While we're feverishly tallying points...

...enjoy these fabulously festive and enthusiastic photos from your fellow teams!

Members of .MS is BS' sporting the official Capital Challenge Walk MS presented by Security Storage Company training t-shirt!

Here's Team Jenny with Rich Uncle Pennybags, the Grand-Daddy of MS-opoly!

Stay tuned for a points update later today! :)

After Day 1 of MS-opoly, MS is BS is in the lead!

Congratulations to all of the teams already earning points towards Team Challenge! You can earn points by raising funds, registering team members (walkers, Super Crew, Crew and volunteers!), adding your events to our calendar, following the blog, and spreading the word about Capital Challenge Walk MS presented by Security Storage.  Without further ado, here's the leaderboard:

MS is BS - 12 points

MS OHANA - 4 points
Snappy Feet - 4 points
Bink's Bodyguards - 3 points
Jacki's Determined Soles - 3 points
Willies's Walkers - 3 points
Team Heinen - 2 points
Team Jenny - 2 points
The Robert D. Jensen "Great Dane" Team - 2 points
Daava - 1 point
Fox Trotters - 1 point
MonSter Slayers - 1 point
Our Dogs Rule - 1 point
Pro Vita - 1 point
St. Tim's STRIDES for MS - 1 point
Team Noni - 1 point
Team Sky Big - 1 point
Tiki Treckers - Marching for Mom - 1 point
Tracey's Trailblazers - 1 point

For a complete list of the challenges and prizes, visit the official Capital Challenge Walk MS web page here. 

Team Challenge is next week!

Looking for motivation to kick your fundraising and recruitment efforts into high gear? Well, look no further than Team Challenge 2010! This year's theme is MS-opoly, a chance for you to turn your team's Challenge Walk efforts into a friendly Monopoly-style competition.  Your team can points by recruiting, fundraising and showing off your team spirit from July 19th through 30th.  The top three teams with the most points will win spectacular prizes from Cake Love, Vera Bradley, Famous Dave's BBQ, and more!

Click here for the fine print and GOOD LUCK! We'll be posting updated standings during the competition, so check here to see how your team ranks throughout Team Challenge.

Everything is more fun with friends!

We have 164 fundraising participants as of today at 12:00 P.M. To make our goal of 307 fundraisers, we need you to help us recruit! Fun ways to recruit:

• Pass out marketing materials to everyone you know. Daring? Pass some out to some strangers as well. Click here to order some today.
• It's time to decorate! Hang up 10 (or more) of your favorite pictures of the weekend in your office. When people stop to look at your new decorations, tell them all about your favorite weekend stories.
• Are you meeting new parents through your child's summer camp? Invite new summer camp parents to have coffee with you and tell them about the fun of CWMS.

What are your recruiting ideas? Share with us how you have and are getting everyone you know to Join the Movement!

Team Bonding: Volunteer Together!

Ever notice bikers watching out for you on the Challenge Walk MS weekend? Ever notice the volunteers putting up route signs for you? Some of these outstanding volunteers are apart of another great event call Bike MS: Beyond the Beltway. Support those who support you! Come crew or volunteer at Bike MS on June 12  13!

Top 5 jobs we need you to fill:

1. Truck Drivers - Help get gear and supplies to our sites.
2. SAG Drivers - Provide transportation and support to bikers who might need assistance along the route. Must have own bike rack on vehicle.
3. Route marking sweep - Help the bikers get where they need to go by setting up and taking down the route signs.
4. Rest Stop/Pit Stop Volunteers - Monitor a checkpoint along the route. Make it fun and festive with decorations. For extra fun get your entire team involved.
5. Medical/First Aid - Trained medical professionals are needed at all points along the route to monitor injuries and the well being of bikers. Requirements: Paramedic, EMT, Nurse (LPN and RN), Doctor, or Podiatrists certification/license.

 Contact CapitalChallengeWalkMS@MSandYOU.org to sign up!

Training Walk at the Capital Crescent Trail

Train early and don't be sore in September. Mark your calendars NOW for Team MS is BS's first training walk.

Join the MS is BS gang for a seriously sweet 4-6 mile walk down the Capital Crescent Trail (parallel to the C&O Canal) in Georgetown. Included in the trip is a stop at our favorite trail landmark, The Spooky Tunnel (better known as the Dale Carlia Tunnel). We'll meet you on the bridge in front of Fletcher's Boathouse - we'll be the ones wearing MS is BS t-shirts. Feel free to wear orange, or your team duds of choice. Dogs (who love to walk) are welcome. RSVP at msisbs@ymail.com and let us know if you'd be interested in a shorter 2 mile option as well.

When: Sunday, May 23rd at 8:00 AM

Where: Fletcher's Boat House (Georgetown)

4940 Canal Road Northwest, Washington, DC‎‎

How to Get There: Fletcher's Boat House is located at the intersection of Reservoir Road and Canal Road. You will know you have reached the entrance to Fletcher's when you see the Abner Cloud House, an old stone building, which is adjacent to the canal. Park in the first parking lot on the left side and we'll meet you on the bridge right on the canal
 
We hope to see you there!