A Farmington Hills 8-year-old who has for 3 years raised funds to battle a number of sclerosis (MS) isn’t going to let the COVID-19 pandemic cease this 12 months’s occasion.
Amelia Nordahus deliberate to arrange her 4th annual Amelia’s Little Bike-a-Thon for MS, geared for teenagers ages 9 and youthful. The occasion, usually held in Could, included pizza and loads of enjoyable, benefitting the Nationwide A number of Sclerosis Society (NMSS). Amelia’s mom, Tanya, lives with MS.
As an alternative, children are invited to enroll and gather donations for Amelia’s Little Exercise for MS. On June 20, beginning at 9 a.m. in their very own properties, individuals will do a 15-minute train circuit twice for a 30-minute exercise collectively by way of Zoom. The work-out entails a number of leaping jacks, operating in place, sit-ups, wall sits, and extra.
There’s a $25 per baby fundraising minimal, and all donations are due by June 30.
“It’ll be a great way to fundraise for MS since we will’t do a bike-a-thon,” Amelia stated. “It will likely be very enjoyable.”
Since she was two weeks previous, Amelia has attended the annual Mid-Michigan Bike MS trip, along with her mother, dad, and grandpa. Her mom, Tanya, stated Amelia typically helps her round the home, saying, “I’ll do this, Mommy. I do know you might be drained.”
With the assistance of her family and friends, Amelia has raised over $4,000 prior to now three years between her bike-a-thon and Amelia’s Little Lemonade Stand for MS, placing her amongst Michigan’s prime fundraisers.
“We predict it’s improbable that she’s arising with new and imaginative methods to fundraise for MS given the present constraints,” stated proud mother and father Tanya and Mark Nordhaus. “She actually needs to make a distinction.”
For extra details about the occasion, for pledge sheets, to RSVP, and to get the Zoom login, write to BikeAmelia@gmail.com.
For extra details about Amelia’s fundraising efforts, go to facebook.com/Amelias-Little-Bike-a-Thon-for-Multiple-Sclerosis-1808355399470097/. You too can contribute at main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/AmeliaN20.