Gold Sponsors Announced for Ridgewood Turkey Trot

RALEIGH, N.C. (November 6, 2009)—Bruce Bokish, race coordinator of the Ridgewood Turkey Trot (www.ridgewoodturkeytrot.com) announces today BaySix USA, Precision Race, Articulon, Green Planet Catering and Tir na nOg are Gold Sponsors of the Triangle tradition. The sixth annual event benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Eastern North Carolina.

“The support from area companies enriches the tradition of the Turkey Trot,” says Bokish. “I am thankful for their generosity.”

Each gold sponsor is supplying in-kind contributions to make the race a success. BaySix USA, a local apparel company, is printing race t-shirts for the Turkey Trot. Precision Race, a provider of event support services, is handling logistics and supplying disposable timing chips. Articulon, a brand marketing and public relations firm, is spearheading all marketing and public relations efforts, including Web development and media relations. Green Planet Catering and Tir na nOg are providing financial support.

“As runners, we love to support and participate in local races for a good cause,” says Steve Hite, BaySix USA owner. “The Turkey Trot is a great Thanksgiving Day event supporting a worthy cause.”

The Ridgewood Turkey Trot will be held Thursday, November 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Ridgewood Shopping Center in Raleigh. The event includes a one-mile fun run, non-competitive and competitive 8K runs, and a kids' dash.

For more information about the Ridgewood Turkey Trot or to register for the race, visit www.ridgewoodturkeytrot.com or contact Bruce Bokish at msevents@yahoo.com.

About BaySix USA:
BaySix USA is an apparel company dedicated to runners and the running life. They offer an array of items including socks, caps, shirts, jewelry, and more. For more information, visit www.baysixusa.com.

About Precision Race:
Precision Race specializes in helping nonprofits, running and cycling clubs, and other organizations start new races or grow existing events. Precision Race offers disposable chip timing and race management solutions to ensure positive participant experiences. For more information, visit www.precisionrace.com.

About Articulon:
Articulon impacts the way our clients communicate their brands and events to build stronger relationships with existing and prospective customers, sponsors, shareholders, employees and the community. With a customized approach, each campaign is both commercially intelligent and measured by tangible results. With a commitment to responsiveness and creativity, Articulon works with professional service-based companies, associations as well as with organizations that promote cause-related initiatives to increase visibility especially in the health, wellness and environmental practice areas. Work has been completed for emerging brands and Fortune 500 companies including: McDonald’s, Panera Bread, The American Kennel Club, Defond North America, Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina, Hughes Pittman & Gupton and Saks Fifth Ave. In June 2009, Articulon was named a Top 100 N.C. Small Business by Business Leader magazine. Visit www.articulon.com or call 919.232.5008.

About Green Planet Catering:
Green Planet Catering is a locally owned and operated business in the Triangle. They share a passion for great food, impeccable service, and an awareness of the world in which we live. With over 100 years combined experience in the food industry, they take pride in buying locally grown organic foods, hormone free chicken and beef, donating to food banks and worthy causes, using free-trade products, recycling, and choosing eco-friendly goods whenever possible. Green Planet grows many of its own produce items using sustainable methods and has a bio-diesel conversion facility to create gas for the delivery trucks. For more information, visit www.greenplanetcatering.com.

About Tir na nOg Irish Pub:
Located in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh, Tir na nOg offers patrons a blend of unique lunch and dinner menu items. In addition, we offer live music and weekly events including Quiz Night on Wednesdays and Local Bands and Local Beers on Thursdays. For more information, visit www.tirnanogirishpub.com.

About MS Events:
MS Events is a Triangle nonprofit, dedicated to coordinating bike and foot races that raise funds and awareness for local causes. The organization began as a group of volunteers and continues today as such with nonprofit certification. Currently, MS Events raises funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Eastern North Carolina. 2009 events include: St. Patty's Run Green 8K, Cup 'n Cone Tour and the Ridgewood Turkey Trot. For more information, visit www.mseventsnc.org.

About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society:
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. Each year, through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we devote approximately $125 million to programs and services that enhance more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS. In 2007, the Society invested more than $46 million to support 440 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS NOW. If you or someone you know has MS, please contact the National MS Society today at www.nationalmssociety.org or 1-800 FIGHT MS to learn about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one day reveal a cure.

About Multiple Sclerosis:
Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and 2.5 million worldwide.

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