For Jersey?s Team, this year?s Bike MS: City to Shore Ride is a million miles in the making. After the round trip journey to Ocean City in September, Jersey?s team hopes to be the third team in the ride?s history to surpass the $1 million cumulative fundraising total. Not to mention being the smallest team to ever do it.
?Jersey's Team was started 13 years ago, in honor of my father, Jerald (Jersey) Brownstein, who was diagnosed 20 years ago with Progressive multiple sclerosis,? said team captain Andrea Rosenthal, immediate past president of Temple Sinai in Dresher. ?In addition to riding to help raise money for MS, we also believe it is important to raise awareness of MS, what it is and how we can help those who are affected by a diagnosis.?
Multiple sclerosis or MS, is a chronic, unpredictable disease of the central nervous system. It attacks and damages the tissue surrounding nerves called myelin. Once the myelin is damaged, the ability of the nerves to send messages to and from the brain is disrupted. There are no known causes or cures for MS yet, but fundraisers such as City to Shore help fund the research that will give us those answers.
Having participated in Bike MS: City to Shore Ride for the past 10 years, Rosenthal was named the number one fundraiser after last year?s century ride. The Ambler, Pa. resident rode 175 miles in two days.
?My personal goal for this year is to raise $20,000. While my husband and two daughters will be riding with me, we as a family hope to raise at least $25,000,? Rosenthal said. ?I would really like to see our team raise over $90,000 this year so that we will have collectively raised over $1 million. I am in awe of how well our small team does with fundraising.?
Fundraising is not all that drives this team to greatness. They have become their own unique family. With this year?s team growing to about 100 riders; it is definitely a big family full of incredibly fun giving individuals.
?We provide biking shirts for our team, sport shirts for our team and their families, a pep rally dinner,? Rosenthal said. ?And for those pedaling both ways, we provide housing and a team dinner in Ocean City.?
?I am really proud of Jersey's team,? Rosenthal said. ?Not just for all that we accomplish as a team with fundraising and raising awareness but also for what we do for one another and being a part of ?Jersey's Team?."
Bike MS: City to Shore Ride is scheduled for September 29-30, 2012. For more information about this event, how to register and donate, please visit MScycling.org or call 1-800-445-BIKE.
Source: http://ambler.patch.com/announcements/riding-to-reach-1-million
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