LANDING SITE FINISHING LINE STAKES

THE LANDING SITE FINISHING LINE STAKES HAVE JUST BEEN HAMMERED IN, LET'S HOPE THEY MAKE IT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT RAIN. THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR PLEDGES AND FOR MAKING THIS FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS.

TAKE OFF AND LANDING SITE

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH , JIMMY AND HIS CAMERA CREW AND PACER BIKE WILL TAKE OFF AT 12:00 NOON ON THE CAPITAL CRESCENT TRAIL IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND. HE WILL THEN PROCEED TO K STREET IN GEORGETOWN AND CONNECT TO THE KEY BRIDGE TO ABOARD THE BIKE TRAIL PARALLEL TO GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKWAY . HE WILL TAKE THIS THROUGH OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA AND THEN ON TO MT. VERNON VIRGINIA. THIS IS WHERE HE WILL LOOP AROUND THE PARKING LOT OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON HOUSE AND RETURN BACK THROUGH OLD TOWN AND THEN PASS THE NATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE LANDING SITE WHICH WILL HAVE A FINISH LINE MARKER IN ROSSLYN , VIRGINIA. IT WILL BE THE ROSEVELT ISLAND PARK --PARKING LOT. A CREW FROM THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ORGANIZATION WILL BE THERE TO GREET HIM WHEN HE LANDS. ARRIVAL ESTIMATION TIME WILL BE 6PM. WEATHER: 85 AND SUNNY WIND: 15 MPH CAMERA MAN : KEIR JOHNSON PACER BIKE: CHRIS HALL

PLEDGE SHEET

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WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES

$0.78 of every dollar funds programs, education, advocacy, and research
$0.22 of every dollar covers fundraising and administration costs

$10 Ten educational booklets for a person newly diagnosed with MS
$25 One month of an emergency response system
$50 Three hours of home health aide care (assistance in bathing, meal preparation)
$75 Basic access ramp for home
$100 Two one-hour yoga classes for a person with MS
$150 In-home occupational therapy assessment to maximize independence and safety
$250 One Children's Fund stipend, which allows a child to participate in an age-appropriate activity or to purchase school clothes and supplies
$500 Six weeks of professionally facilitated group counseling
$1,000 One month of peer counseling support for 300 people with MS
$1,800 Scooter
$2,500 One educational program and lunch for 50 people
$3,000 Powered wheelchair
$5,000 48 hours of respite for ten caregivers (a break from taking care of a disabled family member)
$10,000 Printing and mailing of two issues of MS Connection, our quarterly newsletter
$100,000 A research grant for a scientist seeking a cure for MS

NATIONAL MS SOCIETY

In 2007, the National MS Society will invest $45 million into MS research projects in the U.S. and abroad, supporting over 380 research projects. Seven projects are being funded in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The Society will have invested a cumulative $550 million in research by the end of fiscal year 2007.

In addition to the $550 million and to encourage innovative research into highly promising areas and to improve MS patient care, the National MS Society launched the Promise: 2010 Campaign. This nationwide effort fueled by local MS chapters will raise at least $30 million to fund four targeted areas that hold great potential in the fight against the devastating effects of MS, but which have so far been under-explored. The Chapter has committed $1 million by 2010 to this effort.

The National Capital Chapter offers a range of programs and services to help people cope with the everyday demands of living with multiple sclerosis. Each program is designed to help people maintain independence and is offered free of charge.

THE SHIRT THAT WILL BE WORN