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We receive a good number of messages.

Some are customer service related. Some are from folks just saying hi. Some are from other entrepreneurs asking questions.

The topics are all over the place and we’re always happy to receive them and respond. But there are certain messages that make us pause and slow things down for just a bit. A good example is the message below from Katrina.

Around this time each year, multiple sclerosis (MS) fundraising walks take place all around the country. It’s an inclusive event that a wide range of people can take part in to help raise funds for multiple sclerosis initiatives.

Earlier this month I received the following email from Stephanie,

“I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just over 4 years ago when I was 19 years old. I was a sophomore in college at the time and my whole world was changed over the course of a few days. Since then, my family and friends have participated in the Walk: MS Boston each year. My college roommate and I started the Boston University Multiple Sclerosis Society about a year after I was diagnosed and then graduated college about a year after that, so our team name for the Walk has actually been different every year.”

We are so thankful.

Why?

Because we have been given the Cause Marketing Partner of the Year Award by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

This is a guest post written by Valerie L, a Home T customer. When I introduce myself to people, I will tell them that I am a middle school teacher and have been for the past 7 years.

That’s me at the end of the ride.

The annual bike ride that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society puts on each year has been one of my favorite biking events for a long time.

Not only does it help raise money for a great cause, but it also brings a ton of people together that have an interest in kicking multiple sclerosis’s butt, and that’s awesome.

The ride was held in New York City over the weekend and it was a massive success. The ride closes down a few major roads in the city and it’s one of the only times you ever get to ride on the West Side Highway along the Hudson, or a number of other streets, and the views are simply spectacular.

We always love hearing from you, but there are some messages that stand out a bit more than others.

And these particular emails make me stop and think, “What can we do to have a larger impact.” Reason being, these emails have to do with multiple sclerosis.

Early this week a note came from a mother sharing that her son was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002, and since then she’s volunteered and participated in many events related to the cause. Recently she walked 30 miles for Philadelphia’s Challenge walk, and will be volunteering in an upcoming multiple sclerosis bike ride.

It’s just amazing to see how we’re all working so hard to make a positive impact. It’s quite remarkable.

 As you may or may not know, The Home T donates a portion of its profit to multiple sclerosis research, and you can find a little bit more about why we do that here.

The donation is made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is specifically earmarked for research.

Speaking of research, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has a MS Now campaign that we’d like to share with you by way of a letter they recently sent us.