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New Yorkers Leading The Effort For A Cure For MS – One Party At A Time

The New York Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis will host its launch party on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Juniper Suite, a new restaurant, bar, and lounge at 44 West 56th Street in New York City. The New York Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis is an expansion team of the national nonprofit Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, headquartered in Boston.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- The New York Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis will host its launch party on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Juniper Suite, a new restaurant, bar, and lounge at 44 West 56th Street in New York City. The New York Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis is an expansion team of the national nonprofit Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, headquartered in Boston.

The benefit will feature Accelerated Cure Project President and Co-Founder, Art Mellor, who will provide an update on the organization’s MS Sample and Data Repository, and recap the significant milestones achieved this year. For a $25 per person donation at the door, guests will be treated to a two-hour open bar of wine, beer, and well drinks and appetizers courtesy of The Juniper Suite Executive Chef Micah Perfit, previously Executive Chef at La Luna in South Beach, Miami. Guests can also participate in a silent auction for a chance to win several significant prizes, including a Derek Jeter autographed baseball, autographed copies of Entertainment Weekly from celebrities Matt Damon and Chris Rock, field-level box seats to Yankees and Mets games, spectacular wines, and more.

This event is made possible by The Juniper Suite and sponsors Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery , Graphic Technology, Inc. , SAS Real Estate, 24/7 Real Media, and other generous donors.

About The Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis The Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, www.acceleratedcure.org, is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to curing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by determining its causes. The organization believes this effort can be accelerated by organizing the research process and encouraging collaboration between research organizations and clinicians. A "Cure Map" is currently being developed by the Accelerated Cure Project to establish what is known and what is not known about the causes of MS. From the Cure Map, Accelerated Cure Project will facilitate research most likely to reveal the causes of MS in the shortest time through a large-scale, multidisciplinary, MS Repository. For more information about the Accelerated Cure Project or to make a corporate or individual donation, call 781/487-0008, visit www.acceleratedcure.org, or send an email to e-mail protected from spam bots.

About Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that often results in severe disability including the inability to walk, blindness, cognitive dysfunction, extreme fatigue, and other serious symptoms. MS affects over 400,000 people in the US and 2 million individuals worldwide. The disorder occurs twice as often in women as in men. The cause is not known and there is no known cure.

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