Oct 02, 2009
Top Bike MS Fundraisers Help Connecticut Chapter Set Record
Sean O'Leary, Communications Specialist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Top Bike MS Fundraisers Help Connecticut Chapter Set Record
WESTPORT, Conn. – Fairfield resident Larry Greenhall and Glastonbury resident Evan Flaschen led the way as top individual fundraisers during the 28th annual Bike MS: bkm/Steelcase Ride.
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| Glastonbury resident Billy Maag smiles as he cuts the ribbon before the start of May’s Bike MS: bkm/Steelcase Ride at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. Maag is the captain of the Maag Wheels fundraising team, which raised $95,771 and was the top fundraising team in the state for the ride. |
The Bike MS: bkm/Steelcase Ride took place on May 31 at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport and June 7 at Griffin Center in Windsor. In total, 1,145 cyclists raised more than $560,000 – an event record – for the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter.
In Westport, Greenhall led all cyclists by raising $26,761 as the captain of The Crushers fundraising team. The top fundraising team in Westport was Louis Dreyfus, which raised $57,859. The team was led by captain Erik Anderson, who raised $11,735 towards his team’s total.
The top fundraiser in Windsor and for the entire state was Flaschen, who raised a total of $65,874. Flaschen is a member of the Maag Wheels fundraising team, captained by fellow Glastonbury resident Billy Maag. Maag Wheels repeated as the top fundraising team in the state with a total of $95,771.
The Windsor ride was led for a third consecutive year by grand marshal and WTNH News Channel 8 anchor Darren Kramer, a Madison resident. Mike Stacy, a WRCH Lite 100.5 personality, marked his 20th year of riding in his familiar yellow as captain of the Banana Bike Team.
Planning is already underway for the 2010 Bike MS event, which will take place on Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Griffin Center in Windsor and on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.
More than 6,000 Connecticut residents are affected by multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating disease affecting the central nervous system. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot be predicted.
Funds raised by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, through events, such as the Bike MS, ensure ongoing scientific research to find better treatments and a cure, as well as to provide vital programs and services offered by the chapter to those in the state living with multiple sclerosis.
For more information on the 2010 Bike MS rides or to learn more about multiple sclerosis and programs and services available for those with MS, please visit www.ctfightsMS.org.
10/2/09
Sean O'Leary
Communications Specialist
National MS Society - Connecticut Chapter
659 Tower Avenue, First Floor
Hartford, CT 06112
tel 860.913.2550, ext. 249
soleary@ctfightsMS.org
www.ctfightsMS.org