You may remember back in September when you were encouraged to purchase an "Orange Blossom" from Edible Arrangements. You may have ordered an Orange Blossom yourself and many of you asked your friends to order, too.

On Thursday, October 27th, Nick D'Alleva, Edible Arrangements store owner, stopped by to present the National MS Society Greater New England Chapter with a check for $5,240!

What a delicious sum!

Nick owns three Edible Arrangements franchises — one each in Lynn, Peabody and Beverly. His family has been touched by multiple sclerosis. "My brother-in-law has MS and his mother passed away from it," Nick said. "Now his daughter, my niece, has it and they have two cousins as well that have it."

Nick brought the idea of the Orange Blossom donation program to Edible Arrangements, and he's proud that the success will lead to expanding it.

Thanks to your orders, Edible Arrangements and National MS Society staff are in discussions to have a nationwide MS Awareness month program in March, with donations going to the National MS Society. We appreciate everyone's support!

Danielle was a Development Manager for the Greater New England Chapter of the National MS Society, managing MS Challenge Walk 2011 and 2012. Prior to joining the staff of the National MS Society, Danielle served as a crew team captain during the 2009 and 2010 MS Challenge Walks.