The accountancy firm is the official sponsor of the WOW [Wear Orange Wednesday] event, which aims to get people talking about MS and the work that the Guernsey Multiple Sclerosis Society does to support people with the condition.
M&S shops, the Kiln, Cadeaux and Lovells all got involved as well to help the charity turn the island orange for the day.
Lince Salisbury director Matt Godfrey said the company was pleased to help raise awareness of the charity as MS can affect anyone at any age.
Staff donned orange headbands, wristbands, jumpers and hats and snacked on satsumas, Wotsits, chocolate orange and orange juice.
Money raised from the orange efforts will pay for six months’ worth of exercise classes at Beau Sejour, exclusively for people with MS.
The society’s group co-ordinator, Linda Fermont, explained how MS is the most common chronic neurological condition, potentially affecting anyone, although typically those aged between 20 and 40.
‘If you think about it like insulating tape on a wire, if part of it gets worn away, the whole thing can short,’ she said.
‘It’s the same with the body, so the nerves can trip different things such as eyesight, movement, digestion or balance.’
As diagnostic research improves, more young people and children are being diagnosed with the condition, so fundraising and awareness-raising events like WOW help local people gain support that is relevant to them.
‘WOW is a way to get people talking, orange is the colour associated with MS and is nice and bright so is a bit of fun for people to eat something or wear something orange in the middle of MS awareness week,’ Mrs Fermont said.
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