“We know enough to dream.”

These five words, spoken by Dr. Stephen Hauser, hushed the room at the kick off luncheon for the 17th annual Race to Erase MS benefiting the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis. The gala evening will be held on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 6:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Los Angeles, and will feature performances by Avril Lavigne and Hart.

The kick off luncheon was attended by celebrities and lay people alike, all of whom had something in common – a desire to help find a cure for this complex disease. “MS touches all of us very deeply, in very different ways,” continued Dr. Hauser, a leader in the international effort to identify genetic causes of multiple sclerosis. “We are on the cusp of having real answers to MS.” These answers and all of the latest research findings will be presented the morning following the gala event at the MS Forum and Expo on Saturday, May 8th, 2010. Also at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, this forum is open and free to the public and features the top researches from The Center Without Walls, a nationwide collaboration of the “biggest and best” physicians and scientists whose mission it is to ensure that doctors communicate and work together on the treatments and ultimate cure for MS.

Funding research is the core of the Nancy Davis foundation, and at the kick off luncheon hosted in her home, Nancy graciously invited all to give their ideas and their time to raise money for the gala as well as to increase awareness and support the education of the public about this disease.

For more information, to become involved, to donate to the silent auction or to become a sponsor of the event, please visit http://erasems.org.