MS Together

Today, we had two yachts out on a breezy day in Portsmouth. Our friends at MS Together joined in on the fun! THANKYOU for having faith in us ❤️

📣📣 We’re excited to announce the next stop of our MS Together Tour! We are coming to LONDON (near London Bridge) on Saturday 20 July 🗓️ 2pm - Welcome and lunch 🍽️ 5:30pm - Electric Shuffle 🥳 🎟️ £5 donation Tickets are limited so be quick to secure yours. More information: https://lnkd.in/eUXS_NZR If you’re worried about attending on your own - don’t be. Our Founder Amy will be there to greet you and make you feel welcome. If you need to attend with a career, please book an extra ticket. We are looking forward to seeing lots of you and being together in London 🫶 Any questions, please email events@mstogether.org

📣📣 Together in Bristol! Our first MS Together Tour event is this month and it’s in Bristol📍 🗓️ Sunday 23 June ⏰ 1-5pm This event will start with a game of darts at @flightclubdarts followed by food at @francomancapizza 🎯🍕 To secure a ticket for this event, tap this link https://lnkd.in/esaDt58F and remember to make a donation of £5 (minimum). Your ticket will cover your game at Flight Club, plus £15 towards your meal and a soft drink at Franco Manca. Be quick - tickets are limited 🎟️ If you’re worried about attending on your own, don’t worry! Our Founder Amy Thompson will attend the full tour and will also host drop in sessions before each event so you can say hello 👋 beforehand. However, if you do need to bring a carer, please email events@mstogether.org 📧 Looking forward to seeing lots of you at our first MS Together Tour event 🥳 Our Tour is open to people aged 18-35 living with MS in the UK and Ireland.

📣 We have a number of events coming up this month: 🗓️ 11 June - Welcome to MS Together 👋 (virtual) 🗓️ 20 June - Book Club 📚(virtual) 🗓️ 23 June - MS Together Tour - Bristol📍(in-person) 🗓️ 28 June - Online Board Games Night 🎲 (virtual) These events all provide a safe and supportive place for you to meet other young people living with MS. Please note: these events are only open to people aged 18-35 living with MS in the UK. If you’re interested in attending, you can: ✅ DM us with questions or for further information ✅ Sign up via EventBrite - https://lnkd.in/esBQnBKs

📣📣 We are so excited to announce the launch of our pilot counselling service. We’re offering people living with MS aged 18-35 in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to receive 6 virtual one-to-one counselling sessions for just £10 (minimum donation) per session. ✅ To register your interest in this service, complete the form - https://lnkd.in/eNhqUPyU If you are over 35, or if you need to speak to someone in the meantime, you can contact our Mental Health First Aid service. This service allows you to speak to one of our trained volunteers who can provide a listening ear, guidance and signposting services. You can find out more about this service and our other services by visiting our website https://lnkd.in/eESMnNrJ Group counselling sessions – coming soon 👀 ❗️Please note: - This service is very limited so registering your interest does not guarantee that you will receive counselling. - Counselling will be offered on a first-come first served basis. - This service is not an emergency service. If you need urgent emergency mental health support, please phone 111 and select option 2, or phone 112 if you are in Ireland. You can also phone the Samaritans on 116 123.

📣📣 We’re going on tour and you’re invited!! We’re organising different events for people aged 18-35 living with MS across the UK and Ireland. Between June 2024 and June 2025, we’ll be coming to: 📍 Bristol, London, Cambridge, Leicester, Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Cardiff. Dates for each location ➡️ Each event will include food, drinks and some sort of activity at an accessible location. 🎟️ We will announce more details of each event approx 1 month before the event is due to happen. Tickets will then go on sale via EventBrite (🔗 https://lnkd.in/eQKyMj5r). You will be required to pay a small minimum donation (non-refundable) to secure your ticket. Please note: tickets are limited so be quick! 💨 Our Founder Amy Thompson will attend the full tour and will also host drop in sessions before each event so you can say hello 👋 beforehand. There will be volunteers there to support you on the day but if you need to bring a carer, email us at events@mstogether.org 📧 The National Lottery Community Fund have part-funded this tour and we are truly grateful to them and #NationalLottery players!

Today is #WorldMSDay and that means our May fundraising challenge is coming to an end! We wanted to share another fundraising story from Holly - one of our community members. Here’s what she said about her challenge ⬇️ “My challenge was to walk 130 kilometres in May. I decided to do this with my mum and brother as they were also interested in fundraising. I wanted to fundraise for MS Together as the organisation as a whole has helped me a lot in the past and is still helping me now. When I saw where the money fundraised was going, I thought it was going to a very good cause and would really help a lot of people being diagnosed and also those who have been diagnosed for a while. I also wanted to spread some awareness.” Holly and her family have done an incredible job fundraising! 👏 So far, our 130K May fundraiser has raised over £7,500! If you’d like to donate to MS Together, tap the link below and help us reach our target of £10,000! 🥰 https://lnkd.in/eXNXEJTf

For #WorldMSDay next week, we have partnered up with MS Society to host a webinar all about diagnosis. We'll be joined by a panel of people living with MS sharing their experiences, plus we’ll hear from an MS Nurse about the diagnosis process and what to expect 💬 Sign up and find out more via the link below! 🗓️ Thursday 30 May 🕧 6.30pm - 7.30pm ➡️ https://shorturl.at/YRff5 #MS #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness #Webinar

📣📣 We have a very exciting event coming up!! MS Together is partnering with Oceans of Hope UK to offer people with MS the opportunity to go on some day sailing adventures whilst meeting other people aged 18-35 living with MS. So, would you be interested in a day sailing trip with other MS Together community members?⛵️ 🗓️ 6 and 7 July 2024 📍 Port Solent Marina, Portsmouth 💰 £25 deposit 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/e2Z7c6B5 - The event is open to people living with MS aged 18-35. The password is: MS Together ❗️There’s a very limited number of places so be quick if you want to go!! ♿️ If you are a wheelchair user, you can attend on 7 July. Please use this link to book: https://lnkd.in/ezbukmyH Comment below or email hello@mstogether.org if you have any questions or want to find out more. We’re so excited about this partnership and think it’s a really special opportunity for people with MS to connect in a unique and rewarding way ⭐️ More information about Oceans of Hope: http://oceansofhope.co.uk

Incase you missed The One Show yesterday, you can watch our founder Amy Thompson and MS Together volunteers Samantha Bromfield, Roseanna McMahon and Annabelle Bridges on BBC iPlayer now. #MSTogether #MSAwareness #Charity