Pimping for a Cause

So I'm going to use my blog to pimp for a cause between now and August.

Before I found out that I was going to be spending the month of August doing the whole pregnancy and birth "thing", I'd been committed to a little endeavor called MS Pedal to the Point 2009.

Pedal to the Point is a two day 150 mile bike ride from Berea, Ohio to Sandusky, Ohio and back again. Last year my mom rode the whole thing (go her!), and raised $9900! She was one of the top ten individual fundraisers, out of over two THOUSAND riders. Needless to say we are all REALLY proud of her.

So this year our sights are set pretty high. A team has been established, "Spinners for the Cure", made up of friends and family who want to duplicate this fantastic event again this year. Their fundraising goal is $15,000. I am obviously unable to ride this year (I'll be there next year though guys), so I'm am going to do everything I can to pimp for them in the meantime.

The website for the event is

http://bikeoha.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BIKE_OHA_homepage

You can go there to make a donation, just click donate and then search "Spinners for the Cure". So far the team is my mom, Anne, her sister Linda, my dad's sister Annette, and his brother Chris. Tentatively joining them is my friend Bethany (come on B. you know you want to), and my mom's friend Lisa. Please feel free to check this out, and donate as little or as much as you feel comfortable. If now isn't a great time, fret not, the ride isn't until August, so you've got lots of time. If you can scrape up an extra $5 between now and then, we'd love to have your support. If you can't, we'd love to have your emotional support anyway.

If you can't donate, do something that won't cost you anything. Pass this post on to everyone you know. It will just take a minute to spread the word, and don't worry if you forget this time, you'll hear about this again before August. A lot of money was raised from total strangers last year because emails got forwarded on.

So why do I care enough to make you read this whole long post? Because Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating disease that can hopefully be cured someday through the efforts of folks like these. Because the money raised here goes not just to research efforts, but to improving the lives of people suffering from MS right now. Because I can't wave a magic wand and cure my dad's MS, but I can do this.

So, if you've made it this far, take that last little step and check out the website. It's an impressive thing to ride 150 miles on a bicycle in two days, compared to that it's just a few clicks of the mouse to let them know you think what they are doing is awesome and you want to help.

Thanks guys, and please, pass this on to your family and friends.