MS Readathon Ambassador – Stephen Papadopoulos Experiencing his first symptoms at the age of 16, Stephen Papadopoulos is one of our wonderful MS Readathon ambassadors. Stephen is a very popular presenter at schools around Sydney, and in 2008, he filmed a video for the MS Readathon, which we sent out to teachers to explain how the MS Readathon works. You can watch a video below of Stephen talking about his experiences living with MS.
MS Australia - real-life stories In May 2009, MS Australia launched a series of new television commercials based around the real stories of two people living with the disease of multiple sclerosis. For the purpose of education and ‘cut-through’ of awareness, MS Australia has chosen to use real people telling their story about dealing with the disease to the Australian public. Please be aware that these are real stories and the images may be confronting, raw and difficult for viewers. Click on the links to watch a video of Jason’s story or Rob’s story.
World MS Day – Global campaign film The first World MS Day was held on 27 May, 2009. With more than 200 events in 61 countries, World MS Day represented a coordinated global initiative to highlight the proliferation of multiple sclerosis. The global campaign film, 1000 faces of multiple sclerosis.
