31st annual MS Dinner of Champions

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter will host the 31st annual MS Dinner of Champions on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich.

The MS Dinner of Champions has raised more than $6 million in its 31-year history, honoring outstanding corporate leaders and local and national sports figures who have made a significant contribution to the community at large.

The Louis Dreyfus Group, headquartered in Paris, France with an office in Wilton, will be honored with the 2009 MS Hope Award. The Louis Dreyfus Group is an international organization of companies owned and controlled by Paris-based Louis Dreyfus S.A.S. Its principal activities consist of the processing, trading and merchandising of various agricultural and energy commodities.