LONG ISLANDERS WILL PEDAL FOR AN END TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ryan McCormick
Communications Manager
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Long Island Chapter
Office: (631) 864-8337 ext. 14
Cell: (516) 901-1103

LONG ISLANDERS WILL PEDAL FOR AN END TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

/24-7PressRelease/ - HAUPPAUGE, NY, September 10, 2005 - Every week 200 people are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis - the chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the nervous system of a person. On Sunday, Sept. 18 starting at 7:30 a.m., the MS Bike "Tour for a Cure," will begin and end at Byron Lake Park in Oakdale.

Open to riders of all ages, the Bike Tour takes cyclists on a scenic journey throughout Eastern Long Island. They can choose from 4 different tours: 20 mile, 50 mile, 75 mile or 100 mile. All routes are clearly marked and patrolled by SAG vehicles and volunteers to ensure the riders safety.

Registration and Start Times:

100 Mile 7:00 a.m. registration 7:30 a.m. start

50 and 75 Mile 8:15 a.m. registration 9:00 a.m. start

20 Mile 9:30 a.m. registration 10:45 a.m. start

To learn more about the 2005 MS Bike Tour, or about multiple sclerosis, please call Nancy Rao at (631) 864-8337 ext. 29 or visit http://www.nmssli.org.

Calendar Listing:

SUNDAY, Sept. 18
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Long Island Chapter, "MS Bike Tour," Byron Lake Park, Oakdale. $25 registration fee per person. Call Nancy Rao (631) 864-8337 ext. 29.

About National Multiple Sclerosis Society Long Island Chapter -
Founded in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports more MS research, offers more services for people with MS, provides more professional education programs, and furthers more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.

We do this through the extensive research we support to find the cause, cure and improved treatments of the disease; the comprehensive services we provide to people with MS and their families; the professional education programs we offer to assist health care providers better serve their MS patients; and through our advocacy efforts on state and federal levels to encourage public policies supportive of the needs of people with multiple sclerosis.

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