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NATIONAL MS SOCIETY...ONE THING PEOPLE WITH MS CAN COUNT ON news bulletin 
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October 14, 1999 Just as important as the funds raised, participants raised awareness for the disease in the months preceding the event by asking relatives, friends and co-workers to sponsor them during the ride. Families and whole communities were brought together to ride, help or cheer on the cyclists. Volunteers also worked ceaselessly for months leading up to the event, and from daylight to nightfall during the City To Shore Bike Tour itself to feed cyclists, ensure rider safety, and place road markers. Said first-time rider Walt Haswell, The cast of volunteers was impressive. It was evident that safety was their number one priority throughout every part of the Tour. Funds from the MS 150 City To Shore Bike Tour support educational programs like the Annual Meeting on November 1, 1999 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, where over 500 people with MS and their families will meet with medical professionals to learn more about the disease. Other events and forums made possible through funds raised by the Bike Tour include series on fitness, employment, and disabled rights. This year alone, the National MS Society will support 60 new research projects by top scientists investigating many aspects of multiple sclerosis. The 60 new projects are part of a National MS Society program that will spend a record $22.4 million in 1999 to advance research, including funding over 300 new and ongoing MS investigations in the U.S. and abroad. The Society has funded over $260 million in research since its founding over 50 years ago, more than any non-profit in the world. Every research project would be impossible without the support of the community during the bike tours, WALKs and other fundraisers. Plans are already underway for the 20th Anniversary MS 150 City To Shore Bike Tour. To help make the next tour as successful as this one, call Kristine DelMonte at 1-800-548-4611 to volunteer. |
