Residents of Glasgow, Scotland will join together for the city’s first Great Scottish Walk event on Sunday, May 25. There will be three routes: three, six and twelve miles. Edinburgh also hosts a similar event which will be on June 22nd. The events will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland.

Find out more at: GreatScottishWalk.com

Ed Keegan began walking on Wednesday, September 26th from his home in Middle Village, NY. He is walking 105 miles to Sag Harbor, NY. His walk benefits the eighth annual MS Bike-a-thon in Sag Harbor which is sponsored by the Montel Williams MS Foundation.

Keegan is walking for MS because his daughter has been diagnosed with the disease in 1997. He admits he didn’t know very much about the disease before learning his daughter had it.

“I’m the ultimate parent,” he said. “I want to help MS research, which will help my daughter.”

Jeanne Keegan-Hoenig, his daughter, appreciates her father’s efforts. “He’s been very supportive. He tries to keep abreast of research and if he learns something new, he always lets me know,” she said. “Day to day, he is always there for me.”

Keegan is considering a 3,000 mile walk across the nation this coming spring. This three-day 105 mile journey is a test of his own endurance for the larger walk ahead.

Source: Newsday.com

One of the fun things about athletic events for charities is hearing about all the great people who participate in them. No matter what kind of event you are doing, whether it’s a marathon, bike race or something else is that it can really be an adventure.

I came across a great blog post today from Christina, who recently completed the MS 150 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She rode with the Patti’s Paladins team who was one of the highest fundraising groups participating in the Ohio Buckeye Chapter’s  Pedal To The Point. The last day was especially tough for her and everyone on the ride as the weather was really not on their side…

At rest stops there were sodden riders huddled in Ryder rental trucks to get out of the wind, and paramedics asking everyone to make sure if their lips turned blue and they were shivering, that they should STOP RIDING NOW. I rode this day mostly with teammates Mel (sis-in-law), Cathy and her hubby Mickey, and Gretchen, and that helped me immensely (see above rant about riding alone.) Even the fastest riders don’t do so well in driving rainstorms.

Read Christina’s Story

Raising Cane’s, a popular fried chicken restaurant hosted a fundraiser for a team of students from the University of Georgia with a delicious and popular fundraising event in Athens, Georgia. The students were participating in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk 2007 for the Georgia Chapter. The restaurant helped to raise more than $100 by donating a dollar for every combo meal that was sold on one day. The donation to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society 2007 Walk was made when the customer said “I’m supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.”

The restaurant sponsored another team of walkers for the MS Walk-Athens on March 24th, the Mighty Myelin. Students thought the restaurant would be ideal for fundraising.

The team of student walkers from the University of Georgia has raised $28,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk, Georgia Chapter.

Source: redandblack.com