M2T2,

I am forwarding an email from Captain Huber regarding an upcoming event.

Additionally please remember Pacific Grove Triathlon is coming up in September. Please use the call down window and M2T2.

Thanks, Bill

Gentlemen,

Please see the two e-mails I’ve cut and pasted below.  These e-mails were sent late last month to several NPS individuals who expressed interest in joining an NPS Bike Team to raise money to fight Multiple Sclerosis by participating in the MS 150 “Waves to Wine” ride in September.  I am forwarding these e-mails to you because you have either expressed interest in joining the team or someone else informed me you might be interested.

NPS has, in fact, formed a team to participate in this event.  If you are interested in joining it, please follow the directions in the e-mail immediately below.  Right now we have 6 members on the team.

We will have our first team ride this Thursday, 17 July, a ~15 mile warm-up.  You are welcome to join us.  We will meet at the bike path across from the Del Monte Ave Gate (where the homeless congregate) at 1530.  We will conclude our ride with refreshments somewhere along Cannery Row or in downtown Monterey.  A 1530 start time will enable all of us to be home in time for dinner with our families.

Please contact me with any questions.  And please let me know of anyone else who might be interested.
Thank you.

Regards,
CAPT Mark Huber
Associate Dean and
NPS Bike Team Captain
x3782

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Sent ~24 June:

It is now possible to register as a member of the team via the “MS 150 Waves to Wine” web site.  Please use the following link:

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/CANBikeEvents/1760349509?pg=team&fr_id=9066&team_id=129590

If this link isn’t working, please do the following:

• Go to the MS 150 Waves to Wine Home Page
• Click on “Enter Site”
• Click on “Join a team”
• Type in “Naval Postgraduate School” in the “Team Name” block, then click on “Search for a Team”
• Click on the NPS link that appears below the search block
• Click on “Join Naval Postgraduate School” link and follow the directions.

Please note:

• The current registration fee is $25.  As of 29 June the registration fee goes up to $40—SO REGISTER SOON!
• Each rider for this event must raise at least $350 in pledges to participate.  Both times I participated in the past I was easily able to get over $1000 in pledges, so I am confident everyone can achieve the minimum of $350.  In my experience most people will gladly contribute at least $20 for you to cover the distance.  According to the web site, pledges must be turned in no later than 15 October.  In my experience I have always turned the money in the first day of the event (before the ride begins) if not earlier.

I have researched the possibility of getting jerseys for the team.  I have found a good vendor (VOmax) which also happens to be the preferred apparel supplier for this event.  In order to get semi-custom jerseys (meaning an NPS logo is superimposed on one of 29 existing templates) we must place an order for at least 10 jerseys.  So please spread the word and help us get at least a team of 10 members put together!  [Fully customized jerseys require an order of at least 25.]

We have 81 days to train and raise money!  I’ll follow up soon with all committed team members to discuss and arrange our first team training ride.

THANKS!

Regards,
CAPT Huber
x3782

 
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Sent ~22 June:

Ladies and Gentlemen,

You have received this e-mail because, at one time or another, you expressed interest in prospectively participating as an NPS Bike Team member to raise money to fight Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

The Northern California Chapter of the National MS Society organizes and executes an annual fundraising event, the MS 150 "Waves to Wine" bike ride.  MS 150 events take place across the country.  Most cyclists who participate in these events ride a total of 150 miles over a two-day period, i.e. 75 miles each day (though other mileage options, both shorter and longer, are available).

Please use the following web address to learn more about the event:
 
http://bikecan.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BIKE_CAN_homepage

I am volunteering to serve as captain of an NPS Bike Team for this event.  We must have a minimum of 4 participants to form a team.  If I receive three other commitments I will register an NPS team via the MS 150 event web site and invite you to join it.  PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to join the team, please inform me but DO NOT try to register as an individual or look for an NPS Bike Team on the MS 150 web site (there isn't one yet) until I inform you to do so.  If you register as an individual and then try to join the team you may encounter some difficulties (which I have already experienced, and am in the process of resolving).

I've participated in 2 MS 150 events in Florida.  They are great fun.  The MS 150 is NOT a race (although you can cover the distance as fast as you like if you are so inclined).

This year's event is scheduled for 13-14 September.  Day 1 starts in San Francisco, goes over the Golden Gate bridge, and stops overnight at Sonoma Mountain Village.  Day 2 takes riders through South Marin County, the Russian River Valley, and finishes at Lake Sonoma (see the web site for more details).

As of today we have 82 days to train for the event (plenty of time), but if we want to form a team and get custom jerseys, we should do so soon.  Because this is an opportunity to promote NPS, I will contact the NPS Foundation to see if it is possible for the Foundation to fund or help subsidize team jerseys.

I've seen all skill levels participate in this event, so you only need to be a cycling enthusiast (not an expert) to enjoy this event.

If you are interested, please let me know soon.  You are welcome to forward this e-mail to anyone else you know at NPS who might be interested in joining the team.  If you do forward this e-mail, please send it to individuals only--please DO NOT forward it to any group e-mail addresses.

This is a good cause and will also help promote NPS.  I hope you decide to join the team!

Thanks.

CAPT Mark Huber
Associate Dean
School of International Graduate Studies
COM 831 656-3782