Join the 2017 Planning Team
The 2017 Planning Team season will kick off on March 15, and we want YOU to join us!
Who:
Cyclists and/or volunteers who want to work with staff year-round to plan
another amazing Ride!
What: Planning
Team members work with staff year-round to help make City to Shore the amazing
cycling experience that it is. They work with the communities we ride through,
plan the Rider Expo and Rookie Rider weekend activities, attend bike-related
area events to promote City to Shore and recruit cyclists, mark the route, and
much more! Click here for more information.
How:
Complete the interest form by February 27, and join us at the March 15
kick off to learn more.
Endurance Sports Expo: March 11-12
Whether you're a beginner or a fitness buff looking for new tips
and tricks, the Endurance
Sports Expo has
something for you. Purchase Expo tickets in advance for $7 (vs. $10 at the
door) and the National MS Society will receive $1 for every ticket sold. Enter
the promo code ESE17NMSS when you register
online.
The event will take
place at the Greater
Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks (PA) on Saturday,
3/11 (10 a.m.-5 p.m) and Sunday, 3/12 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.).
Welcome
Back, Teva: Celebrating 5 Years as City to Shore Local Presenting Sponsor
City to Shore is thrilled to be celebrating the 5th
Ride with Teva Pharmaceuticals as
our Local Presenting Sponsor. In addition to their sponsorship, Team
Teva raises over $100,000 every year and are continually one of our largest
teams! Thank you to Teva for their continued support and involvement.
We welcome the opportunity to develop new corporate partnerships for Bike
MS 2017. Please contact us to
explore details to best suit your company's needs.
How Your Fundraising Helps
In 2016, your
fundraising helped make a significant impact towards stopping MS, restoring function
that has been lost and ending MS forever. Below are some of the highlights from
each area that you made possible:
- Stopping MS: Ocrelizumab,
which was shown to slow primary progressive MS and to reduce MS relapses
in clinical trials, was granted “Breakthrough” status by the FDA and a decision about its possible approval is expected by the end of
March 2017.
- Ending
MS Forever: The International Consortium of MS Genetics has identified
200 genetic variations associated with MS, providing
new leads to understanding how genes and other factors combine to make
people susceptible to MS. These findings were made possible by the
combined efforts of consortium members, who were able to analyze data from
more than 100,000 people. The Society co-funded this work.
2017 Deadlines & Reminders
Make sure you are in the know about housing, money turn-in
deadlines, Bike MS event and more. Click here for a
full list of 2017 important dates and deadlines.
- March 11-12: Endurance
Sports Expo
- June 1: Ocean
City Housing Opens
- August 1: Early
Money Turn-In/Long Sleeve T-Shirt Deadline
*** Note: the amount to receive a Long-Sleeve
has increased to $500 this year. Contact
us to update your goal today!
- August 18-September 20: Bike Inspections
- August: Date to be announced soon for the 2017 Rider
Expo, presented by XFINITY Live! & Rider Number Pick Up. Stay tuned!
- August 31: Rider
Number Mailing Deadline
- September
23 & 24: Bike MS: City to Shore 2017!
Top Lists
Top
Fundraising Teams
1. Friends Of Jack, $3,610 2. Team Evesham, $3,576 3. UPHS/PENN, $2,513 4. Jersey's Team, $2,427 5. Lou's Loonies, $1,955
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Top
Individuals
1. Joseph Grabowski, $11,000 2. Walt Rosewitski, $3,336 3. Jack Beiter, $2,510 4. Brad Schwartz, $1,591 5. Richard Barron, $1,500
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Largest
Teams
1. UPHS/PENN, 154 2. Team Ox, 63 3. Raudies Riders, 39 4.Jersey's Team, 37 5. Peddler's Shop Cycling Club - PSCC, 37
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Click here to see the 2016 Top Teams & Top 250 VIP Club members.
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