In 2009, University of Washington business student William Khazaal was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurological disorder where the immune system attacks the central nervous system.
Khazaal has two young children. Soon after his diagnosis realized how difficult it was to talk to his now five-year-old about the disease, so he and a few other UW students created MS Children’s Book – an illustrated children’s book which explains MS to kids in a way that they understand. 100 percent of the profits from the book’s sales will be donated to the fight against MS, of which there is currently no cure. The goal is to sell 10,000 copies of the book and raise $100,000 to find a cure.
World MS Day is May 25th and more than 50 local businesses have signed up to donate a portion of their sales to the cause. In Ballard, Ray’s Boathouse (6049 Seaview Ave. NW), Delancey (1415 NW 70th St) and Staple & Fancy (4739 Ballard Ave NW) are both signed on. A list of all the restaurants can be found here.
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Delancey’s participating as well!
Thank you! I’ve updated the post. Kate