Why not have some fun
with your fundraising and play a
game? You can raise some last minute funds while educating your donors by
playing a quick and fun game of True or
False: Facts about MS. Ask your potential donors if they would be willing to
pledge you 25 cents (or $1, $2 – you can decide with them) for every answer
they get wrong. Here are some sample questions to use:
True or False: Facts about MS
- MS is
usually diagnosed in infants and the elderly. [False: While it is most
often diagnosed in young adults, aged 15 to 40, we know that it affects
children, some as young as three years old]
- Women
are 3 times more likely to develop MS than men. [True]
- MS can
cause impaired speech. [True]
- MS can
cause double vision. [True]
- MS can
cause extreme fatigue. [True}
- MS can
cause paralysis. [True]
- Every
week, on average, 1 person is diagnosed with MS. [False – Every day
approximately 3 Canadians are diagnosed with MS]
- Canadians
have one of the highest rates of MS in the world. [True]
- MS is
not contagious, however, it is inherited. [false – MS is not contagious
nor inherited]
- The
symptoms of MS can change over time. [True - Most people (about 80-85%)
are diagnosed with the relapsing-remitting form of MS. Over time, from 50
to 70 % of people originally diagnosed with relapsing
remitting MS will convert to secondary progressive MS, and
will slowly accumulate disability. The remaining number however may have a
very mild course continuing with only occasional relapses, generally good
recovery, and only minor neurological disturbances accumulating for long
periods of time.]
- We will
one day find a cure and end MS. [True!]
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