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Local residents gear up for MS Bike/Inâ€"Line Skating Tour is weekend, over 600 I participants of varying skill levels will come together for the Brampton to Guelph leg of The Multiâ€" ple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada‘s 14th annual Bike/Inâ€"Line Skating Tour. The cyclists and skaters will travel from the Brampton Fairgrounds to the Universiâ€" ty of Guelph on Saturday, partaking in evening festiviâ€" ties and an overnight stay before taking a different route back to a finish line barbecue in Brampton on Sunday. The MS Society encourages citizens to be a part of the excitement by either cheering on particiâ€" pants or by offering a pledge donation for their efforts. "We have the tour to raise money, and the money raised will go towards research to find the cause and cure of MS as well as providing services in the community," explains fund raising events supervisor Caroline Horcher. "Fhat can be anything from equipâ€" ment to counselling to exerâ€" cise groups. On a monetary level, we hope to raise about $250,000 in pledges. Each cyclist has to raise a miniâ€" mum of $200 in order to participate and a lot of them raise a lot more than that." This weekend‘s event is not the only MS tour schedâ€" uled this summer, as the Niagara region will hold separate bike and inâ€"line skating tours on Aug. 24, while a Toronto bike tour is to be held on Sept. 7. The Brampton to Guelph Tour is approximately 175 kms roundâ€"trip and. for most riders and skaters, it‘s a good fourâ€" to sixâ€"hour trip. The event is by no means a cycling competition, but it is certainly a workout for both the casual and serious fitness enthusiast alike. Its FINE AUTOMOBILE BODY AND PAINT Original Paint Finishes Unsurpassed Collision Repair FINE AUTO INC 15 Centennial Dr. Kitchener 578â€"2052 Miith PORSCHE JAGUAR MbHCh Mercedes Benz Specializing in For The Chronicle By VisH KHanNa recreational atmosphere certainly appeals to Waterâ€" loo residents Jerry and Cheri Tsao, who have sporadically participated in the MS Bike Tour over the last six years, and are eager to help conâ€" tribute to the cause again this weekend. "Both my wife and I enjoy cycling, but there‘s nobody close to me that actually has MS," Tsao explains. "I frequently come across people who focus their lives on a particular cause because they‘ve had a loved one suddenly contract a disease. My belief is that you pick a cause and you go with it, whether or not you have somebody close to you with that disease. The AUDI ADVANTAGE * . *inance plans available through Audi Finance Canada l9%afiumwa2mmMzmm2m3mm.mfisz(z9'1.10136monthhan(e 4 YEARS term, 3 9% for 48 month term and 4.9% for 60 month term). See dealer for details. Purchase example: $40,000 financed at 1.9% for 24 months, monthly payment is $1.699 B8 cost of borrowing is $797.20 and total to be repaid is $40,797.20. Down payment may be required. insurance, applicable fees and taxes are extra Offer or 80,000 km _ ends September 1st, 2003 Crosby Audt sw chances are, by the time you actually come across someâ€" one with that particular disâ€" ease, your time up until then could have been used more wisely trying to raise money on their behalf." Part of raising financial resources in the fight against MS is raising awareâ€" ness about the disease, so as to clarify the general pubâ€" lic‘s perceptions of MS and make its symptoms as recâ€" ognizable as possible. According to Horcher, howâ€" ever, this may be easier said than done. "The thing about MS is that a lot of the symptoms aren‘t necessarly visible," Continued on page 6 Q d Your Phone Number Your New Store Name Your Name (Game related name i.e. "Game Central") If no name is chosen, a random draw will be held for the prize. " In addition, you will receive 25% OFF everything in the store just for bringing in your ballot. Our "Name that Store Contest" will run throughout the month of August, and will give you the chance to not only win a fiftyâ€"dollar Gift Certificate, but have the name 4A 4 & you came up with used as our official a . s * §o whs : es pas s : * So what do youhave tolose? . * _ _ *4 ~ and receive your 25% off everything in the store WE‘RE CHANGING OUR NAME AND LEAVING YOU IN CHARGE! hid““ L ut #may,), JUaty, j Formerly Dufferin Games DUFFERIN GAMES (excludes billiard tables) in Conestoga Mall, 747â€"4111 WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED 1175 Weber St. E., Kitchener Bring your ballot to 9300 "NEW STORE NAME." www .crosbyaudi.com C mmins 3/.;'. l ‘-IQ LH LH I.‘. *2> 2 trrigs, 5 4p 5