b'MS Focus ActivitiesGiving Back:Les Tumas SDSU AthleticHall of FameInduction Celebrationand MS FundraiserEvanTumaorganizedtheLesTumaHallofFameMSAwarenessfundraiserinhonorofhisfathergettinginductedintotheJackrabbitSportsHallofFameatSouthDakotaStateUniversity.HisfatherwasinductedforfootballatSDSU,wherehenishedastheJackrabbitscareerrushingleaderwith3,018yardsatotalthatstillrankssixthinprogramhistory.EvanTumaorganizedtheeventthatincludedsilentauctions,raeprizes,anda50/50drawingonNov.8,2019,atthe9BarandNightclubinBrookings,S.D.Thefundraisingeortnetted$10,000forMSFocusprograms.What inspired you to help people with MS? mydad,yetgivetoanMScharitythathelpedWell,mydad,LesTuma,hasit.Hegot people with MS. We did some research. Idiagnosed eight years ago. It advanced to calledMSFocusandspokewithsomeone.progressiveMS.Hedidnotsharewithusthat This individual shared some informationhehadMSforafewyears.Whenhetoldme withmeabouttheorganizationandhowtheythathehadit,heexplainedthatitwasnot helpfolkswithMS.Iwantedtobeapartofhereditary.Hetoldeveryonenottoworryabout anorganizationthatunderstoodwhatmyitandthathewouldbene. fatherisgoingthroughandcouldhelphimDid you know anything about MS at that time?inhisday-to-daylifebattlingagainstMS.Thatstuckouttome.IwantedtobepartofanIdidntknowanythingaboutMS.Ihada organizationthathelpspeoplewithMStoday.goodfriendincollegewhogotdiagnosedwith How did your plan to give back work? MS,butwedidntknowmuchaboutit.AftermydadtoldusthathehadMS,itbecame Mydadisverywellknowninourcommunity.progressive.Today,myfatherisgetting Brookings,S.D.isaverysmalltownandevery-infusions.Hesmobile,active,andheshappy. one knowseveryone.MyfatherwasalsoaWhy did you choose to work with MS Focus: business ownerformanyyears.Hewasalwaysthe Multiple Sclerosis Foundation?knownasakindguy.HeworkedsixdaysperWhen my dad found out that he was weekfromsunuptosundown.Hewastheguygoingtobeinductedinthehalloffame,Itold atthetailgatepartiescookingforeveryone.himthatweweregoingtothrowhimaparty, Wedecidedtodosilentauctions,trivia,buthedidntwantustodothat.Mydadis andraesforhisfundraiser.Theveryrstveryhumble.So,Iaskedhowaboutwedoa task that we started doing was gettingfundraiser?Helookedatmeandsaid,yeah, emailed letters of reference for his hall ofletsdothat. fameinduction.MyfatherwasverynervousSowewantedtodosomethingtohonor toaskpeopleforsupportorforareference.msfocusmagazine.org 40'