THF History of Outreach
Within the Multiple Sclerosis Community
- Originated MS Global, a week long cycling tour to raise awareness and funds for the fight against MS
- Equipment and training support for riders preparing to ride in MS 150 Bike Tours including fundraising guidance of teams and event management guidance to MS 150 staff members
- Donated a bike and on-going training for Terri Garr, a well known actress affected by MS
- Provided a bike and on-going training for Jimmy Heuga, a former Olympic skier
- Sponsored a Bike Taxi for members of the MS Community in Oklahoma. (individuals with MS are pulled in the taxi by a team of MS 150 cyclists)
- Made research restricted contributions to three National MS Society Chapters
- Promoted MS 150’s across the country with over 100,000 impressions
- Promoted the Heuga Center across the country
- Supported 4 individuals with MS on MS Global Cycling Tour
- Sponsored CU Cycling Team
- Held Training Ride with ASU Cycling Team
- Sponsorship support of an amateur cycling team based in Spain, willing to host American riders
- Sponsorship support of the US based amateur cycling team TIAA-CREF
- Sponsorship of the VW/Trek cycling team based in Ft. Collins, CO
- Funding for an amateur U23 rider to attend Tour of Southland in New Zealand
- Funded a bike for a U23 cyclist from Eastern Europe on his arrival in the US
- Sponsored Essex County Velo Junior Race Series
- Sponsored Boulder Stage Race Junior Race
- Sponsored North Shore Classic Junior Mountain Bike Race
- Sponsored 13 year old Oregon State Time Trial Female Champion to attend Nationals in Park City, Utah. Fiona Graham’s mother has MS and is a single mother on disability
- Host Donated clothing and items to youth groups ed Training rides with Rocky Mountain Cycling Education Foundation
- Supported Eldora Junior Ski Team
- Contributed to Lance Armstrong Foundation
- Contributed to San Francisco Bike Coalition, Bicycle Colorado and Mass Bike
- Contributed to Lymphoma Foundation
- Donated items and support to charities across the country (AIDS, Breast Cancer)
- Promoted the Davis Phinney Foundation to over 20,000 households