Kevin Murphy (ex-Farside/411/Headfirst) riding in the Washington Bike MS Ride 2011 - PLEASE DONATE/REPOST!

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/WASBikeEvents?px=9919821&pg=personal&fr_id=16211


Hey Chums and Pals - Over the course of 2 days (Sept 10 & 11) I'll be riding around 150 miles total, along with a couple other thousand sweaty, smelly, spandex-clad masochists, to raise money for The National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. I need to raise $1000 by the day of the ride and I need your help to make this happen! NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL!

What is MS?
Having multiple sclerosis means that you may suddenly have blurry vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. Or that you may not always be able to walk, let alone ride a bike. The symptoms of MS are different for everyone - the only certainty is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day.

Why I Ride
I'm participating in the Bike MS Ride because I want to do something for the people who have been diagnosed - and because I want to do everything to prevent more people from learning what it means to live with this disease. Today, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, and with diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability.

Why You Should Sponsor Me
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected from the Bike MS Ride to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today. Because we can fight this disease by simply riding a bike, because we have chosen to help thousands of people through a contribution to the Bike MS Ride, we are now getting closer to the hour when no one will have to hear the words, "You have MS."