Kristina's Swim for MS

Dear PST Swimmers, Parents, Family and Friends:

I would like to invite ALL PST SWIMMERS to Swim for MS on Monday, June 21, 2010 @ Plantation ’s Central Park Aquatic Center . 
 
 

 It’s easy to earn while you train .

What is MS?  Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders diagnosed in young adults.  It is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and the spinal cord.  

We know that our brain acts like a computer that sends messages to your body telling it what to do - like "walk" or "talk."  And the spinal cord is like a thick bunch of wires attached to the brain.  Messages travel from the brain along the spinal cord to the muscles all around your body.  So, if your brain wants your arm to lift up and wave, it sends a message along your spinal cord to your arm. Your arm gets the message and starts to wave! 

When a person has MS, the protective covering of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord is affected, so the message cannot always get through.  It causes visual problems, weak mobility (like walking), fatigue and difficulty with balance and coordination. 

PST, let’s make a difference in the lives of those affected by MS and please JOIN me in Swimming for MS!! 

You can raise money with flat donations for swimming for the day or ask family and friends to sponsor you based on the number of laps you swim or distance you swim for the day.  For example:  “Auntie M.” can sponsor you for $10 for the day; or, she can agree to pay .10 cents per lap and if you swim 200 laps during practice, its $20.  Or if you swim 10,000 yards in the morning and another 2,000 yards in the afternoon and she agrees to pay one cent per yard, you just raised $120 for MS! 

Not only will your participation help us raise funds for a worthy cause to help others, but every swimmer who earns donations will earn service hours.  MS will give every swimmer that submits a donation form for this event 8 hours for their swim + 2 hours for fundraising efforts – A TOTAL OF 10 HOURS!!

It’s easy to earn service hours by earning pledges and doing what we love to do:  SWIM!!

Attached is a participant waiver form which has to be signed and returned if you participate (let’s make those lawyers happy).  Also is a pledge form you can use for raising funds.  Please visit my WEB page to learn more about the event at

http://support.msassociation.org/goto/plantation

Or if you have the time, please create your very own Web page  - linked into mine in order to raise funds for the event!  (note that the web page only accepts straight donations not per lap, yard etc.)

Finally, I am trying to raise donations so that we can award the top three fundraisers with a fun prize!  So if there are any parents or family members who are in a position to donate and sponsor the team, please contact me as soon as possible with your ideas!!

Sincerely,

Kristina A. Figueroa

Please speak to me with any questions or feel free to ask my Mom, Lissette Figueroa.  You can reach her at: 917-213-7165. 

I wish to thank you all for your participation and special thanks to Coach Dave and Jimmy for their support!!!!