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If you are a rider,
please copy the text below into an email to your
friends, and ask them to sponsor you:
I
am riding in the 3rd Annual Tour de Foliage Cycle Tour on
October 8th to raise funds for Familial Dysautonomia (FD).
FD is a rare Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disorder that affects the
autonomic and sensory nervous systems, which control all involuntary
bodily functions. Every physical function that we take for granted
is affected by FD; problems with chewing, swallowing, balance,
coordination, pain sensation, temperature sensation and blood pressure
control are just some of the symptoms.
Because FD is so rare, funding for research primarily comes
from reaching out to family and friends of those afflicted with the
disease. To that end, I am asking you to consider any level of
support for my efforts to help raise money for FD research. Your support
is greatly appreciated by me and by the families whose lives are forever
changed by FD. Thank you so much for considering this request.
To support my ride, please go to: www.fdcycletour.org
and click on “Sponsor a Rider” and look for my name.
If you've sponsored a rider,
please copy the text below into an email to your friends and ask them to
sponsor the rider:
I
am sponsoring ___________ in the 3rd Annual Tour de Foliage
Cycle Tour on October 8th to raise funds for Familial
Dysautonomia (FD). I want to encourage you to sponsor this rider
for this good cause. FD is a rare Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disorder that
affects the autonomic and sensory nervous systems, which control all
involuntary bodily functions. Every physical function that we take
for granted is affected by FD; problems with chewing, swallowing,
balance, coordination, pain sensation, temperature sensation and blood
pressure control are just some of the symptoms.
Because FD is so rare, funding for research primarily comes from
reaching out to family and friends of those afflicted with the disease.
To that end, I am asking you to consider any level of support for my
efforts to help raise money for FD research. Your support is greatly
appreciated by me and by the families whose lives are forever changed by
FD. Thank you so much for considering this request. To
sponsor a rider, please go to: www.fdcycletour.org
and click on “Sponsor a Rider”.
To encourage a local merchant to sponsor the event,
please copy the text below into an email to the merchant:
Dear Local Merchant,
On October 8th, the 3rd Annual Tour de Foliage FD Cycle Tour will kick
off from Pace University in Pleasantville to fund research to find a
cure for Familial Dysautonomia (FD). FD is a genetic disease causing
dysfunction of the autonomic and sensory nervous systems. This means
virtually every involuntary bodily function is negatively affected in
people with FD. Blood pressure, swallowing, and pain sensations are a
few of the functions that are dangerously compromised.
Our past two cycle tours have been highly successful, and we anticipate
that this year’s Tour will be bigger than ever. All proceeds from the
Cycle Tour go directly to the Dysautonomia Foundation, a non-profit
organization supporting medical research into the disease. The
Foundation is the primary source of funding for the Dysautonomia
Treatment and Evaluation Center at NYU Medical Center, the only facility
of its kind in the United States. In addition to the constant work done
to improve and extend the lives of the children with FD, the
Dysautonomia Foundation also raises funds and helps direct research
towards finding a cure for this life-threatening disease.
Please help to make our event a success. Levels of sponsorship are:
Gold $500
Silver $250
Bronze $100
You can help in other ways as well. We are
seeking donations of goods and services to be given out the day of the
ride. A donation valued at a minimum of $100 will also ensure
sponsorship status.
Please know that any sponsorship you can offer will truly be
appreciated. To sponsor the event, please go to: www.fdcycletour.org
and click on “Sponsor the Event”.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
To encourage a corporation to sponsor this event,
please copy the text below into an email to the corporation:
Dear
On October 8th, the 3rd Annual "Tour de Foliage Cycle Tour - Ride For A
Cure" kicks off from Pace University, in Pleasantville, NY. This
high-profile bike tour raises funds for medical research to treat
Familial Dysautonomia (FD), a rare genetic disease.
All funds raised support The Dysautonomia Foundation, non profit
organization founded by parents of children with FD 50 years ago. The
Foundation supports medical research and treatment for FD. People who
have FD can't do a lot of things most of us take for granted. Virtually
every organ that functions automatically in other people's bodies is
negatively affected in people with FD. Chewing, swallowing, blood
pressure control and pain sensation are just some of what is compromised
by FD. Crying without tears is one of the most striking symptoms of FD.
The Dysautonomia Foundation funds two treatment centers to care for
children and adults with FD, at NYU Medical Center and at Hadassah
Hospital. The Foundation has sponsored research at the Molecular
Neurogenetics Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital that
developed carrier and prenatal tests and the discovery of the FD gene in
2001. Testing is now available to all Jewish couples to determine
whether they are a carrier of the gene and at risk to have children who
might have this disease. Our research is now continuing to discover
better treatments and, hopefully, a cure. We are on the verge of a major
finding with huge promise to alleviate the suffering of those afflicted
with FD.
To make this event a success, we are seeking corporate sponsors. Levels
of sponsorship are:
Platinum - $10,000
Gold - $5,000
Silver - $2,500
Bronze - $1,000
50 mile marker - $5,000 dollars
25 mile marker - $1,000 dollars
All other mile markers - $500 dollars.
To sponsor the event, please go to: www.fdcycletour.org
and click on “Sponsor the Event”.
YOUR GENEROSITY IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
Sincerely,
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