The 2014 Cash, Sweat & Tears Award winner, Dave Van der Linden, has been a dedicated Walk MS participant since 2000. Motivated to do something following his mother’s diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS), Van der Linden took part in his first Walk MS event in 2000. Over the course of the last 13 years, Van der Linden has raised nearly $700,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and recently completed his first road race, the ING New York City Marathon.
Born in Belgium, Van der Linden moved to the United States nearly 20 years ago. His mother was diagnosed with MS in 1985 at the age of 41, but struggled with symptoms long before the diagnosis. The disease accelerated quite a bit and she became wheelchair bound full time in 1998. She passed away in 2013.
Van der Linden became really involved with The Society because of his mother’s struggles, saying that “… even though my proceeds wouldn’t benefit her directly, I wanted to support the cause globally for people who are in the same shape or worse than she was here in New York.”
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2014 Honor Roll
Outstanding volunteers were nominated for the 2014 Cash, Sweat & Tears Award. Their dedication and achievements made selecting a winner very challenging. We recognize all of the nominees by listing them in our 2014 Honor Roll:
| Jessica Lawrence | Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
| Tracy Rosenstiehl | American Cancer Society |
| Tonya Hill | American Lung Association |
| Colleen Ryan | Arthritis Foundation |
| Rob Newbold | Autism Speaks |
| Lisa Korslund | Be The Match |
| Cassandra Clifford | Bridge to Freedom Foundation |
| Linda Keller | Children’s Tumor Foundation |
| Ryan Wachter | Children’s Tumor Foundation |
| Paul Chan | Church World Service |
| Janie Schilde | Church World Service |
| Andrew Hudon, Michael Tabtabai and the Leave It On The Road Team | Colon Cancer Awareness |
| Antonie Kline | Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Foundation |
| Kimberly Morris Karp | CureSearch |
| Deanna Foust | Fisher House Foundation |
| Jessica Leonard | Girls on the Run International |
| Kelly Lam | JDRF |
| Jeff Cartwright, Keith Bao & Victoria Mui | JDRF |
| Keri Scarff | Kent Parks Foundation |
| Jeff Mulder | LIVESTRONG Foundation |
| Tom Catterson | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Elizabeth Giardina | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| David Greenstein | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Adam Hartzler | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Ashley Kumlien | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Rondi Loganzo | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Sean Murdoch | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Liliane Haub | National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Southern NY Chapter |
| Eric Kaplan | National Parkinson Foundation |
| Joan Simon | PKD Foundation |
| Short Family | PKD Foundation |
| Richard Ashear | Team Just One Life |
| Winter Vinecki | Team Winter |
| Lynn McCarthy & Fred Brooke | The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp |
| Steve Geist | TREE Fund |
| Steve Cooper | ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer |
More information on the Award:
The Cash, Sweat & Tears Awards honor the passion of your most extraordinary volunteers – the people who take on physical challenges, overcome obstacles or raise huge sums from friends, family and colleagues for your cause. Each year we invite each athletic event fundraising program in the US and Canada to nominate one inspiring participant for the Cash Sweat and Tears Award. The nomination period opens in November.
For more information on those we have honored in the past please click here