Jim Mills Email Address: jmills@houstonian.com What city do you currently live in? Missouri City Hometown: Beaumont Occupation: Hotel General Manager Employer: The Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa Marital status: Married Number of children and their ages: 1 Name of college you attended: The University of Texas South Central Bike MS events in which you participate: BP MS 150, Houston to Austin Name of your Bike Team: Houstonian Hammerheads Besides being a top fundraiser, in what other ways are you involved with the National MS Society? Club 300 Is this your first year on the Tour of Champions? No How did you hear about the Tour of Champions? From friends If you’re a TOC veteran, what is your favorite memory of a past TOC? Spending time with my TOC friends What is your connection to MS? I have a several friends with MS How did you raise $12,000 or more this year? Lots of emails and asking Are you active in any other organizations? American Leadership Forum Class XXX Did you use social media in your fundraising efforts this year? No What are you most looking forward to on this TOC trip? Seeing my TOC friends If you had an extra hour of free time a day, how would you use it? With my family Who is the first person you would tell when we find a cure for MS and why? Glen Goodpasture. He suffers with MS and is a longtime friend.
Charles Mims Email Address: ruhroh09@gmail.com What city do you currently live in? The Woodlands, TX Hometown: Born in Greensboro, NC Occupation: Geophysicist Employer: Common Resources III, LLC Marital status: Master (JUST kidding... Elaine) Number of children and their ages: Boys, ages 20 and 17 Name of college you attended: UNC-Chapel Hill South Central Bike MS events in which you participate: BP MS 150, Houston to Austin Name of your Bike Team: Team Anadarko Besides being a top fundraiser, in what other ways are you involved with the National MS Society? Club 300 Is this your first year on the Tour of Champions? No How did you hear about the Tour of Champions? Via the MS Society when I qualified for the first time (2012). If you were referred by someone (or if someone encouraged you to qualify), please tell us about that person: N/A If you’re a TOC veteran, what is your favorite memory of a past TOC? I'm cheating; here are three instead of one: Meeting/ visiting with other TOC participants, touring the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 2012 plus hearing the testimonials during dinner that same evening. What is your connection to MS? My father lived with MS for nearly 40 years. How did you raise $12,000 or more this year? The key to my success: threats of photos showing me in spandex