Multi-platinum recording artist Clay Walker and the Band Against MS (BAMS) bike team participated in the annual BP MS150 bike ride in Houston last weekend, raising more than $130,000 for the National MS Society (NMSS) and BAMS.

            Walker served as the ride’s grand marshal and sang the national anthem before the ride’s start on April 17. Traveling 180 miles during the two-day ride, the 108-rider team pedaled their way to one of the top fundraising teams of the ride. This is the largest team BAMS has had to date at the BP MS150 ride. Of the $130,000 raised, $104,655 will go to the NMSS with $29,000 going toward BAMS to further their mission of funding research to find a cure for MS.

            Organized by the NMSS’s Lone Star Chapter, the BP MS150 is the largest charity bike ride of its kind in the United States and takes riders from Houston to Austin, Texas.

About Band Against MS:

Band Against MS, Inc., (BAMS) is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity committed to providing educational information for those living with multiple sclerosis, funding programs researching a cure for multiple sclerosis, and funding programs helping those living with the disease. Nationally acclaimed recording artist Clay Walker established BAMS in February 2003 because he wanted to help others living with the same disease he has battled since 1996. More information about BAMS is available at www.bandagainstms.org. Follow the organization on Twitter @BandAgainstMS or become a fan on Facebook by clicking here.