Aloha,

The "Walking Moai" of New England need your help to reach their goal of raising $10,000 for the Maine Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, doubling the the $5,000 they raised in 2008.

Led by Honui Moai Jon Bartholomew and his wife Traci the Queequeg Chapter reached over half their goal by selling a limited edition custom tiki mug during the holidays. Now it is time to finish the job in time for Walk MS 2009 on April 25th.

Please show your support for Team Queequeg and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It is easy to make a tax deductible donation and watch the team's progress online:

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/queequeg2009

About MS

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms are unpredictable. There are some treatments for MS, but no cure.

The number of people living with multiple sclerosis increases every hour of every day. This astonishing rate is not going to slow down, let alone stop, until we've found a cure. Research has made some incredible advances recently, but the world can still only offer disease management drugs and therapies to the 400,000 people living with MS in America.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society funds more MS research than any other private organization. In addition to supporting studies which hope to reveal the cause and course of the disease, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society also provides much needed education, programs, and services to everyone who is affected by MS.

Mahalo!

—Tagata Maori Rogorogo