New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
June 19, 2008 - Melville - The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Long Island Chapter set an aggressive goal of doubling their biker participation for this year's MS 150 Twin Forks Bike Ride, taking place over September 13th and 14th. Last year, 275 bikers participated, and the chapter's 2008 goal is over 500 cyclists. Should they reach that number, they would have the largest Bike Tour in Long Island's history. Their plan is to use the concept of "biking together"...asking cyclists to bring friends along for the ride.
"When friends join together in activity, amazing things can happen", says Stacy Bona, Vice President of Development at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Long Island Chapter. "If every cyclist asks two friends to join them, we would triple last year's numbers." The chapter plans on rewarding cyclists who refer friends to take the ride and join in the movement to eradicate MS. "We are in talks with several sponsors willing to offer rewards to those who can get others to participate in the MS 150 Twin Forks Bike Tour.
The Twin Forks MS Bike Tour takes riders through Long Island's north and south fork where participants will enjoy breathtaking views on this 150 mile course. Themed rest stops, great food and festivities are all included to make for an even more memorable experience. 50 and 75 mile rides are also available.
To join the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Long Island Chapter please visit http://www.nmssli.org/.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society Long Island Chapter exists to make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2006 alone, through our home office and 50 state network of chapters, we devoted nearly $126 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS. The Society also invested more than $46 million to support 380 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS NOW. Join the movement at nmssli.org.
For more information or to make a donation, please call the MS Society at
(631) 864-3337.
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