Who We Are
Our Mission
We believe in the power of community, learning, and personal growth. By sharing our time, insights, and unique talents, we have built a fun-loving, supportive community of folks with MS. We choose to live our most fulfilling lives while embracing this ever-changing condition with resilience and hope.
Our Story
The 208 Local MSers is a group that began in 2017. We started as a group of four ladies who lived in the Treasure Valley and shared one commonality: we were all battling the disease Multiple Sclerosis. We soon discovered that we shared another commonality: each of us desired a positive, forward-thinking community, focused on how to live our best lives while working through the challenges of a debilitating, chronic neurological disease. Soon we decided that we would meet to brainstorm, share ideas, and enjoy some much needed camaraderie, and we came to develop a community that supports and understands one another.
One of our founding members Rebecca, owned a restaurant called the Local; thus we determined we would meet monthly at the Local, and the name was born:
208 Local MSers.
We also decided that we would launch a Facebook group, but we could tell right away that only having a Facebook group misses many potential members who do not use social media; that brings us to the creation of our website. Voila!