WASHINGTON, D.C. – Spearheaded by Phil and Kathy Halcomb, the David Allen Company MS Golf Tournament, partnered with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, unites golfers for a day of fun, fundraising and awareness about MS. The 15th annual charity event will be held on Friday, June 12, at the Heritage Hunt Golf and Country Club in Gainesville, Va. – located 40 minutes outside of the nation’s capital. Registration is $300 per person and will begin at 10 a.m. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
The David Allen Company, which focuses on concept design and installation for ceramic tile, marble, stone, terrazzo and epoxy flooring, is currently recruiting participants and sponsors, as well as looking for raffle prize donations. Participants will partake in a complete program of special events, including 18 holes of golf, lunch, and raffle prizes, and will conclude with an awards banquet.
Twenty years ago, Kathy Halcomb was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable neurological disease that interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body. The symptoms of MS can be varied and are often unpredictable, ranging from numbness and imbalance to paralysis and blindness. There is currently no cure for MS.
In its first year, the tournament raised $800. Last year it raised a record $80,000 to be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capital Chapter to support local programs and services for people affected by MS.
Kathy remarked that her favorite moment was “a few years ago when we presented the Chapter with the check from the tournament. It was the largest yet and everyone had tears in their eyes… it was great to know that we could make such a difference!”
Funds raised by the event will benefit local programs and services for people living with MS and their families. The National Capital Chapter provides a wide range of services varying from counseling, education, and employment, to information and referral, public policy development and advocacy, and financial assistance in the D.C. area.
“We are proud to have a partner like the David Allen Company in our work to end multiple sclerosis,” said J. Christopher Broullire, president of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capital Chapter. “The annual David Allen Company MS Golf Tournament gets bigger and better every year. Phil Halcomb and his staff there work very hard to make a difference in the lives of many thousands of people living with MS.”
About Multiple SclerosisMultiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to 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 moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and 2.5 million worldwide.
Studies show that early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can reduce future disease activity and improve quality of life for many people with multiple sclerosis. Talk to your health care professional and contact the National MS Society at www.MSandYOU.org or (202) 296-5363 to learn about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one day reveal a cure.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyMS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. Locally, the National Capital Chapter provides a wide range of vital services in the areas of counseling, education, employment, information and referral, public policy development and advocacy, and financial assistance to the many thousands of people with MS and their families who live in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For more information about MS or the National Capital Chapter, please call (202) 296-5363 or visit www.MSandYOU.org.
