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7 Theres nothing quite like meeting up with other people with MS in person to socialize have fun and share information and experiences. However there are also many excellent ways to connect online. Doing so can be particularly helpful if you are trying to stay better connected with your members throughout the month or advertise the existence of your support group to a wider audience of people with MS. If you arent able to attend an in-person support group in your area starting one online can offer you a great way to connect with other people with MS. While there are various sites online that you can use to create a group Facebook is a good option many people already use the site and setting up a group is simple and free of charge. In order to create a Group on Facebook youll need to set up a personal Facebook account by going to www.facebook.com and filling in the information under Sign Up. Once youve done so log into your account and follow these instructions from your PC or Mac to create a Group 1. From your home page go to the Groups section on the left side menu and click Create Group. 2. A window will appear where youll be able to add a group name add members and select the privacy settings for your group. 3. Click Create when youre done. Once the group is created youll be taken to the group. To get started click ... at the top right of the group and select Edit Group Settings. From here you can add a group description tags set a group email address and add a group picture. How can you help drive traffic to your newly created Facebook Group If you make your Group public using Facebooks privacy settings then it will also show in Google searches. Both public and closed groups will appear in searches from within Facebook. Secret groups will not. It might be a good idea to include the words MS Support Group as well as the area you are hoping to serve in the Groups name to help people find it more easily when searching online. Additional Tip If your support group is an affiliate of the MSF Independent Support Group Net- work the MSF can put a link to your Facebook Group in the National Independent Support Group Directory on the MSFs website as well as on your support group meeting flyers to help drive more traffic to it. Information about creating a Facebook Group is from httpswww.facebook.comhelp. and a few jokes from the members. Susan said Im pretty certain it all returned to Mitcho intact and in one piece It was a really good meeting with lots of great information questions and laughter. The Sonoma County Santa Rosa MS Support Group usually meets on the Second Monday of each month from noon - 2 p.m. at Round Table Pizza 2065 Occidental Road Santa Rosa CA 95401. Please contact Susan at mudwomansonic.net or 707-544-9654 or Debi at debiwebi7comcast.net or 707-548-8437 for more information. Visit the groups website at sonomacountymsgroup.org.