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	You can win anything from a t-shirt to a trip to the Tour of Champions for your fundraising efforts. View the prize club levels here, or learn more about how you can give back by joining the Good Will Club. Donate the cost of your prize back to the Northern California Chapter and funds will go towards programs and research for those living with multiple sclerosis.

Top Fundraising Groups
Top 150	Furious Fundraisers

Bike MS: Waves to Wine 150 Club The Bike MS: Waves to Wine Top 150 Club is an elite group of cyclists made up of the top 150 fund-raisers from the 2008 Bike MS: Waves to Wine Ride. Collectively, these riders raised more than $625,000 in 2008 to fight MS. To reward these special individuals, each is a member of the Club and receives special benefits before, during and after the ride that are exclusive to members of the Club. Some benefits members receive are: Express Line at Bike MS: Waves to Wine Ride Packet Pick-ups for personalized service Top 150 Priority start in Rohnert Park Special Colored, Low Rider Number Top 150 Parking Permit & VIP Credential Top 150 Private Packet Pick-up Top 150 VIP Reception Top 150 VIP Tent Top 150 Group Photo at the Overnight Invitation to various special events throughout the year Top 150 gifts Name listed as one of our Top 150 Fundraiser on the Bike Ms: Waves To Wine Ride website Dedicated staff member to help you through the Bike Ms: Waves To Wine Ride Continuous email updates to keep you abreast of current Bike Ms: Waves To Wine Ride news View the complete 2009 Top 150 list here. Waves to Wine 2009 Top 100     1 -  David Patterson ($36,392.00)   2 -  Kate Aks ($23,052.00)   3 -  Thomas Galizia ($12,940.00)   4 -  Peter Maloney ($11,960.00)   5 -  Lucas Schornstein ($10,873.45)   6 -  Jim Forni ($10,508.00)   7 -  Daniel Siegel ($10,059.00)   8 -  Eva Zee ($10,050.00)   9 -  Isobel Gotto ($8,960.00)   10 -  Michael Randazzo ($8,500.00)   11 -  Jay Thayer ($7,985.00)   12 -  John Sullivan ($7,350.00)   13 -  Andy Dymoke ($7,065.00)   14 -  Randi Bethel ($7,032.00)   15 -  Steve Kaplan ($6,895.00)   16 -  Mike Van Allen ($6,136.00)   17 -  Sally Nasman ($6,121.00)   18 -  Devang Shah ($5,845.00)   19 -  Laura Hawkins ($5,805.00)   20 -  Katie Kowinski ($5,705.68)   21 -  Steven Braunstein ($5,704.00)   22 -  Michael Murphy ($5,500.00)   23 -  John Moren ($5,298.50)   24 -  Hal Schornstein ($5,025.00)   25 -  Gerald Derblich ($4,899.00)   26 -  Bob Kearn ($4,826.00)   27 -  Matthew Frinzi ($4,801.87)   28 -  Adam Carter ($4,700.00)   29 -  Robert Lytle ($4,607.00)   30 -  Dean Mansour ($4,600.00)   31 -  Adam Seligman ($4,583.00)   32 -  Amy Heredia ($4,506.00)   33 -  Matthew Garber ($4,276.56)   34 -  Lisa Crooke ($4,105.00)   35 -  Steve Rowe ($4,100.00)   36 -  Mitch Ashley ($4,070.00)   37 -  Stacie Treposkoufes ($4,050.00)   38 -  Charles Myers ($4,030.00)   39 -  Don Neu ($4,020.00)   40 -  Samuel Schuchat ($3,947.00)   41 -  Kristine Marigomen ($3,867.00)   42 -  Erika Milvy ($3,858.00)   43 -  Scott Raaum ($3,845.00)   44 -  Megan Windeler ($3,790.00)   45 -  Michael Herbert ($3,765.00)   46 -  Melissa Hippard ($3,630.00)   47 -  Alan Gellman ($3,622.00)   48 -  Len Hirschi ($3,611.11)   49 -  Dave Kraemer ($3,600.00)   50 -  Bryan Bates ($3,521.00)   51 -  Thomas Borst ($3,500.00)   52 -  Carly Stanley ($3,485.00)   53 -  Stephen Bahr ($3,480.00)   54 -  Heather Childress ($3,435.00)   55 -  Elizabeth Ruetsch ($3,418.00)   56 -  Daniel