All Local, All The Time
All Local, All The Time
Another successful flight: (L to R) Ric & Janet Dilz; Polly Douglass; Alden Sherman; Randy Compton; Francesca & Peter Howell; Jason Macallister & Andrew Fowler were part of the Galloping Geese team in the BikeMS ride.
Jason MacAllister, Andrew Fowler, Polly Douglass, Alden Sherman, Randy Compton, Peter Howell ride through Niwot on the BikeMS ride June 25-26.
Niwot's Galloping Geese bike team was grateful for the cooler temperatures this past weekend as they completed the BikeMS Colorado.
On June 25, they started in the early hours from Broomfield and cycled 68 miles, ending in Fort Collins where they were greeted with live music, cold beer and rest tents. The route brought them, and nearly 1,500 BikeMS riders, hurtling through Niwot between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. with a welcome rest stop at Niwot High School.
The following day, they put in another 67 miles from Fort Collins, finishing at Front Range Community College in Westminster. A few members of the team completed a 32-mile loop that began and ended in Fort Collins. The routes were lined with supporters from kids supporting their parents, to co-workers and residents.
The Galloping Geese team consists of Niwot residents Peter and Francesca Howell, Alden Sherman and Andrew Fowler. Boulderites Ric and Janet Dilz, Randy Compton and Polly Douglass were also part of the team, along with Jason Macallister from Parker.
The nine members of this year's team have surpassed the group fundraising goal of $10,000, and have already raised $15,700 for the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society. MS is an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information to the brain, and between the brain and body. Nearly 1 million people are living with MS in the United States, according to a study funded by the MS Society.
Team captain Peter Howell said, "The Galloping Geese were a stellar team again this year. They raised much needed funds for The MS Society, and showed our community how much they care as they rode hard over the weekend."
Anyone suffering from MS or recently diagnosed can use the helpline 1-800-FIGHTMS or go to the Society's website at https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Resources-Support/Find-Support/Ask-an-MS-Navigator.
If you want to donate and support Niwot's very own team, please donate to: https://mssociety.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=13555.
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