Community Outreach Program

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May 20, 2001 - Petland Discounts and Long Island Pooches come together to help fight Multiple Sclerosis

Petland Discounts was proud to be the presenting sponsor at this years Long Island MS walk and Pooch Parade. The Pooch Parade welcomed dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes to come out and walk—with there owners—to raise money and awareness of multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease of the central nervous system that typically attacks young adults between the 20 and 40 years of age. Petland Discounts was on hand during the Pooch Parade at Wantagh Park with raffles, give-aways and prizes to help raise money for the MS Society.

Multiple sclerosis is diagnosed in almost 200 people each week and can cause unpredictable symptoms such as blurred vision, loss of balance, poor coordination, slurred speech, tremors, numbness, extreme fatigue, cognitive difficulty, paralysis and even blindness. Since it’s founding in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been dedicated to ending the devastating effects of MS. The Society spends money on MS research and serves more people affected by MS than any other national voluntary MS organization in the world. To contact the Society or a Chapter in your area, just call 1-800-FIGHT-MS or log onto www.nationalmssociety.org