INJURED - Shepherd Center

Shepherd Employees and
Supporters Ride for MS
As cyclists pedaled the course of the MS 150 Bike Tour in
September, it was hard to miss the 67-member Team Shepherd
whizzing by in a blaze of black, orange and yellow fire-like jerseys.
They were the fourth largest team in the tour, a fundraiser for the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
While Shepherd employees had participated before, the 2008
cyclists marked the first organized team and raised more than
$24,000. Sponsors were Handicapped Driver Services (HDS Vans)
and Peachtree Bikes.
Leading the team was Colleen McCrory, Shepherd's manager of
marketing and managed care. She had participated in the tour for
four years, but wanted Shepherd to have a greater presence because of
its Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute, which has helped
many people with MS. So she recruited Shepherd employees and
supporters.
“We’re not only supporting our own MS patient population, we’re
also creating greater awareness in the MS community,” McCrory
says. She hopes money raised through the National MS Society will
further promote research and treatment for people with the disease.
At left is Team Shepherd handcyclist Mike Postell of Atlanta. He
was joined before the event by his children, Benjamin and Samantha,
who are four years old. (See more photos on page 33.)
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