Merle’s Miles for MS

Sample Press Release

Merle Knotts, an MS patient, is riding a recumbent tricycle from his home in Marietta, Georgia to his 50-year high school class reunion in Oak Harbor, Washington, a trip of some 3,300 miles. Along the way he is seeking publicity to raise MS awareness and to raise funds for the Georgia Chapter of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society for their continuing fight against the devistating effects of MS.

The trip, which begins on May 19, 2007, must be complete by August 3, 2007 in time for the class reunion. Allowing for a few days off along the way he must average around 45-50 miles per day to achieve his goal.

Accompanying Merle is Jan, his wife of 45 years, driving a tiny conversion van RV. Also along on the trip is their 15 year old dog Brandy, a purebred Heinz 57.

For the full story you can visit his website at http://www.MerlesMilesForMS.com and find out what you can do to help.



A plain text version of this page can be downloaded by right-clicking here and selecting save as.