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04-15-09, 05:54 PM
Cambridge, Mass. --- This summer the seventh annual Tri-State Trek will cycle 270 miles from Newton, Mass, to White Plains, NY, raising money and making noise to end amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Trek has ridden the Boston to New York route since 2003. Growing from 16 riders to 185 riders mainly through word of mouth, the event has so far raised $1.2 million. Hoping to see 225 on bikes this year, organizers are looking for more riders, more volunteers, and More Cowbell!
“This ride is about raising money and bringing attention to the work we’re doing to find a cure for a
horrific disease,” says Sean Scott, President of the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), a
nonprofit biotechnology company in Cambridge, Mass. and the beneficiary of this three-day fundraiser.
“The people who participate in the Trek do it to support the research we do here. They ride because they
want to see changes in medical science, and the spectators who cheer them on and ring those cowbells let them know they're not alone on their bikes.”
The world’s largest ALS research facility, ALS TDI employs a team of 30 of the best and brightest research
scientists and technicians. They work together at the institute’s state-of-the-art laboratory in Cambridge.
Driven by a single, profoundly important goal – to discover viable treatments for ALS as quickly as they
possibly can – the group is focused exclusively on curing ALS.
“We’re so proud to ride for such a wonderful organization,” says Mat Mendel, the event’s founder, organizer and cyclist. “I know cowbells and bicycles won’t cure this disease, but I believe the work being
done at TDI will. The more people that ride and the more noise we make, the more attention we will bring
bring to the brave patients who fight this disease. I know something will be done. We need a cure, we need More Cowbell.”
This should be of interest to any cyclists in the Northeast or people who would like to see the end of ALS. Would you please join our group on LinkedIn -- it is called Tri-State Trek. Also, check out our website -- www.NeedMoreCowbell.org (http://www.NeedMoreCowbell.org)
“This ride is about raising money and bringing attention to the work we’re doing to find a cure for a
horrific disease,” says Sean Scott, President of the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), a
nonprofit biotechnology company in Cambridge, Mass. and the beneficiary of this three-day fundraiser.
“The people who participate in the Trek do it to support the research we do here. They ride because they
want to see changes in medical science, and the spectators who cheer them on and ring those cowbells let them know they're not alone on their bikes.”
The world’s largest ALS research facility, ALS TDI employs a team of 30 of the best and brightest research
scientists and technicians. They work together at the institute’s state-of-the-art laboratory in Cambridge.
Driven by a single, profoundly important goal – to discover viable treatments for ALS as quickly as they
possibly can – the group is focused exclusively on curing ALS.
“We’re so proud to ride for such a wonderful organization,” says Mat Mendel, the event’s founder, organizer and cyclist. “I know cowbells and bicycles won’t cure this disease, but I believe the work being
done at TDI will. The more people that ride and the more noise we make, the more attention we will bring
bring to the brave patients who fight this disease. I know something will be done. We need a cure, we need More Cowbell.”
This should be of interest to any cyclists in the Northeast or people who would like to see the end of ALS. Would you please join our group on LinkedIn -- it is called Tri-State Trek. Also, check out our website -- www.NeedMoreCowbell.org (http://www.NeedMoreCowbell.org)