Paddle. Peddle & Paw for a Pal

Hi, my name is Stuart Goldberg and on February 24,1998 my life changed forever.  I was diagnosed with a remitting relapsing form of multiple sclerosis .   Up until that moment I was experiencing symptoms of the disease but led an active life. Was a science teacher    Iandwas coaching Nordic skiing and actually trained to race.  I was an avid cyclist and enjoyed many mountain sports.  After 1998 I moved to New Hampshire and continued teaching and began coaching baseball as well skiing.  I had several relapses but continued my activities.  I actually added white water kayaking to my repetoire.  Keeping my body temp down is essential when dealing with MS.  As time progressed so did my MS.  I did not realize my cognitive strengths were becoming weaker.  In 2005 I was re-diagnosed with progressive MS.  Meaning that the disease would not have a relapsing component.  Since then I have been undergoing chemotherapy treatment to stop the progression and have lost much of my balance and am fatigued much of the time.  I have stopped teaching and working and have been collecting SSDI.  I do not have medical insurance; I am getting some support from Concord Hospital.  But needles to say, expenses begin to pile up.   So to help pay for medical expenses and to make living with MS a bit easier by planning for adaptive solutions which are very expensive I am organizing a fund raiser.

I am hosting a triathlon encompassing the sports I have loved doing or coaching.

On SundayMay 25^th is when the event is taking place.  It is a non-timed event to create a vibe that is about celebrating and supporting.

The events can be run as teams or individuals.  When registering if you don’t have a team you will be matched up with others needing members or you can do the event without a team if one is not available to join.

The event:

Leg 1 is a kayaking event.  There will be a section of the contoocook river that will be run.  People can run the Entire Henniker section which encompasses a thrilling class III- IV section or Just the Lower class II-III section.  The water should still be a bit chilly at the end of May.  In any cash PFD’s and Helmets are required.  For those folks wanting to do the just lower section I may be able to arrange for rubber boats and other equipment.   I will need numbers of interested folks to arrange equipment to make available to rent or borrow  

Leg 2   is a biking event.  There will be a road course and a Mountain Biking Course.  The mountain biking course will be mostly single track with some wider stuff an a bit of road to transition.  It will be under around 5k and tons of fun.  The road portion will be under 10k with a mixture of terrain.  There is a long gradual up hill and a screaming down hill and the finish for both races will be near the whitewater takeout.

Leg 3 This leg follow much of the road section and ends on Main Street in front of the gazebo where bbq, bands, raffle and silent auction will take place

The entry fee will be $25 per person.  Each racer will receive a goddie bag with assorted favors, BBQ, bands (I hope) and Raffle ticket.

Attached is a sponsor sheet so money can be donated from friends and families.  There are small gifts given to the competitor for each total raised.  Please make additional sheets if needed.

$250 Water bottle

$500 Water bottle and t-shirt

$1000 Cycling Jersey, water bottle and t-shirt

Each donor will get a Smiley Face sticker as a token of appreciation

If you know of a business that would like to donate to this fundraiser, either gods and services or funds there is a structure of items they will receive.                                              

$ 250 A group photograph of the participants with the name  printed on the event t-shirt

$ 500 A group photograph of the participants with the logo of the sponsoring company  screened on the t-shirt

$1000 A group photograph of the participants with the logo of the sponsoring company screened on the t-shirt as well as the company logo sublimated on the cycling jersey.

AS of 3/06/08 the following sponsors who are offering goods and services are

S &W Sports – Concord NH

Mandi’s – Henniker NH

Harvester Mkt – Henniker NH

NH Fisher Cats- Manchester NH

Pats Peak- Henniker NH

Jewelry by Rachael Brenman- Brookline MA

If you would like to contribute anything to the silent auction, donations are appreciated.

Thanks,

Stu 

I’m competing in a triathlon to help STUART GOLDBERG with expenses associated with MS.

Please help me achieve my fundraising goal of

$_______ by making a donation today.

Sponsor Contribution Sheet

Competitor’s Name: _________________________shirt size   jersey size   

Telephone: ______________________Email                                                        

TOTAL:

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE HENNIKER FOOD PANTRY    

 MEMO: STU GOLDBERG