On April 8, 2006, bounded businesses stepped up to advice bang Multiple Sclerosis from bank to bank as they accurate Anacortes citizen Carlo Magno and The Spirit of Hope Foundation. Hosted by the Outback Steakhouse in Burlington, about 100 guests enjoyed a adulatory luncheon, raffle prizes and a presentation from Anacortes-based Summit Assistance Dogs.
-- On April 8, 2006, bounded businesses stepped up to advice bang Multiple Sclerosis from bank to bank as they accurate Anacortes citizen Carlo Magno and The Spirit of Hope Foundation. Hosted by the Outback Steakhouse in Burlington, about 100 guests enjoyed a adulatory luncheon, raffle prizes and a presentation from Anacortes-based Summit Assistance Dogs.
Don Wick, Executive Director for the Economic Development Association of Skagit County, emceed the affairs for across association who abounding the accident alternating with Anacortes admiral Mayor Dean Maxwell and Director of Public Works Bob Hyde and the Skagit MS Support Group. Local businesses including Outback Steakhouse, Rolfson’s Home Furnishings, Sunland Bark and Topsoil, Skagit Furniture and Mattress, Nooksack River Casino, Trojan Battery Company, KAFÉ FM and Northwest Java helped sponsor the advisory event.
More than $1,500 was aloft at the bologna to abetment Magno in his accessible cross-country expedition in his antique, electric wheelchair Blu. Nicknamed the MS Express, Magno and abetment dog Katie will biking from Seattle to New York City this summer to accession acquaintance for bedridden accessibility issues and $1 actor to bang Multiple Sclerosis.
During the luncheon, Magno appear the beneficiaries of the MS Express: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, Accelerated Cure Project for MS, and Summit Assistance Dogs.
“Our assembly for the bologna was fantastic,” Magno said. “We accustomed some abundant association support, giving us achievement that we’ll accomplish our goals this summer.”
Founded by Carlo Magno, The Spirit of Hope Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit association committed to adopting acquaintance for bedridden accessibility and above of activity issues. The foundation is committed to allowance afflicted individuals to advance independence, concrete health, and affecting abundance through ability networking. Magno has accustomed the endorsement of Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and the City of Anacortes, alternating with abundant organizations, individuals, and businesses.
For added advice about The Spirit of Hope Foundation or the MS Express, appointment the foundation’s Web website at www.thespiritofhope.org or acquaintance Dana Blozis at 360-920-1737.
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