MS Walk

Jill, Kristen, Jody, Susan, Lisa, Along with our 4-legged friends, Mercedes, Giselle, Zipp, Cheech, Marvin, & Louie
It was something having so many pups but definitely fun! Everyone had a dog, Leah who took the picture walked Marvin, & Kristen and Lisa took Lou and Cheech for me!

By: Donna Tocci

Hello everyone:

TeamMs.org Walkers had a great day at Walk MS in Easton last Saturday. It was a little cloudy and breezy, but great temps for walking! It was great to see the age-range of people participating - from the littlest of kids (in some fancy 'rigs') to groups of teenagers with specially made team shirts to a group of older gentlemen walking with their friend who was blinded by MS. Seeing this great mix of people coming out for this common goal was inspiring to see.

Thanks to your support and donations we raised $3,550 to help the National MS Society fight this disease! Thank you all!

Again, thank you ALL for your generosity! It's much appreciated!

~TeamMS.org Walkers

Fall Foliage Weekend

We had our charity event this past weekend. We have a big dinner and a poker run. The money that was raised will go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. We had a silent and live auction, raffle tickets, and many donations. The total number isn't in yet but I am sure we raised a good amount of money. The weather was perfect for riding too. We couldn't have asked for a better weekend. Thank you to all that came and made a donation. It is greatly appriciated.

JOHN MCCARTHY

JOE PRO!

THUG

MARK FROM CA

DAVE O & CHRISTEL

STREETS!

MS Awareness Week

This week is MS Awareness Week. This is a charity that we contribute to often. There are several things that you can do to help this aweful disease. In the United States today, there are approximately 400,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS)—with 200 more people diagnosed every week.
One of the things you can do to help is sign up for a walk in your area. Usually, my cousins, Zizi, Donna, my mom, and the kids, and dogs do a walk but I am sad to say that I will not be able to do the walk this year. But I will still make a donation! You can do the same if you can't do a walk either.
Below is a little info about MS. Please take a few minutes and see what you can do to help make the world free of MS!

Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from one person to another. Today, new treatments and advances in research are giving new hope to people affected by the disease.
While the cause (etiology) of MS is still not known, scientists believe that a combination of several factors may be involved. Studies are ongoing in the areas of immunology (the science of the body’s immune system), epidemiology (that looks at patterns of disease in the population), and genetics in an effort to answer this important question. Understanding what causes MS will be an important step toward finding more effective ways to treat it and—ultimately—cure it, or even prevent it from occurring in the first place.