For the second year in a row, I'm riding in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and the 10 million people in this country who are currently living with, through or beyond cancer.
The idea for my One for All fundraising initiative was born in the spring of 2007, after I purchased a Trek 7500 hybrid bicycle. As I pedaled along tree-lined streets, crushed limestone paths, and fields of prairie grass near my home in west suburban Chicago, a realization came to me -- that my newly refreshed enthusiasm for cycling could not only satisfy my recreational needs, but could directly tie-in with my own charitable giving to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. In the manner of a charity bicycle ride, I could support people whose lives have been affected by cancer without necessarily having to join or organize such a ride. Instead, I could design my own "one man charity ride" that could be structured however I wished, and be sustained for as long as I want.
So now I support the war on cancer EVERY time that I ride my bicycle. I have pledged to donate 25 cents per mile that I ride during the 2008 cycling season. For more information about how you, too, can make a difference, please visit my One for All website at
http://77illinois.homestead.com/oneforall.html.
Each one of us can make a difference for all! Enjoy your cycling and live strong!
Bart Benjamin
Grassroots Event Supporter ID: 174344917
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