MS Ireland
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Competition Time... Calendar Images Wanted...
MS Ireland is creating a 2019 calendar and is asking photographers to submit their work for consideration. We’re looking for images based on the theme “As Time Goes By”. The passing of time can be recorded by photography in many ways. A long exposure can be used to capture the effect of time on an image, whereas a short exposure is used to capture an instant in time. The theme of this competition is very open and broad with a lot of scope for creativity. We look forward to seeing your interpretation. Read Terms and Conditions
13 images will be selected in total, 12 to appear within the calendar and one will be chosen for the cover.
In addition to the calendar winning entrants will see their image in the following places:
So get snapping and enter our competition today!
***Closing date for entries: 5pm on Friday August 10th 2018***
For more information contact Sally Spearman: email calendars@ms-society.ie
and the lucky winners are... The draw for our Annual Summer Raffle took place on Friday, 6th July 2018 at our National Office. Women’s Rugby International Nora Stapleton joined us for the draw on the day, alongside our lovely Fundraising Executive Sally Spearman We are delighted to announce this year’s winners: 1st Prize – Raymond McCarthy, Limerick 2nd Prize – Teckie Brett, Tipperary 3rd Prize – Jane O’Halloran, Dublin. Congratulations to all our winners and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported this year’s Summer Raffle. The funds raised will make a huge difference to services in our Care Centre.
Calendar images wanted... MS Ireland is creating a 2019 calendar and is asking photographers to submit their work for consideration. We’re looking for images based on the theme “As Time Goes By”. The passing of time can be recorded by photography in many ways. A long exposure can be used to capture the effect of time on an image, whereas a short exposure is used to capture an instant in time. The theme of this competition is very open and broad with a lot of scope for creativity. We look forward to seeing your interpretation. Read Terms and Conditions 13 images will be selected in total, 12 to appear within the calendar and one will be chosen for the cover. In addition to the calendar winning entrants will see their image in the following places: In our MSnews magazine which goes to 5000 members, clinics and health professionals around the country In a special edition of our electronic newsletter 'eNews' Throughout our social media profiles – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram So get snapping and enter our competition today! ***Closing date for entries: 5pm on Friday August 10th 2018*** Get in touch 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 - receipt of applications is now CLOSED 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.
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15 August 2018: Physiotherapist designed and led exercise programme for people with MS.
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