Fran’s daughter, Elle Hamilton, had this to say:
“To me it's ironic, because they are saying they are inclusive, but they are excluding a 90-year-old disabled woman who has volunteered for 60 years, and literally the sole purpose was to help the MS patients and find a cure. That's literally all she does.”
On Tuesday, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) President and CEO Cyndi Zagieboylo announced that she plans to retire. The organization denied there was any link between the decision and the recent controversy, stating it was “not sudden and not in any way connected to this.”
Many people posted on X that it was their intention to not donate to the MS Society in the future. I concur. In 2022, Zagieboylo’s salary was listed as $553,948. Three others made in excess of $300,000, eleven made in excess of $200,000 (many over $250,000) and two others made right around $200,000.
Not bad money for a non-profit organization. Too bad that those salaries don’t equate to common sense or empathy. The idea that a woman of 90 who had volunteered for 60 years could be dismissed by an email for not understanding a fabricated wokeism tells you all you need to know about this organization and its leadership.
I suggest rather then sending them a check, send them an email, and next to your name instead of pronouns type, … GET/LOST.