Newbrun ($3,407.00)   57 -  Dan Kinney ($3,375.99)   58 -  John Wright ($3,320.00)   59 -  Dan Christman ($3,314.33)   60 -  Erica Kuhl ($3,285.00)   61 -  Malcolm Plaister ($3,265.00)   62 -  Hans Bogdanos ($3,240.00)   63 -  Ron Clark ($3,239.32)   64 -  Catherine Talbot ($3,225.00)   65 -  Mary Jo Doherty ($3,215.00)   66 -  Marty Rateau ($3,170.00)   67 -  Sara Newmann ($3,150.00)   68 -  Karl Danz ($3,125.00)   69 -  Randy Calish ($3,120.00)   70 -  Lars Rohrbach ($3,111.50)   71 -  Andrew Myrick ($3,001.00)   72 -  Gordon MacKean ($3,000.00)   73 -  Michael Glumac ($3,000.00)   74 -  Matthew Laroche ($2,980.00)   75 -  Karen Hennessy ($2,975.00)   76 -  Tim Finnigan ($2,925.00)   77 -  Elva Matamoros ($2,905.00)   78 -  Peter Sidell ($2,861.00)   79 -  Nishith Kamdar ($2,839.00)   80 -  Ben Softness ($2,800.00)   81 -  Steven Berger ($2,800.00)   82 -  David Nadelman ($2,798.02)   83 -  Dunagan Pearson ($2,795.00)   84 -  Meg Pearson ($2,786.00)   85 -  Chad Tarter ($2,741.00)   86 -  Carol Koenig ($2,715.00)   87 -  Michael Geschwind ($2,703.00)   88 -  Fred Webster ($2,688.00)   89 -  Abby Weidner ($2,675.00)   90 -  Alan Marx ($2,671.00)   91 -  John Graetz ($2,650.00)   92 -  Christine Haswell ($2,650.00)   93 -  Ken Morikawa ($2,645.00)   94 -  Erin Goldberg ($2,635.00)   95 -  Evan Doll ($2,575.00)   96 -  Woody Shiflett ($2,555.00)   97 -  Mitchell Baum ($2,553.00)   98 -  Mark Langer ($2,528.00)   99 -  Karen Hall ($2,510.00)   100 -  John Mishanski ($2,500.00)
1. David Patterson 2. Kate Aks 3. Phil Yastrow 4. Thomas Galizia 5. Randi Bethel 6. Dean Castelli 7. Howard Halle 8. Charles Myers 9. Shawn McGowen 10. John Sullivan 11. Jim Forni 12. Katie Kowinski 13. Hillary Dwight 14. Eli Gage 15. Janet Rodgers 16. Dennis Dillon 17. Daniel Siegel 18. Pete Maloney 19. Lisa Blume 20. Don Neu 21. John Moren 22. Steve Kaplan 23. Erika Milvy 24. Jeanine Ciecko 25. Jay Thayer 26. Michael Murphy 27. Hans Bogdanos 28. Beverly Brown 29. John Mishanski 30. Stacy Haden 31. Max de Oliveira 32. Boe Hayward 33. Bryan Bates 34. Joe Fendel 35. Eva Zee 36. Daniel Fritz 37. William Wheeler 38. William Knuff	39. Samuel Brunetta 40. Michael Randazzo 41. Timothy Campos 42. Marty Rateau 43. James Donohoe 44. Samuel Schuchat 45. Rachael McGowen 46. Lisa Crooke 47. Sheba Solomon 48. Alan Gellman 49. Penny Townsend 50. Melissa Hippard 51. Robert Teglia 52. Rachael O'Meara 53. Kevin Farrell 54. Pat Dillon 55. Peter Sidell 56. Ted O'Hanlon 57. John Connolly 58. Robbie O'Brien 59. Stephen Bahr 60. Mark Smolenski 61. Frank Nicholson-Bjerre 62. Laurianne Behrens 63. Scott Raaum 64. Michael Glumac 65. James Janakes 66. Dale Perkins 67. Kenneth Zee 68. Evan Doll 69. Dan Kinney 70. Heather Childress 71. Joseph Olson 72. Barry Rotman 73. George Schlesinger 74. Yair Beja 75. Dean Mansour	76. Michelle Dennedy 77. Lisa Helme 78. Roger Bartley 79. John Wright 80. Len Hirschi 81. Steve Nestle 82. Aden Bliss 83. Jennifer Carter 84. Robert Walker 85. Jared Lorince 86. Ellen Cohen 87. James Kirkpatrick 88. Alan Barnett 89. David Gaydon 90. Duane Pellervo 91. Mary Jo Doherty 92. Lars Rohrbach 93. Jennifer OReilly 94. Mark Langer 95. Paige Sprincin 96. Melanie Demers 97. Jim Upshaw 98. Daniella Engen 99. Mick Jordan 100. Christiane Pelz 101. Steve Yastrow 102. Lane LiaBraaten 103. Matthew McGrath 104. Raghavendra Rao Loka 105. Peter Solvkjar 106. Meg Pearson 107. Cathy Aronson 108. Bridgit Koller 109. Jacob Bochove 110. Ken Morikawa 111. Nikki Grimes 112. Nancy Boas 113. Raquel