Is your cup half full or half empty? Let me tell you about mine. My cup runneth over with gratefulness of being the Chief Encouragement Office of the Rampy MS Research Foundation. I am so grateful for this team, this community, for people, for possibilities, for research, for hope, for YOU.

My Story
We are a community making a difference in people’s life’s - a difference that supports health and wellness. It is wonderful to live life with enthusiasm and rewards of caring about and helping others. Everything we do is about our mission of encouraging a world of MS and beyond.

The Rampy MS Research Foundation combines health and wellness to fuel our goal in supporting direct MS research dollars to scientists. A key factor in our success is not about numbers; it is about people. Relationships are important to us. Not a day goes by that I’m not grateful for friends and family advocating for research for an MS cure. Together, we change lives to save lives.



My Encouragement
My faith is reflective by the people and stories of the fundracing endurance TEAM athletes. The word TEAM meaning “Together Everyone Achieves More”.  Today, I’m grateful you will join us in this mission. Welcome to the TEAM! YOU are my encouragement. Pass it on.

Dedication
I dedicate my race to the TEAM members of Team Endurance for MS, willing to train, swim, bike and run...along with me...racing toward a shared finish line.

About the 2016 Team Endurance for MS
People with MS endure and encourage us onward, despite circumstances. It is our aim that we capture that spirit and share the encouragement forward through participating in endurance events. No matter what brings us to the starting line, we cheer each other to the finish line - in sport, in health and in life.

How You Can Help

• Donate. Encourage us on with whatever you feel called to give.
• Share. Read our stories and tell your friends and family about our effort by posting them to Facebook and Twitter.
• Join my fundraiser. Click "create your own fundraiser" and join my fundraising team or create your own fundrace.  

Ironman triathlete, Ryan Dagley, is the 2016 Team Captain. I'm also fundracin' with 50+ other athletes dedicated to this effort! Together, we aim to raise over $30,000 for MS research. How can you use what you do to encourage the world of MS and beyond? Learn how you can get involved.

Know the Numbers

• MS is most commonly diagnosed in young adults.
• 80% of MS patients develop MS between the ages of 16 and 45.
• Women are more frequently diagnosed with MS by at least 2 to 1.
• MS is the leading cause of disability in young women and the second leading cause of disability in young men.
• About 350,000 people live with MS in the United States. 200 new patients are diagnosed, every week. If each person diagnosed has just one family member, friend or caregiver, that's 700,000 people impacted.

About MS
MS is a progressive and unpredictable disease of the central nervous system that disrupts communication between the brain and other parts of the body. The severity of the disease and its symptoms vary from person to person. The cause is unknown. There is no known cure--yet.

About the Rampy MS Research Foundation
We bring encouragement to the world of MS and beyond through the power of endurance sports, community and research. You can help. Join us and help change lives to save lives.

Swim. Bike. Run. Encourage!