The MS Bike Ride provides an experience that tests your strength, your character, and challenges you to have more fun than you imagined. The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. Founded in 1946, the Society remains the only voluntary health organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, alleviation and cure of multiple sclerosis. The Society is the only voluntary MS organization that meets the standards of all major agencies that rate nonprofit groups. Seventy-six percent of dollars raised go directly to support the programs and services that help us achieve our mission. We achieve our mission through delivery of programs and services to people with MS and their families and caregivers, and through support of research into the cause and cure of MS. Our activities are made possible through private donations, grants, sponsorships and fundraising campaigns such as Walk MS, Bike MS, and the Dinner of Champions.