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Quick Tips for Fundraising
 If fundraising for the Best Dam Bike Ride seems a bit daunting, there are plenty of small and simple ways to increase your reach and effectiveness. For example, take advantage of those thousands of emails you send daily and add a short sentence at the bottom of your signature. State the event name, ask for a pledge and link to your personal or team page.
Check out this list of helpful tips to help you reach your fundraising goal.
From Penny-Farthings to the Dandy Horse
Cycling is a great activity for the mind and body, but there’s more to the sport than just spinning the wheels. Did you know the awkward, large-wheeled Penny-Farthing is considered the most efficient mode of pedal-powered transportation? This infographic pulls together some surprising facts about riding your bike.
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Find Your Match
Hundreds of businesses around the country encourage their employees to participate in fundraisers for great causes. Many offer matching gift programs to increase the value of an individual’s fundraising contribution. Does your company offer a match program? The answer may be just a click away.
Wheaton Franciscan’s Video Featuring Bike MS
Last year, Wheaton Franciscan fielded the largest rookie bike team at the Best Dam Bike Ride. They made this video, which features MS patients and top ride participants Wendy Machi and Chuck Scherwinski.
MS Research Makes Strides in 2013
Multiple sclerosis researchers made great strides in 2013 toward stopping MS in its tracks, restoring lost function and ending MS forever. A few of those headlines include:
 Researchers found a possible “biomarker” or indicator that may help predict MS disease progression- New studies reported that eating fatty fish has the potential to reduce the risk of developing MS, and that smoking increases the risk of developing MS, as does obesity in girls
- Studies from three labs provided basic clues to nervous system damage and factors controlling repair of the brain’s insulating myelin, which if confirmed could eventually be translated to promising new therapeutic approaches
Click here for more on the research progress in 2013, research that was funded in large part by Bike MS participants in Wisconsin and throughout the country.
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Save $10 when you register for Bike MS: TOYOTA Best Dam Bike Ride by January 31 – the price increases February 1. Register now for just $35 at 
