About my interests in the outdoors: nature, hiking, cycling, kayaking, etc.
I’m back! In 2012 I wrote that that would be my last Bike MS Ride to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. I mostly was tired of asking my friends for money when I know how much we are all bombarded with requests for help from various good doing organizations. Many of you […]
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I always wondered if birds sought out places that made their singing sound better like musicians do. The first one is a wren perched just outside the Bryan Center parking deck on Duke West Campus. The song reverberates through the entire parking deck. The second one is singing just above the courtyard of the nursing
The Haw River Canoe and Kayak Co. provide rental and guided trips and shuttle service on the Haw River, NC. This map shows the paddle access points and dams on the Haw River. For trip information or reservations call 336-260-6465 or go to www.hawrivercanoe.com View Haw River Canoe and Kayak Co. trips in a larger
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Thanks again to all of you who supported my ride to raise money and awareness for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the work it does supporting our friends and the many other folks around us living with MS as well as funding research to find a cure for MS. Once again YOU helped me exceed
2012 Bike MS Historic New Bern Ride Report for my Donors, Friends, and Supporters Read More »
Dear Friends, This is the last year I’ll be asking you for money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Historic New Bern Bicycle Tour. Did that get your attention? If you’re reading this letter you probably know that I’ve been raising money for the NMSS for the last 5 years through this unique method of
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For all my cycling friends and those who used to ride:
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My 5th year riding to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year I rode a total of 180 miles in 2 days and 27 donors gave over $1100 to support my effort. Overall there were over 2400 riders in this event raising about 1.6 million dollars (total figures not in yet) to help find a cure for and to directly support the over 5200 people in our part of the state who are living with MS. Some of these people are close friends and many we have come to know from doing these yearly rides.
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Karen and I rode the Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Historic New Bern Bicycle Tour on Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12 to raise money for the MS Society and to support our friends and the thousands of folks in Eastern North Carolina who have Multiple Sclerosis. This is the “ride report” that I sent out to my donors but I wanted to share it here, too. This is a special event for me and I always encourage my friends to join us. Yes, you could do this, too. More info at the bottom of the post. Thanks to my friends who helped me raise $1500 for the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society!
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