Bike MS: Green Mountain Getaway, a popular bike ride to help people with multiple sclerosis, is August 6, 2016. The Bike MS: Green Mountain Getaway is part of the One-Day Bike MS series, presented by Biogen. The ride is organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society with the goal of raising $100,000 to help people with MS in Vermont. Riders may embark on a 30-, 60-, or 100-mile route. The fundraising minimum is $250, which is due on or before the day of the ride. You must be 14 years old to participate.
WHERE:
The ride start and finish are at Community Drive Technology Park in South Burlington. Cyclists ride through the following towns: South Burlington; Hinesburg; Shelburne; Charlotte; Vergennes; East Charlotte; Panton; Addison; and Crown Point, N.Y.
INFO:
For more information about this amazing ride, visit www.bikeMSgne.org, click on Green Mountain Getaway.
WHY:
Funds raised by Bike MS: Green Mountain Getaway help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society help everyone affected by MS to live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost, and end MS forever.
SPONSORS:
We want to thank our generous sponsors: Biogen, Poland Spring, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, Earl’s Cyclery and the Alpine Shop.
ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms vary from person to person and range from numbness and tingling, to walking difficulties, fatigue, dizziness and pain, to depression, blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
The Society mobilizes people and resources so that everyone affected by multiple sclerosis can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost, and end MS forever. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Last year alone, through our comprehensive nationwide network, the Society devoted $122.2 million to help more than one million individuals connect to the people, information and resources they need. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $54 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867.
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