In rec.bicycles.misc D_Frumious_B@ndersnat.ch wrote:
The donation money the riders raise ALL goes to the MS Society. I
don't have the exact figures right here right now, but the breakdown is
roughly like this: about 10% goes to fundraising (okay, maybe part of
that bit goes into the ride); about 15% is for administrative expenses
(rent, utilities, salaried staff, etc.); around 25% goes to research (such
as the study that recently identified a gene that is one cause of the
disease); the final 50% goes to programs to benefit people with MS, paying
for anything from medications (MS meds are staggeringly expensive, take it
from one who knows first-hand!) to wheelchairs to scholarships.
In the interest of accuracy, I looked up the actual numbers. In the case of this event, donations received by the MS Society are utilized in these amounts: 5% administrative 12% fundraising 31% national programs & research 52% local programs.
Bill
__o | Blind faith in your leaders--or in anything-- _`\(,_ | will get you killed. (_)/ (_) | --Bruce Springsteen
to me they are written by people that do not ride bicycles--go thru them all when i have nothing to do--coffee shops bookstores here in nyc carry them--most to me seem to be like BMX magazines
i ask bikers about their equiptment when i see something that looks like it works
hth peter
"Matt O'Toole" <mattotoole@letterboxes.org> wrote in message newsan.2007.09.05.17.09.54.75593@letterboxes.org...
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:01:02 -0700, Smokey wrote:
It's kind of expensive, but I like the British mag Cycling Plus. They
have good product reviews, riding and training articles, and don't only
pay attention to $5K+ bicycles. Lots of good touring articles, too. You
can find it at Barnes&Noble. I agree, Buycycling leaves a lot to be
desired. They re-hash the same stuff over and over.
British magazines of this type are usually better than American ones. The
writing isn't as slick but it hasn't had the soul sucked out of it
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