As many of you know, I have a real passion for cycling. In addition to the enjoyment I get out of it, I have been able to turn it to productive purposes as well. The Texas Chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society sponsor several long-distance rides to both raise funds for research to fight the disease and raise awareness of this debilitating disease. MS is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. The symptoms include blurred or double vision, numbness or tingling in the limbs and can become as severe as paralysis and total loss of vision. Diagnosis usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 50, but the unpredictable physical and emotional effects can be life-long. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are giving hope to those affected by the disease.
I am hoping I can count on you to support me on these rides. Each year, I am a rider in the Houston to Austin, Dallas to Oklahoma and San Antonio to Corpus Christi rides. In all, I spend 25 to 30 hours in my bike saddle to help this cause and raise research money along the way.
I would really appreciate your monetary support for these endeavors. In mid-April I am riding from Houston to Austin and then in May I am riding from Dallas to Oklahoma.
If you would like to sponsor me on one or both of these rides you can:
1. Send a check payable to NMSS (National Multiple Sclerosis Society) to my work address below;
2. Pay with a credit card on the MS150 web site ([
http://www.ms150.org/ms150/donate/donate.cfm] -- you will need to enter my name and e-mail address --
srm@redstonecompanies.com -- for me to get credit ) or
3. E-mail me your pledges and I will send my collector to see you after the ride (either my 8 or 6 year old!).
If you would like to learn more about the rides or MS in general, their website is very resourceful (
www.ms150.org).
Any amount you would like to give is appreciated, but thank you for your consideration and time!
Scott
Scott R. McMillian
Redstone Consulting, L.L.C.
200 Concord Plaza Drive, Suite 710
San Antonio, Texas 78216
210.805.1185 (voice)
210.601.5128 (mobile)
210.805.0577 (facsimile)
888.989.5509 (toll free)