Sunday - Wells Fargo Bike MS Raffle

Fri March 27 2009
Posted Mar 26, 2009
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What: Bike MS Raffle When: Sunday 3/29 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm . Where: Phat Chefs restaurant - 1300 50th Street WDM (just South of I235) Phat Chefs has graciously offered to open on Sunday (3/25) for a special Bike MS raffle (typically it is their day of rest)! They'll offer bar snacks and a cheese/cracker tray, cash bar and 10 - 20 items up for raffle. Thanks to Dean and gang at Phat Chefs for opening their doors to us. We also get 10% of their in take that afternoon. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. It's a great way to check out the venue, meet great new folks and give to a great cause! Raffle items include:

Massage Heights - gift cert - One hour massage and foot compress (heats up and helps to heal bruising)
Mary Dorsey - 3 doz decorated Easter cookies (she is an awesome baker - a lot of corps use her for special events)
Skybox/Tony Rose - TBD gift cert
Grapevine/Bonita Crowe - a reserve wine tasting (they come to your home and do a tasting)
Jennifer Kees/Pole Fitness - $100 gift cert for any fitness services
Murphy's Bar - $25 gift card
Bottle of Dom Perignon
Phat Chef - Gift Basket - gift cert, wine
Fitness Sports - $50 gift cert
Starbucks - $25 gift card
Massage Envy - gift cert 1 hour massage
Lowes - Cordless drill
Iowa Machine Shed - gift cert

Tickets on sale Sunday at 3/29/09 We hope to see you there, Thank you! What is Bike MS? Bike MS is a 2-day 150 mile bike ride from the DMACC campus in Ankeny to Riverview Park in Marshalltown (75 miles each way) with an overnight stay in Marshalltown. The ride raises awareness and funds for the North Central MS Society Chapter and all funds that are raised stay in Iowa. This is a casual ride, with rest stops every 10 to 15 miles and there is a celebration at the end of day one of the ride. What is MS? MS (Multiple Sclerosis) is a debilitating and chronic disease that strips the myelin (fatty substance surrounding nerve fibers) away from ones nerves, and causes a disruption in the flow of messages from the brain to other parts of the body. The number of people living with multiple sclerosis increases every hour of every day. This astonishing rate is not going to diminish, nor will it stop, until we've found a cure. Research has made some incredible advances recently, but the world can still only offer disease management drugs and therapies to the 400,000 people living with MS in America. In addition to the Bike MS raffle on Sunday 3/29/09, we are looking to recruit riders and donations. If you would like to join the Wells Fargo Bike MS Team (family and friends are welcome), please go to the following link: You may donate to any Wells Fargo Team member from this link or you may go to the Bike MS Cruise the Cornfields home page and create your own team or register as an individual rider. You may also contact Heather Keiter at heather.j.keiter@wellsfargo.com for information on the Wells Fargo Bike team.