Cerveny	114. Ellen Mowry 115. Todd Clark 116. Terri Carter 117. Yoel Moalem 118. Michael Vinson 119. Ben Softness 120. Dan Patton 121. James Stewart 122. Gard Grady 123. Chris Jasper 124. Sally Nasman 125. Marc Wolfson 126. John Slack 127. Lucas Hatch 128. Anne Hollingsworth 129. Melissa Shaw 130. Itzik Goldberger 131. Karen Hennessy 132. Derek Ching 133. John Kenward 134. Brian Lobsinger 135. Marco Walther 136. Kenny Allen 137. John Dillon 138. Mark Sutherland 139. Michael Burke 140. Daniel Schneider 141. Jean Seguerre 142. Kenneth Clews 143. Chris Parr-Feldman 144. Dan Wheeler 145. Seth Perlman 146. Carin Pacifico 147. Matthew Carter 148. Terrance Van Tuyl 149. Rusty Lincoln 150. Meredith Kessler
Furious Fundraisers Pedaling Perks Invitation to special Top fundraiser Summer ride “Top Fundraiser” private packet pick-up Invitation to register next year prior to registration opening Dedicated staff member to help you through the Bike MS: Waves To Wine Ride Name listed on Website Opportunity to meet people and expose them to different areas of our chapter to further connect them to our mission Special invite to events throughout the year The pride in knowing you are part of an elite group who in one year raised over $171,000 to help bring us closer to a world free of MS!
1. Liz Crabtree-Hartman 2. Arne Roomann-Kurrik 3. David Nadelman 4. Pom Bajar 5. Christopher Bell 6. Debi Sage 7. Terrance Van Tuyl 8. Chris Whittle 9. Jeanine Lunsford 10. Mandi Finger 11. Tom Clark 12. Jacob Tanz 13. Glen Dall 14. Melissa Monahan 15. Linda Hagerman 16. Daniel Kibler 17. Patrick Mcilvenny 18. Jennifer McCoy 19. Joseph OLeary 20. Jeff Cooper 21. Kristina Nixon 22. Pierre Lessard 23. John McAssey 24. Reuven Yehoshua 25. Deb Kennedy 26. Allyce Kimerling 27. Greg Geyer 28. Frankie Lee 29. Tung Tran	30. Sarah Brosier 31. Laurie Norlin 32. Jeremy Schmitz 33. Carl Wassersleben 34. Spencer Yeh 35. Rick Dupre 36. Chris Hartless 37. Rachel Sorger 38. Olivier Hubert 39. Michael Leonard 40. Leslie Lukesh 41. Eric Stassevitch 42. Karl Danz 43. Rick Bliss 44. Philippe Farhi 45. Sara Gigliotti 46. Doug Miller 47. Erika Mccourt 48. Don Robbins 49. Michael Bennett 50. Michael Koch 51. Doug Dayberry 52. Stephanie Liu 53. Meredith Nielsen 54. Ajay Godhwani 55. Liz Brown 56. Sara Mancini 57. Walter Scruggs 58. Cabe Nicksic 59. John Biscevic 60. Laurence Dudson	61. Sue Allen 62. Judith Cayot 63. Christina Hake 64. Mark Huber 65. Emmanuelle Waubant 66. Molly Funkhouser 67. Scott Van Heesbeke 68. John Halliwell 69. Chris Terrell 70. Michael Taylor 71. Jason Davis 72. Kirk McLean 73. Becca Russell 74. Dunagan Pearson 75. Christina Swanson 76. Rusty Gilbert 77. Jenna Langer 78. Toby Lovallo 79. Gary Frenkel 80. Keith Gardiner 81. Andrew Narver 82. David Engstrom 83. Shana Maloney 84. Michael Patterson 85. Jaime Simon 86. Sarah Bliss 87. Thomas Stevenin 88. Mark Stoelting 89. Sean Beresford 90. Chris Francioch 91. Karen Hall	92. Jose Ilagan 93. Lynele Mcgill 94. Ruth Bender 95. Janet Soule 96. Mark Leitner 97. Matt Bozdech 98. Sarah Burke 99. Robert Caccia 100. Dana DeMara 101. Candice Gonzalez 102. Noah Kirshbaum 103. James Morrison 104. Mitchell Bottel 105. Alexander Price 106. Susan Dooley 107. Sophie Middlebrook 108. Alan Kim 109. Naomi Pennell 110. Rachel Sulak 111. Charles Liss 112. Gregory Nerpouni 113. Brian Brown 114. Warren Simmonds 115. Keri Allen 116. Wayne Boudreaux 117. Kim Huynh 118. Gail Mead 119. Donald Morr 120. William Nystrom 121. Richard Park 122. Madalina Seghete