I Can Make a Difference
What is MS?
Currently there are approximately 400,00 people living with MS in the United States and 200 more being diagnosed every week. The Pacific Northwest has the highest rate of Multiple Sclerosis in the country and yet no one knows why. I'd like to help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society eliminate MS...wouldn't you?
Why I Ride
Why am I supporting MS? As some of you may know my uncle, Ray Heacox, was diagnosed with MS in 1998. Mark and I have been living with Ray and Cynthia for the last 6 months and have gotten to see first hand the challenges that Ray has to overcome every day. Symptoms vary greatly from one person to the next and include: Fatigue, Numbness, Vision Problems, Coordination Problems, and many others. Wouldn't it be better if no one ever had to live with MS?
What I'm doing
In order to raise money this fall I'm riding 175 miles in the MS Ride. The ride takes place over two days in the Skagit Valley (North of Seattle). I'll be riding with 2,000 other people who are also committed to raising money for MS. My goal is to keep up an average rate of 15 mph and to complete each day in 8 hours (plus one more hour to walk 5 ft. from the bike to the car!)
My goal is to raise at least $4,000 this year. In order to jump start the donations my mom (Deborah Schenk) and my aunt (Diana Huffman), Ray's sisters-in-law, have agreed to provide challenge donations. Diana will match the first $1,000 pledged and Deborah will match th second $1,000. Please help me reach that goal with your pledge and your donation is tax deductible. You can donate easily by clicking the "Donate to Bebeth!" button above.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected from the Group Health 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."
