DENVER – The trails at Keystone will be alive with the sound of hikers as every step of the way they raise funds to end MS at the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter, National MS Society’s Hike MS Keystone presented by St. Anthony Summit Medical Center. Hike MS takes place Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Keystone Resort and is open to all skill levels. Participants can enjoy spectacular High Country views and wild flowers along fully supported route options ranging from a paved two-mile base camp path to a 10-mile hike covering varying terrain.
“Each year many families and friends enjoy a fun-filled weekend at one of Colorado’s premier mountain resorts while taking steps to bring us closer to ending MS forever,” said Chapter President Carrie Nolan.
Keystone Resort also offers scenic lift rides, world-class golf, horseback riding, boating and biking.
Hike MS registration is $50 through July 19 and increases to $60 July 19. Registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, a custom event T-shirt and on-mountain trail support. Each adult hiker is required to raise a minimum $50, which supports programs, services and research that benefit the 100,000 people in Colorado and Wyoming who are affected by MS. Family registration is available this year, which features a $15 registration fee for children ages 5 - 12 participating with an adult, and a minimum $25 in fundraising per child is requested. Keystone Resort and Summit Cove are also offering special lodging rates for Hike MS participants.
“MS is a disease that strikes the central nervous system and disrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body, impacting mobility. Every mile hiked at Hike MS Keystone supports the promising research that is providing more therapies for people living with MS today and helps move us closer to ending MS forever, ” Nolan said.
The Chapter has four offices in Colorado located in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Grand Junction and an office in Cheyenne, Wyoming to provide information, programs and resources to help people more than 100,000 people affected by MS in Colorado and Wyoming.
Online registration is open until midnight, July 22; walk-up registration will be available 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 24 and at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 25. For more information on the hike and special lodging rates, visit www.hikeMScolorado.org.
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About the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society
The Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National MS Society was founded in 1959 and provides comprehensive programs and advocacy to assist and empower the more than 100,000 individuals residing in Colorado and Wyoming who are affected by MS annually. The Colorado-Wyoming Chapter is also a driving force of research for the prevention, treatment and cure of MS and contributes funds to support 380 National MS Society research projects worldwide – eight of which are located in Colorado. The Chapter has offices in Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction in Colorado and an office in Cheyenne, Wyoming to serve the Colorado and Wyoming communities.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.