National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host its MS Dinner Auction on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Loews Coronado Bay Resort

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society in San Diego will host its 27th annual MS Dinner Auction on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Loews Coronado Bay Resort, 4000 Coronado Bay Road, in Coronado.

Situated on a private 15-acre peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Coronado Bay, Loews Coronado Bay Resort is located minutes from downtown Coronado, a charming resort village, and a short drive to San Diego’s world-famous attractions. Resort features include direct access to the Silver Strand State Beach, three tennis courts, a private 81-slip marina, three acclaimed restaurants, 440 sea-inspired guest rooms and suites, and panoramic views of the San Diego-Coronado Bay.

More than 600 people are expected to attend and bid on more than 700 silent and live auction packages at the MS Dinner Auction. Traditionally held on the Saturday before the week of Thanksgiving as a jump-start to holiday shopping, the annual MS Dinner Auction is considered one of San Diego’s largest annual charity auctions.

The event typically raises $450,000 for multiple sclerosis research and programs for people with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body.

Tickets begin at $175 per person, and packages with overnight stays are available. For more information, including a list of auction items, or to purchase your tickets, visit www.MSdinnerAuction.com, or phone Krystal Thompson at (800) 486-6762. You can also visit www.facebook.commsdinnerauction for auction item previews and event updates.

Silent and live auction packages, ranging from $100 to $25,000, will include professional services, home furnishings, consumer electronics merchandise, home-related products and services, a variety of domestic and international vacations, sports memorabilia and gift certificates for dining, entertainment, airfare and hotel accommodations. Other auction packages include fine art and jewelry, wine and spa packages and one-of-a-kind experiences.

The 2013 event theme is “A Roaring Good Time To Find a Cure.” The title sponsor of the 2013 MS Dinner Auction is Pacific Wealth Management of San Diego. Pacific Wealth Management, an independent boutique wealth management firm located in the Del Mar area, provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations and foundations. Justin Reckers, director of financial planning at Pacific Wealth Management, has MS and serves on the National MS Society’s board of trustees. Reckers, who joined Pacific Wealth in 2004, also is CEO of Pacific Divorce Management, a sister company providing financial planning services to family law practitioners and divorcing parties nationwide.

Additional sponsors include Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Genzyme, United Airlines, Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers, Merrill Lynch & Co., Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Clear Channel Radio, KPBS, Novartis, Redfearn & Associates, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Sullivan Moving & Storage, Travel Center of La Jolla, Torrey Pines Bank, UltraStar Cinemas, Questcor, Azamara Club Cruises and Flowers by Coley.

In 2012, more than 500 people attended the 26th annual MS Dinner Auction and helped raise $470,000 for multiple sclerosis research and programs and services for people with MS.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s San Diego-based Pacific South Coast Chapter serves more than 51,500 people affected by MS living in San Diego, Orange and Imperial counties, as well as the Hawaiian islands. Affecting more than 2.1 million people worldwide, MS is an unpredictable neurological disease that interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and the rest of the body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis, as well as blurred vision, loss of balance, poor coordination, slurred speech, tremors, numbness, extreme fatigue and cognitive deficits. These symptoms might be permanent, or they might come and go. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, although an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 children under the age of 18 also live with MS. Two to three times more women than men are diagnosed with the disease. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS.

For reservations at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort, call 800-23-Loews or visit www.loewshotels.com/coronadobay.