About The Wakely Flyers
The Wakely Flyers is a team formed in the spring of 2007 by a good friend who modelled the enormous power that one individual can have on the outcome of the competition vs. MS.
The Wakely Flyers is a team formed in the spring of 2007 by a good friend who modelled the enormous power that one individual can have on the outcome of the competition vs. MS.
That first year, one Wakely Flyer pedalled from Cherry Hill to Ocean City, NJ. In the time leading up to, and immediately following the first Wakely Flyer Tour, word spread and 20 riders mounted a bike in 2008, 32 riders in 2009, 42 riders in 2010 and 45 riders in 2011.
The idea of riding a bike 75 miles, in support of a close friend and his family challenged by MS, has blossomed into an event that involves hundreds of individuals in countless ways. Each contribute individually to form a powerful team in the fight to find a cure. We are the Wakely Flyers!
The beautiful game of lacrosse connects everyone involved with the Wakely Flyers – family, friends, teammates, opponents, fellow coaches, former coaches, game-day officials, student athletes mentored by the many Flyers whom were/are coaches, their parents and many, many more. Although everyone once wore the colors of many different teams, the Wakely Flyers don the same uniform while demonstrating the spirit that inspires thousands to cross the last bridge into Ocean City!!
Inspired and focused, every Flyer appreciates the difference they make with each rotation of their pedals, with each dollar raised and with every funny story shared along the way. You can make a difference and we hope you’ll join us!
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that impacts the brain and spinal cord which make up the central nervous system and controls everything we do. The exact cause of MS is unknown, but we do know that something triggers the immune system to attack the brain and spinal cord.
The resulting damage to myelin, the protective layer insulating wire-like nerve fibers, disrupts signals to and from the brain. This interruption of communication signals causes unpredictable symptoms such as numbness, tingling, mood changes, memory problems, pain, fatigue, blindness and/or paralysis. Everyone’s experience with MS is different and these losses may be temporary or long lasting.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS. Everything we do is focused so that people affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.
We are more than an organization. We are a movement. United in our collective power to do something about MS now and end this disease forever.
The gathering place for people with MS, their family and loved ones, healthcare providers, volunteers, donors, fundraisers, advocates, community leaders and all those that seek a world free of MS. A place to connect and take action.
In order to change the world, we mobilize all possible human and financial resources to achieve results.
