ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent Ginger Zee hosted Thursday night’s Campaign to End MS Gala in Manhattan, where the National MS Society launched a five-year, $1 billion fundraising push.
The gala kicked off a campaign designed to fund research and expand access to care for people living with multiple sclerosis. Nearly one million Americans have the disease, and there is currently no cure.
Ginger Zee’s Role at the Gala
Zee served as emcee for the evening’s proceedings.
The event took place in Manhattan, with the fundraising target front and center. The $1 billion goal is ambitious, and the society is running it across five years.
The Numbers Behind Multiple Sclerosis
The scale of the problem is hard to miss. Nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with MS. That is a large share of the population carrying a diagnosis with no known cure.
What the Campaign Funds
The campaign is split between two goals. Research funding is the first bucket, and expanded access to care is the second.
The National MS Society has set a five-year timeline for the campaign. That means the organization wants to raise the full $1 billion within that window.
Key Facts
- Emcee: Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent
- Event: Campaign to End MS Gala
- Location: Manhattan
- Campaign goal: $1 billion over five years
- People with MS in the U.S.: Nearly one million
- Cure status: None
The gala was a start, not a finish. The fundraising effort is now in motion. Whether it reaches its goal remains to be seen.
The society’s message is simple: MS is a serious disease, and the path to ending it runs through research and care. Zee’s presence gave the evening added weight, and the crowd got the picture.
See the a run of 13 images at ABC7 Los Angeles.
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