MS Society Holds Luncheon

 Jenifer Walsh of Cheshire, a longtime volunteer with National MS Society, and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars through their Walk MS fundraising team, Team Jenifer.

Walsh served as the official Walk MS spokesperson in 2009 and 2010, raising awareness through broadcast PSAs and interviews as well as in print.

The luncheon, which attracted more than 250 guests and raised over $62,000, featured keynote speaker Maureen Manley, a former U.S. Cycling Team National Champion who, while competing in the 1984 women’s Tour De France, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Funds raised help ensure ongoing scientific research and also provide for the continuation of vital programs and services offered by the chapter to the more than 6,000 Connecticut residents battling MS. For more information on multiple sclerosis, its effects and the many ways to help people living with MS, visit www.ctfightsMS.org.