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Cowboy Capital MS Trail Ride “Around here we ride we do not walk”

People riding horses

April 12, 1997 was the coldest day of the year in Stephenville, Texas with dark clouds and horrible winds. Despite the weather, 62 riders turned out for the 1st annual Cowboy Capital MS Trail Ride.

Mary Howard, co-chair of the trail ride, explained the history of this unique event. “My husband, who has MS, and I were members of a small support group in Stephenville when the Ft. Worth office of the National MS Society contacted our leaders about hosting a community walk. Stephenville is known as the “Cowboy Capital of the World” and home of the Tarleton State University’s rodeo team. We agreed to get involved, but as Debbie Cole, one of the original co-chairs said, “Around here we ride we do not walk.” From that conversation, the Cowboy Capital MS Trail Ride was born.

Mary and other volunteers just completed the 17th annual trail ride this past May. Mary commented that, “We average 75 riders and are able to send about $12,650 to the National MS Society each year. It is an amazing family friendly day with riders and runners of all ages. We have many people that volunteer their time, money and labor to make sure that everyone has a wonderful day. While there is a lot of planning and hard work that goes into this event, everyone feels the hard work is worth it as we are able to make a difference for people living with MS by raising funds for research. This feeling of HOPE for a better life for people with MS is what the Cowboy Capital MS Trail Ride is all about.”


Sk8 the State for MS

3 women posing in uniforms

Sk8 the State for MS completed its fifth year of skating and fundraising. In March, three Iowa roller derby players skated 400 miles through Texas in an effort to raise funds and awareness for multiple sclerosis. Dani Bock, Libby Claeys and Melissa Dittberner began this unique fundraiser in 2010 when they skated across South Dakota, and have continued with a new state each year. Inspired by Libby’s aunt who is living with MS, to date, the group has skated 1358 miles and has raised over $20,000 for the National MS Society.


Crawl 4 The Cure

Kate in firefighting gear with colleagues

Crawl 4 The Cure is for off road (4 x 4 vehicles) enthusiasts in Northern Minnesota. This weekend long festival has a goal of raising $100,000 for the National MS Society in 2014.


Envision perfume

Envision a fragrance that makes "cents"

“You would never know by looking at my friend — the impeccably stylish, physically fit Lisa Brettschneider — that she has lived with MS since she was 28,” says Wendi S. Berger. “You would never know the pain she experiences, the monthly transfusions she receives and the uncertainty of her future mobility because she will never let you know. There are just too many wonderful things she’d rather talk about.”

Wendi, a longtime beauty industry professional, cites her “always smiling” friend Lisa as having inspired her to launch her own all-natural perfume line. Wendi says. “Looking at my always positive, always glass-is-half-full friend, a bolt of lightning struck me. If I was going to make beautiful all-natural perfume, it was going to give back and help people like her. Each fragrance I would produce, would give back to a specific cause, and MS would be our first.”

Lisa named the fragrance Wendi created for the Society, “Envision,” to envision a world free of MS. Pour le Monde launched with its line of 100% natural eau de parfums with a portion of proceeds benefitting the Society.

Visit pourlemondeparfums to learn more about Envision.


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