Welcome to MS Awareness Week 2025

This webpage is based on the MS Awareness Week email sent on Monday 15 September 2025.

Click on this link to download the pdf

 

The orange and black Wellington Multiple Sclerosis (WMS) logo. The brand identity indicates WMS is part of the national network of organisations supporting people with MS across Aotearoa.

 

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An image with the WMS logo and headings about the MS Awareness Week 2025 Street & Supermarket Collection

Welcome to MS Awareness Week 2025

Every year when MS awareness week rolls around the WMS' team takes time to think about our clients and others who use our service, and why our service matters. We also consider how we and our families can best work together to enable people with MS to live their best lives.

To encourage the wider community to have awareness and understanding about MS we’re running a small street and supermarket campaign again this year, along with posters at libraries and other selected locations. We’ll also send one further email, later in the week.

Awareness Week is our big campaign opportunity each year and we ask you to help us spread awareness and please make a donation, if you’re in the fortunate position to do so. 

Thank You

Thanks to everyone who supports the campaign in some way, by providing a collection or poster site, raising awareness, collecting or making a donation.

Our campaign starts today, with our collectors onsite at New World Carterton. Please support them if you're in the area. See an outline of the week's activity below.


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Time Matters NZ: MSNZ's National Campaign


Our campaign piggybacks off MSNZ’s national campaign. Learn more about on their website.

This year is year two of a three year campaign themed Spotting and Reporting the Early Signs of MS with the tagline: Time Matters in MS. Some great content has been developed to keep you informed and entertained, including case studies and a quiz, so keep an eye on their website, Facebook and Instagram. 

If you make a donation through the MSNZ website

When asked if you would like to make a national or regional donation please select the regional option, to ensure the funds are directed to the important free mobile service WMS provides that enables PwMS in greater Wellington to live their best lives.

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What's Happening This Week

Today our volunteers will be collecting from 9.30 - 2pm at Carterton New World.

On Wednesday, our Committee and others will be hitting the street’s near Wellington Railway Station from 7.30 – 9am.

On Thursday 18th at 10am we're collecting at Woolworth's Queen St Upper Hutt with three generations of the Sinai family.

Friday the 19 September is our busiest day for MS Awareness Week, with collectors at:
•    Wellington City New World (Chaffers) 
•    Thorndon New World (led by our Patron Professor Anne La Flamme)
•    Porirua New World
•    Waikanae New World
•    Pak'nSave Petone
•    New World Hutt City
•    Silverstream New World, and    
 Outside St Peter's Church, Paekakariki Village (led by Anne Woodside).

 

Thanks to all our collectors for lending a hand to make the collection a success!

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Please support our team if you see them!

If you’re not able to make a donation they will still love to chat with you about MS!

About Donations

We don't want anyone to go without items they need to make a donation although if you are in the fortunate position to be able to, we would very much appreciate your support.
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A BIG Thank You

Thanks to everyone who supports our MS Awareness Week campaign in a myriad of ways. Your effort helps us to keep our vital free mobile Community Advisory Service on the road, supporting PwMS in Greater Wellington to live their best lives.

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