MSWA2016302 Network Magazine Spring 16 v4

Information
Sessions 2016
The MS Society of SA & NT provide a series of education programs focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle
and keeping you up to date with latest information and research. These programs are free to Clients and
their family and friends.
Registration is essential. Confirmation letters are provided 1-2 weeks before each seminar or workshop.
If you do not receive a letter/email confirmation for a session you had planned to attend, please notify
MS Assist on 1800 812 311 or email msassist@ms.asn.au. At the time of printing, the dates, times and
venues are current however details may need to be changed. Please ensure you check details when registering.
Client Christmas/end of year celebration
A generous grant will allow the return of the Client Christmas lunch – an opportunity for Client members to come
together to enjoy a meal, some entertainment and have a special day out. The finer details are still being put together,
but the arrangements for the SA lunch are below. A Christmas lunch will also be provided for our NT Clients in Darwin,
invitations for this will soon be posted.
Date: Monday, 12 December 2016
Time: 11.30am to 2.30pm
Venue: Klemzig Community Hall, 242 North East Road Klemzig
RSVP: Bookings are essential. Please RSVP by Wednesday, 30 November to
MS Assist on 1800 812 311 or msassist@ms.asn.au
This is a new facility alongside the OG Hotel and Gaza Oval. There is plenty of parking available.
The hall is air conditioned and surrounded by parks and an amazing children’s playground.
Drinks and a two course meal will be served while you enjoy some delightful music.
The lunch is provided for MSSANT Clients, their children and an accompanying adult.
Additional guests are welcome but there will be a $10 cover charge.
Leaving a gift of hope
Remembering the MS Society in your Will
Leaving a gift in your Will is one of the most powerful ways to be sure
that the Multiple Sclerosis Society of SA & NT is able to continue to
provide vital support and services to those living with MS, and fund
research into the cause and cure.
For more information on how to leave a gift to the MS Society in your Will,
please contact our Planned Giving Manager.
08 6454 3168
bequests@ms.asn.au | ms.asn.au
Darwin News
MSSANT Client Forums in October
MSSANT staff will be visiting Darwin to meet with Clients and to provide MS awareness training to
local health providers. Clients and their families are invited to attend all or some of the information
sessions offered and there will be time for individual discussions with MSSANT staff. Clients will
also be able to meet new MSSANT CEO Helen McLean.
MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER
Palmerston Library Community Room
9.30am to 11.30am – Information session
Topics to be discussed:
• MS OT and Sleep Adviser Bel Cobcroft –
‘Sleep and MS – implications and strategies for improvement’
• MS Nurse Helen McCarl –
‘Symptom management – medical, exercise and diet’
11.30am to 1.30pm – Lunch and time with MSSANT staff
Gray Community Hall, Palmerston
2.30pm to 5.00pm – Time to meet with MS staff
6.00pm to 8.00pm – Information session
Topics to be discussed:
• Solicitor Tom Cobban –
‘Planning for your future – workplace insurances
and superannuation; workplace rights and entitlements’
• ‘Government supports and benefits, Commonwealth and NT’
TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER
Lyons Community Centre
10.00am to 3.00pm – Time to meet with MS staff
4.00pm to 6.00pm – Discussion group
Topics to be discussed:
• MS Nurse Helen McCarl –
‘Information for the newly diagnosed’
Invitations will be sent to all Darwin clients with further details of forum
and booking arrangements for individual appointments.
Please mark your diaries and spread the word.
Further information on these events can be found on the MSSANT website, in the monthly
e-newsletter Vitality and MySociety Facebook group. For more information, call MS Assist on 1800 812 311.
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