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In our last newsletter we gave advance warning of an exciting event involving the MS community and a cycle ride over the Harbour Bridge.

Well it’s now official the MS Auckland Region Trust is the official charity for the first approved Harbour Bridge ride. The Trust has as its purpose the support of MS Society in Auckland and funding research into MS.

We have been working for some months with the event organisers to secure this event and we are delighted to have done so. In association with the event organisers ClipOn NZ Ltd and main sponsor TelstraClear we are planning for this event to be a spectacular success.

The event is the first approved cycle ride over the Harbour Bridge since it opened in 1958. On 11 December, 9000 lucky cyclists will start in Shelley Beach Rd and ride north over the eastern clipons and down the bus lanes. Participants will have a choice of completing a 15km ride finishing at Smales Farm or for the experienced cyclists completing a 115km ride finishing in Kumeu. In addition there are two children’s rides planned on that morning starting and finishing at Smales Farm. MS and cycling have strong connections overseas where in both Australia and the US cycle rides are every year major fund raisers for MS

It will be really important that as many of our members and their families as possible become involved in one way or another. If you can help in any of the following ways it will be great for the future of people with MS in our region.

In future weeks we will be announcing valuable spot prizes as well as prizes for the top individuals and teams who raise the most money.

Although I have not ridden a bike seriously for over forty years, I am about to begin training for the ride and I look forward to being joined by as many of our members their families and friends as possible.

Neil Woodhams - President MS Auckland Region,

To sponsor me in the ride and help me fundraise go to : www.everydayhero.co.nz/neil_woodhams

To join the MS Team “MS Movers” and ride in the event, go to the registration site : www.telstraclearchallenge.co.nz

After agreeing to entry conditions click on “search for an existing team” Type in “MS Movers”
Select one of the rides you wish to complete and I will see you on the start line.

To help us fundraising and be part of the “MS Movers” fundraising team go to :

http://www.everydayhero.co.nz/
events/register/
34?event=96&join_team=586

To ride in the event and to set up your own team for you, your friends and family or your employer go to the event registration site : www.telstraclearchallenge.co.nz

To set up your own fundraising team go to : www.bikems.org.nz
Click on the Start Fundraising button

If you need help with any of these options please contact Dave Living at dave@bikems.org.nz or
021 855 910.

MS Auckland Region Adopts Bike MS brand

Bike MS originated as one ride in 1980 in Minnesota and is now the largest organised charity bicycling event series in the United States, according to the National MS Society. In 2007, more than 100,000 cyclists participated in 100 rides throughout the country, raising more than $77 million. In total, Bike MS cyclists have raised more than $600 million.

Club Physical -Bike MS Partner

Put the X Factor in your training today!  Club Physical and BikeMS are teaming up for the TelstraClear Challenge – your exclusive opportunity to bike the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Check out their locations and find out how $1 of each XRide session supports the movement for a MS free world.

BIKE THE HARBOUR BRIDGE - Club Physical Offer:

For corporate MS fundraising groups

• Ten session concession card normally $125 …..for Bike MS …….$79 with $9 going to Bike MS
• Or HALF the casual rate of $15 a time = $10 ….with $1 per casual going to Bike MS
  Identity needed for Bike MS
• If they join as a Club Physical member, XRIDE classes would become FREE! There will be no joining fee (save $99) for bike MS

Fundraising Total To Date

Paul Condor - Man on a Mission

Paul Condor, Unitec’s Chief Financial Officer, has taken biking in the TelstraClear Challenge as personal challenge to get fit and as a fundraising challenge to raise money for MS Auckland. Follow Paul’s journey on his blog site at: www.everydayhero.co.nz/
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