Vendors needed for 7th Annual MS Holiday Bazaar
WARWICK, R.I., Oct. 6, 2016?? ??? The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for talented artists and vendors to exhibit and sell their wares at our 7th Annual MS Holiday Bazaar. Vendor applications are being accepted for the popular bazaar, which will be held Nov. 19, 2016, at Capitol Ridge in Providence.
All items offered at the bazaar must be handcrafted.?? Every year, the MS Holiday Bazaar provides holiday shoppers with a wide array of handcrafted, high quality gift options including jewelry; quilted, crocheted, and knitted items; ornaments and holiday d??cor; children???s items; gift baskets; gourmet food; hand painted items; and more.
Every year, the bazaar attracts hundreds of shoppers and features dozens of vendors. All profits help provide programs and services for New Englanders with multiple sclerosis. Table fees are as follows:
- $35 for organizations;
- $30 for individual vendors;
- $25 for individual vendors with MS.
The new location for the bazaar is at Capitol Ridge, 700 Smith Street, Providence. Capitol Ridge is a fully accessible, assisted living facility with abundant free parking. To request an application, please contact Society Programs and Advocacy Manager Meredith Sheehan at Meredith.Sheehan@nmss.org.
ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms vary from person to person and range from numbness and tingling, to walking difficulties, fatigue, dizziness and pain, to depression, blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
The Society mobilizes people and resources so that everyone affected by multiple sclerosis can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost, and end MS forever.?? To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Last year alone, through our comprehensive nationwide network, the Society devoted $122.2 million to help more than one million individuals connect to the people, information and resources they need. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $54 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at national MSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867.