2 posts tagged “multiple sclerosis”
In the spirit of riding long distances to help excellent causes, meet amazing people, and eat tons of double plus good food I have again signed up to do the Waves to Wine 150mi ride for Multiple Sclerosis!
The ride is on September 13th - 14th and goes from San Francisco to Healdsberg. This was the first charity ride I did last year so I'm pumped to be doing it again. I'll be doing longer rides on the weekend again so if any of you bike ridin' folks are interested in doing a Three Bears Loop (this website only sometimes works in FF3.. might require Safari/IE) on the weekends let me know. It's around ~45 miles with ~5000ft of climbing. Takes maybe 5-6 hours depending on breaks (I usually take a bunch of breaks to take in the views).
If you feel inclined to donate you can use the intertubes and donate at this URL: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=4379733&pg=personal&fr_id=9066. After all the amazing generosity so many people poured out for the AIDS LifeCycle I almost feel bad to mention I'm doing another ride. But I am, because I love doing these, and if you want to donate I would really appreciate it.
I'll also be posting more training ride summaries as I get closer to the ride. Yay bikes!
And, finally, if any of you want to join me that would be even MORE awesome. So let me know if you're interested and we can definitely train together :)
Update 8/28/2007: I've reached my second goal of raising $2,000!
charity cycling ride for multiple sclerosis and need your help!
Update 7/31/2007: I've reached my original goal of $1000!
Update 8/28/2007: I've reached my second goal of $2000!
People are amazing.
All posts involving the Waves to Wine Multiple Sclerosis ride have been tagged Waves to Wine and can be searched.
Why am I doing this?
I have two close friends who have been diagnosed with MS and they are some of the most outstanding and wonderful people I know. They've helped me through hard times and have stopped at nothing to continue to live their lives the way they want to live them. I really admire their courage and dedication and want to help out by doing this charity ride.
What will I be doing?
I'll be biking 150 miles during the last weekend of September (29th-30th), and have raised $2000 to help both finding the cure and aiding those already afflicted by MS. I would sincerely appreciate it if you would consider donating and helping me reach my goal. It would mean a lot both to me as well as those affected by MS.
What can you do?
This is a charity ride which means I'll be raising money to ride. A number of amazing, generous people have donated, and I can't thank them enough. As of this update I've passed my original goal of $1000, upped my goal to $2000, and have met that as well. I am obviously still accepting donations but have met both goals thanks to the help of so many people. If you haven't donated yet, and still would like to, it would mean a great deal to me and those afflicted if you'd do so. Plus, you'll sleep sounder at night knowing you're an awesome person whose contributed to fighting a disease that has no cure and affects people for their entire lives.
I'm an awesome person with a big heart and I want to help!
Updates / Relevant Posts:
My New Bike
My Training Regime
First Tiburon Loop (short video)
A heart felt Thank You
Waves to Wine 2007 Update
