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The Strong Should Support the Weak: YES Prep continues its tradition of riding the MS 150 Bike Race

April 11, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

Friends and Family –

THE TRADITION CONTINUES!... 2011 MS150! First of all, I would like to thank all of you who donated to the cause last year. Thanks to you, I was able to give $2000 to the MS Society. Of course, we are back at it again... THE MS150 RIDE to Austin! This is my 11th year riding! Every year has been such an experience-- the cause, the people, the ride. If you can help out in anyway with a donation of any amount, you can feel rest assured that you will be helping thousands of people.

On Saturday and Sunday, April 16 - 17, 2011, I will be joining over 13,000 other cyclists riding 180 miles from Houston to Austin in the annual BP MS 150 Bike Tour. The tour is a charity fundraising event supporting the National MS Society's fight against multiple sclerosis. Not only will I be riding with 13,000 other riders, but more than 30 individuals on my team will be staff and students from my school - YES Prep Public Schools, www.yesprep.org.

I am calling on you again-- all of my friends and family to contribute on my behalf to the National MS Society. Every dollar counts. By making a pledge, you are supporting MS research, programs and education. You are also helping me achieve my fundraising goal of $1000.00. Instead of going to the trouble of mailing a check, you can use the link below to donate online in my name. Click on the link below or cut and paste it into your web browser to go to the BP MS 150 site, where donating is fast, easy and secure. At the website you will be able to choose an amount to donate and make the donation immediately. I will be notified via email as soon as you make your pledge.

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/TXHBikeEvents?px=5496137&pg=personal&fr_id=15941

Please be sure my name is filled in appropriately.

If you would like more information about the tour and about MS, the site http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx has a wealth of information. I have also included a little information about MS below.

About multiple sclerosis: MS is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. The symptoms include blurred or double vision, numbness or tingling in the limbs and can become as severe as paralysis and total loss of vision. Diagnosis usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 50, but the unpredictable physical and emotional effects can be life-long. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are giving hope to those affected by the disease. I appreciate your support of the National MS Society and the BP MS 150 Bike Tour.

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