodbye to MS. The weekend of May 18th - 21st will raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and funds for MS research. Hope to see you there!! Drop in to a participating store near you & have a brewtiful day! #kissgoodbyetoMS #bringinguscloser
James Tracy, Leinster and Ireland rugby player, tells us about his sister Sara-Jane Tracy and how much she inspires him. “Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy, which happens a lot when you're the youngest and only boy with two sisters!!. As much as they make you mad, annoy you, put you back in your box from time to time, these are the people who know you the best and who love you the most. As the saying goes 'you don't know what you've got till it's gone', it's true, but we are all guilty of taking life's gifts for granted. For my sister Sara-Jane, being diagnosed with MS pales in comparison to being told she couldn't do what she loved anymore. Horses were not just a hobby for her, from an early age they were her outlet, her job, her life. Through diet, exercise, hard work and sheer determination (she gets her stubbornness from the mother!), she proved the experts wrong and was back on the horse in a matter of months after being told she would never ride again. Like everyone, she has her good days, and she has her bad days. I will never fully understand or feel the struggle she endures every day. What I do know, is the journey she has embarked on. From the lowest lows of not being able to dress herself, having to learn how to write again to losing her kidneys early this year, to the highs of getting to ride again whilst juggling a strict dialysis schedule, incredibly she is now back competing. My sister is not only someone I love with MS, she's someone I admire.” Do you love someone with MS? Then spread the love, put those thinking caps on and hold a Kiss Goodbye to MS fundraiser this May! Now is the time to rally your friends to support MS research, help fund our services and get creative. Whether you want to hold a morning tea, run a marathon, throw a movie night, or even fire walk, your fundraising options are endless and no idea is too crazy! Register now and hold a fundraiser to help us get closer to a cure for MS. www.kissgoodbyetoms.ie
19th Annual General Meeting (58th AGM since MS Ireland’s foundation) Dear Member, In an effort to reduce costs and with the passing of our Constitution in 2016, we are now able to send AGM notices to you by email. However, we need your consent that you will access the accompanying AGM financial documentation on our website instead of by post. We will be contacting you by email or phone in the coming weeks to seek your agreement on this and to get your email address. Alternatively please complete the attached slip and return to Alice McKeon, MS Ireland, National Office, 80 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4. In MS News, Issue 103, the call for motions and board nominations are advertised in the latest issue. The AGM legal notice will be sent to each member by email (where we have an email address for you) or by post along with the next issue of MS News. The Annual General Meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland, at which Board members are elected, normally takes place on the same weekend as the annual conference which this year is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 22nd September 2018 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone (time to be confirmed). The results of the vote for the board vacancies and motions, if any, plus the council’s nomination to the board will be announced at the AGM. The procedures for motions and board nominations are listed hereunder. Every registered member is entitled to a vote. For those unable to attend the AGM, proxy papers will be available on our website three weeks prior to the AGM and must be returned to National Office, MS Ireland, 80 Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4 before 5.00pm on Thursday, 20th September 2018. Ava Battles Company Secretary Motions Any member or branch may forward a motion to the Governance Committee which will make a recommendation to the Board on their acceptability for putting before the AGM. Closing date for receipt of motions is Friday, 17th August 2018. Call for Board Members We are currently seeking candidates preferably with MS research or community development experience to go on to our panel of potential Board members. Members, Branches, Council, the Board and staff may propose candidates. All nominations must be proposed and seconded by Members. Nominations of retiring Board members seeking re-election must be submitted to the Nominations Committee. Other nominations may be submitted either directly to the Nominations Committee, or alternatively, under the provisions of Article 56 of MS Ireland’s Constitution, nominations may also be submitted directly to the Registered Office (MS Ireland’s National Office, 80 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4) and marked for the attention of the Company Secretary. The Nominating Committee will review all nominations, except those submitted to the Company Secretary under Article 56, and will recommend to the Board candidates to go forward for election by the Members at the AGM. Any Member nominated via Article 56 will have their candidacy put before the Members at the AGM. The Nominating Committee will take into account the range of skills necessary for board membership and where possible, the geographical spread, the gender balance, the experience and the qualifications of the candidates. All candidates must be in compliance with the requirements for Directors as set out in the Companies Act 2014, the Charities Act 2009 and MS Ireland’s Constitution and will be asked to sign a declaration to that effect. The Nominations Committee, on behalf of the Board, needs to be satisfied that no candidate, who legally cannot serve as a Board member, or who has been disqualified or restricted from being a Board member, is put before the Members at the AGM. Closing date for receipt of applications Applicants, wishing to apply for a position on the Board in September 2018, are invited to submit their application form by 5.00pm on Friday, 18th May 2018.
