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Mighty Striders are Making a Mighty Impact

Toni Colvin began her journey with MS in 2004. Later two years of tests and multiple physician visits, she was presented with a diagnosis: multiple sclerosis. Adamant not to let MS bring her downwardly, Toni began pushing herself to try new things and accomplish goals on her bucket list. Her resolve to live life to the fullest somewhen led her to Wheel MS.

Toni started team Mighty Striders at Wheel MS: Coastal Challenge 2012 with 6 squad members, and her story was featured in the Bakersfield Californian newspaper. Some other Bakersfield resident, Hazel Bergtholdt, whose uncle had MS, read the commodity and sought out Toni at the ride. Together, they decided that the best way to maximize their efforts in 2013 was to join forces and create an even mightier squad. Mighty Striders already has 37 team members this year.

The Mighty Striders are focused on making a serious impact while having a swell time. Their goals include raising $10,000 to get a team tent and having team members on every route option during the ride. Their first team coming together brought cyclists of all ages and abilities and they plant that in that location were a lot of connections to MS within their group. The teams aims to host at least ane event per calendar month. Their debut fundraiser was an Oscar Party, which raised over $800 and caught the attention of local media. Other fundraisers include hosting booths and raffles at Bakersfield events, partnering with restaurants for giveback nights, collaborating with the Walk MS team to hold yard sales, and doing what they do best: having fun!

Bike MS is more than an event for Toni, Hazel and the squad; it's a chance to stay active, spread awareness and raise funds for a cause that has touched so many of their teammates. In fact, in 2011, Toni'south 39 year old daughter was diagnosed with MS. Toni said, "My symptoms are different than my daughter's only I experience like I need to practice everything I tin can to be an encouragement for her." She continued, "[Doing this event] makes me experience better and more than similar I'm doing something help eliminate MS somewhen. Before my diagnosis, I'd never done a half marathon but now I've completed five or vi. I'd never ridden 100 miles before merely I've done that twice at present."

And and then the Mighty Striders motion frontwards, increasing awareness and raising money as they prepare to tackle 160 miles in October.

Mighty Stiders 2012

"Hard at play while the symptoms are away."

Matt Bullard is a 39 year one-time father of four, husband, brother and son. Matt was diagnosed with MS in August 2012. His first symptom of MS was double vision which thankfully has subsided. Since then he has been symptom gratuitous and nosotros are deeply grateful for that. Despite having MS, Matt lives a salubrious and active life.
Matt enjoyed riding bikes even before he was diagnosed with MS. He rides every week both on the roads and down mountains. Two days after Matt was diagnosed, he learned about Bike MS. Since a 100 mile ride had always been something Matt aspired to do, he was excited at the idea of participating in a ride that would exist so personal to him.

Afterwards announcing to his friends and family his recent diagnosis, it was easy to recruit members for his Bike MS team. Matt contacted his friends and family on Facebook and asked everyone to consider joining his team. Thirteen people responded and signed up to support him. Having a fundraising goal of $5,000 Matt asked anybody he knew to consider donating money to the crusade. Friends and family unit were very generous in their giving. Matt was surprised at how generous people were. He was very grateful for their generosity. Matt's Wheel MS team was able to raise over $vi,000 last yr. This year his goal is to have a twenty person team and raise $10,000.

For Matt, Bike MS is an event that he looks frontward to all yr. Bicycle MS brings loved ones together to bring sensation to the disease and it also is a mode to spend a day doing a fun, physical activity together as a squad of friends, all the while supporting a wonderful cause. Matt'southward Bike MS squad, Team SCV, will exist having a Pancake & Waffle Breakfast fundraiser on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 8-10am at 13903 Maryton Ave., Santa Fe Springs, Ca. 90670. Anybody is invited to attend and enjoy a delicious breakfast for merely $5.00. For more information, please contact Matt at mbullardscv@aol.com. Help Matt attain his $10,000 goal.

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It's Time to Terminate MS NOW

David Shaul of Team Long Beach shares why Bicycle MS is important to him:

"I raise money and participate in Cycle MS (first fourth dimension passenger) because I accept known people in my life with MS for all my 51 years and it's time to end that! Growing up, my Uncle George Hadcock had MS for 25 years before his decease. And so, 25 years ago, my oldest friend in the world, Barbara Gokey Perkins, who I was put in the crib with (our mothers were also best friends) was diagnosed with MS. I watched Barb's most 20 year struggle with the illness up until her death 5 years ago. Information technology was horrible to lose a friend at what was supposed to be the prime number of her life subsequently watching the illness wreak havoc on her. Barb was the closest thing I e'er had to a sister and the loss was huge. I miss her every day.

"Bernice Detig, Evolution Coordinator at the National MS Society, and I trained last year for the AIDS/LifeCycle ride and during one of our training rides she told me about Bike MS. I instantly knew I had to do information technology and shared some stories with her about my dear friend, Affront. Facebook has put me in touch with many people from my hometown including babyhood friends who also knew Barb. The back up has been incredible and I am thrilled to ride in her honor. I am still VERY shut to Barb's mom and sis, who still alive in my hometown of Herkimer, New York. I tin't wait to take on Bike MS and have a rest stop named afterwards BARBARA GOKEY PERKINS. I can hear her infectious laughter now at the news of hear my team volition accept a porta potty all to ourselves thanks to her."

David Shaul and Team Long Beach