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Home>Your Council>Mayor and Councillors>Cr Diana Asmar (Mayor)>Mayor's Event 2009 - Unmask a Cure for MS
Date: Friday 20 Novermber 2009
Location: Stars International Reception Centre, Preston
Special thank you to our Event Partner:
Twin Parks Aged Care Facility.
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| Fundraising Ball | | Please join me at my Fundraising Masquerade Ball to help research into finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects 18,000 people in Australia alone but, with an annual seven percent increase in diagnoses, this debilitating disease is a growing problem, particularly affecting young people in their prime.
I am committed to bringing awareness of this disease to help ease the suffering of those who struggle with MS on a daily basis.
Please help support my event by becoming a sponsor, purchasing a ticket or a table of 10 and coming on the night. Comedian Mark Mitchell, you may remember from the Comedy Company in the 1980's is our MC.
Funds raised will assist the work of renowned MS Researcher Professor Claude Bernard. For additional information about Professor Bernard's research, visit the Monash University Professor Claude Bernard Webpage.
I look forward to seeing you on the night.
Cr Diana Asmar
Mayor, City of Darebin
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| What's happening on the night? | | Speakers:
Mr Bill Shorten MP. Federal Member for maribyrnong, Parliamnetary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services and Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction
Mr John Coombs - Former National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia
Professor Claude Bernard - World-renownded MS Researcher from the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell laboratories (MISCL).
Entertainment
Soprano Justine Anderson, acclaimed folk singer Janetter geri and cover band Alchemy
Fundraising Activities
Silent Auction - bid on over 26 packages of items
Sparkle in Sparkling - purchase a glass of champagne for $10 on the night to be in the draw to win a pair of diamond earings worth $1,000.
Raffle tickets - buy a ticket to win one of 9 prizes, with first prize an LG 106cm High Definition Plasma TV valued at $1,400.
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| Sponsorship | | This event is made possible through the generous support of organisations and individuals who are able to sponsor the event. Some of the options in being a sponsor include:
Providing monetary support with one of the packages available
Purchasing a table or tickets to the event
Donating an item for the silent auction to be held at the event
Visit the Sponsorship - Unmask a Cure for MS page to view a complete list of sponsors for this event.
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| Ticket Enquiries | | Individual tickets are $88 (inclusive of GST) or a table of ten for $800. Download the Payment Order Form below or contact us to place an order.
Ph: 8470 8602
Fax: 9261 4856
Email: mayorsevent@darebin.vic.gov.au
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| MS Facts |
 | Approximately 18,000 Australians suffer from MS | | Worldwide MS is thought to affect more than 2.5 million people | | There is currently no treatment and no cure for MS
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