Apply now to become a Director We are currently seeking candidates preferably with MS research or community development experience to go on to our panel of potential Board members. Members, Branches, Council, the Board and staff may propose candidates. All nominations must be proposed and seconded by Members. Nominations of retiring Board members seeking re-election must be submitted to the Nominations Committee. Other nominations may be submitted either directly to the Nominations Committee, or alternatively, under the provisions of Article 56 of MS Ireland’s Constitution, nominations may also be submitted directly to the Registered Office (MS Ireland’s National Office, 80 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4) and marked for the attention of the Company Secretary. The Nominating Committee will review all nominations, except those submitted to the Company Secretary under Article 56, and will recommend to the Board candidates to go forward for election by the Members at the AGM. Any Member nominated via Article 56 will have their candidacy put before the Members at the AGM. The Nominating Committee will take into account the range of skills necessary for board membership and where possible, the geographical spread, the gender balance, the experience and the qualifications of the candidates. All candidates must be in compliance with the requirements for Directors as set out in the Companies Act 2014, the Charities Act 2009 and MS Ireland’s Constitution and will be asked to sign a declaration to that effect. The Nominations Committee, on behalf of the Board, needs to be satisfied that no candidate, who legally cannot serve as a Board member, or who has been disqualified or restricted from being a Board member, is put before the Members at the AGM. Closing date for receipt of applications Applicants, wishing to apply for a position on the Board in September 2018, are invited to submit their application form by 5.00pm on Friday, 18th May 2018.
Kiss Goodbye to MS for research into Multiple Sclerosis and vital services Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, with the support of TV presenter Lisa Cannon and two young women living with MS, Rosie McCormack and Sara-Jane Tracy, is calling on people to help Kiss Goodbye to MS raising funds for MS research and essential services. Throughout the month of May, supporters are asked to ‘go red’ and to Wear, Dare and Share: to wear red or hold a ‘red day’, dare to get sponsored for an MS Ireland sky dive, and share with friends and family to spread the word. For more information visit www.kissgoodbyetoms.ie Kiss Goodbye to MS is about raising awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and supporting MS Research as well as funding vital services that reduce the impact of MS including physiotherapy, counselling and newly diagnosed seminars. MS Ireland will hold the first MS Research Ball on Saturday, May 26th 2018 as well as a Red Lab Coat Day in research laboratories around the country, reinforcing the research message for Kiss Goodbye to MS. TV presenter Lisa Cannon is proudly supporting the Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign: "I'm delighted to be part of this important cause to raise funds for MS research and services, to help people living with MS. Three times more women than men are diagnosed with MS, with most being diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. Please go red this May and wear, dare and share to show your support." Kiss Goodbye to MS is helping to increase the number of countries fundraising for research. In 2017, 8 countries took part raising more than € 1 million. In 2018 12 countries are taking part with the aim to raise more than €1.2 million to fund research and services . Ava Battles, Chief Executive, MS Ireland comments: "While each country embarks on their own unique Kiss Goodbye to MS journey, the global MS community is more collaborative than anyone has seen before. MS Ireland is delighted to be involved in launching this important campaign for the third year running in Ireland to help raise funds for MS research and essential services for more than 9,000 people with Multiple Sclerosis. It's an important campaign for people and family members affected by MS. The campaign is also, significantly about hope, enabling and empowering people with MS to live the life of their choice to their fullest potential.” Rosie McCormack, 27, and Sara-Jane Tracy, 31, both living with MS are part of a squad of MS ambassadors to the campaign. They are among more than 9,000 people living with MS, facing the challenge MS every day. Help Kiss Goodbye to MS WEAR Raise funds and awareness by wearing something red or hold a red day event at work or in the community. Put on your favourite red lipstick, pucker up and share a kiss on your social media platforms using the hashtag #KissGoodbyeToMS. Please text KISS to 50300 to donate €4 and nominate your friends and family to take part. If you don’t fancy wearing red lipstick, any red item of clothing or accessory will do! DARE Dare yourself or someone else to do something out of your comfort zone and get sponsored for it. This year we’re daring people to do the MS skydive! But sky dives aren’t for everyone so please feel free to do a different dare! www.kissgoodbyetoms.ie/upcoming-events/ SHARE Share the message with friends and family to spread the word.
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