24/05/2026
Thank you Auto Super Shoppe Onekawa for giving our organisation a helping hand. As a small organisation having this support is truly appreciated.
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Helping Hand is an annual Auto Super Shoppes promotion to give back to our community.
This year’s Helping Hand recipient is The Hawkes Bay Multiple Sclerosis Society. We are servicing and warranting the vehicle provided for Julie, the local registered nurse. Please take the time to read the following information regarding this organisation and the vital role they have within our community.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a life-long neurological condition affecting 5000 New Zealanders across Aotearoa. Increasingly being diagnosed in younger people, it often emerges between the ages of 20 to 50. Women are three times more likely to be diagnosed than men.
A complex condition, MS presents with a range of symptoms. No two people experience MS in the same way, or the same combination of symptoms.
In most cases, MS is now treatable and manageable with timely diagnosis, access to treatment and lifestyle modifications. As yet, there is no cure or known cause of MS, but many genetic and environmental factors have been shown to contribute to its development.
MS doesn’t just affect those diagnosed but also their family, whānau, carers and support system. MS services are available throughout New Zealand for all those affected.
For further information check out the MSNZ website https://www.msnz.org.nz/
The Hawke’s Bay Multiple Sclerosis Society provides support and education to people with multiple sclerosis and their families/whanau.
The Society provides peer support groups, gives information and knowledge about MS to clients and their families and the wider community.
For more information about our local Hawkes’s Bay Multiple Sclerosis Society and fundraising events please visit https://hawkesbaymultiplesclerosis.org/
