We have some very exciting news to pass along.  This spring, Molly Gove and Coast to Coast for Hope 2004 alumnus Ryan Burke will be riding to Alaska in order to raise awareness and support for Multiple Sclerosis.  Often simply referred to as "MS", Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system.   Molly and Ryan plan to start their ride in Whitefish, Montana, and end in Anchorage, AK.  More info to follow shortly, but here’s a short note from Molly about the upcoming ride:

Yet another bike trek for Coast to Coast for Hope. Ryan and I are spinning our wheels for multiple sclerosis all the way up to Alaska! After recently meeting and becoming close friends with Mardene Morykwas, who is diagnosed with MS, we decided to help expand Coast to Coast for Hope’s charity base and focus our ride on MS.

Starting in Whitefish, MT the two of us will bike through the Canadian Rockies up into the Yukon and eventually end up in Anchorage, AK. After Ryan’s first tour across the country, new terrain is in store and I feel lucky to experience this with him. We are hoping to complete the trip in about 35 days and then fly back to Jackson where we currently live. Ryan is the director of the Adaptive Ski School at Jackson Hole Mountain. Resort. As for myself, I work for the Nordic Ski School and lead groups out to the resort’s yurt for overnight trips.

A little bit about MS. . . . Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common neurological disorders currently being diagnosed in young adults. Today there are over 400,000 Americans with MS and 200 more are diagnosed every week. MS is described as an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Myelin, the fatty coating that protects axons in the central nervous system, is degraded because the immune system loses the ability to distinguish normal healthy cells from bad ones.

Cheers,

Molly Gove

Molly Gove and Ryan Burke
P.O. Box 8393
Jackson, WY 83002

mjgove@gmail.com
307-699-0989

Ryanburke11@yahoo.com
307-699-0803

If you are interested in donating or finding out more about our bike trek please contact Ryan or me.  For more info on MS check out National MS Society’s web site:

www.nationalmssociety.org