The McCourt Foundation Gears Up For Tour de South Shore Bike Ride for Alzheimer’s and MS

BOSTON - Sept. 15, 2014 - PRLog -- The McCourt Foundation is proud to announce the 5th annual Tour de South Shore, a 25-mile and 50-mile rain or shine bike ride along the scenic south shore to support Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis research on Saturday, October 4, 2014.

Teams and individual riders, along with volunteers, are welcome to register at www.TourdeSouthShore.org. Prizes and awards will be presented to top fundraisers and Bertucci’s will provide lunch for all participants.

Both courses will begin and end at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, MA and will pass through the neighboring towns of Cohasset, Scituate and Norwell. All participants are encouraged to compete at their own pace, and there is no fundraising minimum required to enter. The 50-mile ride starts at 7:30 a.m. and the 25-mile ride starts at 8:30 a.m. Registration opens at 6:30 a.m.

“We are honored to be hosting the Tour de South Shore in its fifth year running in Hingham.  This is an event that we hold near and dear to our hearts and we are so pleased to have so many supporters in our corner again this year,” said McCourt Foundation Executive Director Brian McCourt. “Our goal, with the event, is to ultimately raise more awareness around Alzheimer’s and MS and bring families and friends together for an event that supports research for these diseases.”

The McCourt Foundation pursues philanthropic donations to support innovative biomedical research for cures for Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis. The McCourt Foundation also provides medical updates and seminars to help educate patients and caregivers.

About The McCourt Foundation:
The McCourt family lost their father to multiple sclerosis after being diagnosed in the prime of his life and after fighting the disease for 42 years finally succumbing to it at the age of 67. Soon after his death, their mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and she passed away in August 2008. For the past 22 years, the McCourt Foundation and their committee of colleagues and friends have run successful fund raising events including the McCourt Gala and Auction, Boston Marathon Team and the Tour de South Shore. The success of these events propelled the family to formally establish the McCourt Foundation in 2004. For more information, please visit www.mccourtfoundation.org.