The word 'defeat' is not in our vocabulary.

As I write this, we only have 28 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes, and 45 seconds left until the Walk for MS, and we are $11,172.44 short of our goal...

...and I'll admit, I'm getting a bit concerned. Last year, our expectations were very low, and we had to keep raising the bar because we kept exceeding our goals over and over again. This year, we figured we could do even better, so we're experiencing the opposite effect; our goals are very high and we feel like we're struggling to attain them. Plus, there are some other power house Ottawa teams (who shall remain nameless) that are currently beating us for the top local fundraising team (not by much, but still...we're competitive!).

BUT we're not ready to admit defeat yet. We are seeing a lot of interest come our way: our blog gets new visitors every day; the local media is asking for interviews, writing articles, and filming news segments; our group on Facebook has over 400 members, and our team is growing, ever expanding outside our circle of family and friends.

So who am I kidding anyways... even if we don't attain our enormous goal, we won't ever admit defeat. We have contributed a lot to our cause, and we are proud of our accomplishments so far. And there is still time.

The word 'defeat' is not in our vocabulary.

Look to the right for ways that you can help us!

Today's mustache was brought to you by __________ .

William is waiting for you to sponsor his mustache! For a mere 20 dollars, he will shave off his beard and sport a mustache in your honor. He will even take a picture and add it to his blog with the title "Today's mustache is brought to you by_______(your name here)". Who wouldn't want to bring a mustache into the world for a good cause!?

For more information, check out his blog and his MS fundraising page.

Why We Need You.............

If this was 1995 and I was diagnosed with MS, I would have been given nothing. I would have been sent home without any direction. At this time there were no drugs available for MS. People were diagnosed and given a life sentence.

Drugs are now readily available. They are by no means a cure, but they do cut down the chance of disability for people with MS. I don't know about you, but I do not want to end up in a wheelchair. There is SO much research going on right now in the world of MS. I know, I am in a research study, set to start drugs on Monday.

I know what you are thinking, "well, why do I care about the MS Society?" Well, the MS Society is not just a great service for people in the community with MS, but it also invests a lot of its money into research. Because of research, I am able to go on meds. Look at the below pic. Look how their money is spent.



Our team needs help. We need funds. We want to reach our goal. Our goal this year is $15,000. My longterm goal is a cure. I want to not be scared of my future. I want to know that someday I'll be able to play with kids and grandkids. I want my MS to be gone.

Help us.

Please.

My site, with a link to my team

The Most Comical Way To fundraise.

After a fun trip to Toronto this weekend, my friend William came up with a brilliant fundraising idea. Bill has decided to shave his beloved beard into a mustache. Every $20 donation he recieves on his personal fundraising site, will be equal to one more day wearing a mustache.

Let's give the man a mustache.

Check it out.