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Join the Movement to End MS! Volunteer for Together for a Cure Luncheon

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ORGANIZATION: National MS Society, Upstate New York

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Together for a Cure: Albany is a premier fundraising event to benefit the National MS Society. Please join us for an inspirational afternoon of fine food and friendship while we gather to raise funds and awareness to help find a cure for MS.

Each year, thousands of people across the country join the NMSS volunteer team. From planning event details and calling past participants to providing support at the event, volunteers make it happen, and are the foundation of why MS fundraising events are so successful. Contact Travis Hughes, travis.hughes@nmss.org, to learn how you can get involved.

4 Shifts

  • Fri Apr 11, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST - Spots available: 3
    Set up, including tables, chairs, signage, and more
  • Fri Apr 11, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST - Spots available: 2
    Registration, networking hour, greeters, and wayfinding volunteers
  • Fri Apr 11, 2025 - 11:30 AM to 02:00 PM EST - Spots available: 2
    Event volunteers, customer service, assistance with auction table and call for donations
  • Fri Apr 11, 2025 - 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM EST - Spots available: 2
    Event break down and check out
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About National MS Society, Upstate New York

Location:

1000 Elmwood Ave., Suite 900, Rochester, NY 14620, US

Mission Statement

To help create a world free of MS.

Description

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society funds more MS research, offers more services to people with MS, provides more professional education programs and advances more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world. Through its home office and fifty-state network of chapters, the National MS Society provides assistance to over a million people annually in its continuing mission to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.

Seeking out and engaging volunteers to the MS cause is at the very core of our business. Each year the Society organizes a series of community events that provide many opportunities for the enthusiastic volunteer. The Society offers three key fundraising activities: The Bike MS Ride, Walk MS and Walk MS Challenge. The Society also engages volunteers to help influence law-makers at the federal, state and municipal levels toward legislation important to people with MS. The Society is looking for passionate volunteers with expertise in areas such as: marketing communications, public relations, corporate and donor development, medical, legal, administrative and organizational expertise.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Health & Medicine
People with Disabilities
Community, Health & Medicine, People with Disabilities

WHEN

Fri Apr 11, 2025
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
This opportunity has 4 shifts

WHERE

235 Hoosick StreetHilton Garden Inn TroyTroy, NY 12180

(42.73875,-73.67101)
 

SKILLS

  • Food & Beverage Services
  • Customer Service
  • Event Planning / Management
  • Ushering

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • Must be at least 16
  • There are four, 2 hour shifts to choose from, or 6 hours total if you can volunteer for the entire event!

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