MS Society Looking for Volunteers for
Bike MS: Ride the Vortex, May 17-18

Verde Valley AZ (March 31, 2014) – You may not want to cycle up to 150 miles across the Verde Valley, but if you’re looking for a great opportunity to assist those who are and also benefit multiple sclerosis research, programs and services, the Arizona chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for volunteers for Bike MS: Ride the Vortex ­Sedona Verde Valley, May 17 and 18. Bike MS: Ride the Vortex starts and ends at the Verde Valley Fairgrounds, 800 E. Cherry St., Cottonwood.

All proceeds directly benefit MS research and programs and services for women and men with MS in Arizona.

Volunteers are needed to assist at rest-and-water stops along the route, rider registration, site set-up and tear down, food service, and finish line cheering. Volunteers will be provided with meals and t-shirts. There are a variety of shift options during the weekend.

Volunteer registration can be completed by visiting www.bikeMSarizona.org and clicking on the “Volunteer” tab.

Interested cyclists also can register online. The $55 fee includes meals, ongoing support, rest stops every 15 miles, bike mechanics and Support and Gear (SAG) vehicles. Cyclists’ fund-raising minimum is $250.

Afternoon and evening events at the Fairgrounds include food, music, a beer garden, massage tent and entertainment.

The multiple-route cycling event features options for all riders with routes ranging from 50 to 150 miles with intervals of 30, 50, 55, 70 and 90 miles at various levels of difficulty across some of Arizona’s most breath-taking scenery. The most-challenging route rises to elevations as high as 4,236 feet with moderate climbing.

Bike MS is Arizona’s premier bike ride and part of the nation’s largest national cycling series supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Riders can start or join a team or ride as individuals.

All riders between 12 and 17 years of age must submit a notarized waiver and be accompanied by an adult at all times, on and off the route. Cell phones, MP3 players and other digital devices are not allowed on the route during the ride.

For more information, visit www.bikeMSarizona.org.

You may not want to cycle up to 150 miles across the Verde Valley, but if you’re looking for a great opportunity to assist those who are and also benefit multiple sclerosis research, programs and services, the Arizona chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for volunteers for Bike MS: Ride the Vortex ­ Sedona Verde Valley, May 17 and 18.   Bike MS: Ride the Vortex starts and ends at the Verde Valley Fairgrounds, 800 E. Cherry St., Cottonwood.

            All proceeds directly benefit MS research and programs and services for women and men with MS in Arizona.

Volunteers are needed to assist at rest-and-water stops along the route, rider registration, site set-up and tear down, food service, and finish line cheering.  Volunteers will be provided with meals and t-shirts.  There are a variety of shift options during the weekend.

Volunteer registration can be completed by visiting www.bikeMSarizona.org and clicking on the “Volunteer” tab.

 Interested cyclists also can register online.  The $55 fee includes meals, ongoing support, rest stops every 15 miles, bike mechanics and Support and Gear (SAG) vehicles. Cyclists’ fund-raising minimum is $250.

            Afternoon and evening events at the Fairgrounds include food, music, a beer garden, massage tent and entertainment.

            The multiple-route cycling event features options for all riders with routes ranging from 50 to 150 miles with intervals of 30, 50, 55, 70 and 90 miles at various levels of difficulty across some of Arizona’s most breath-taking scenery.  The most-challenging route rises to elevations as high as 4,236 feet with moderate climbing.

            Bike MS is Arizona’s premier bike ride and part of the nation’s largest national cycling series supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

            Riders can start or join a team or ride as individuals.

            All riders between 12 and 17 years of age must submit a notarized waiver and be accompanied by an adult at all times, on and off the route.  Cell phones, MP3 players and other digital devices are not allowed on the route during the ride.

            For more information, visit www.bikeMSarizona.org.