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The College Park "Wheels For Life" Bike-A-Thon, to be held on April
16, 2005, will raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 

The ride will start at Holy Redeemer Church parking lot at 9:00am and
will use the Northeast Branch Trail to go to Bladensburg and back, a
distance of about 12 miles.  Those who don't want to travel as far can
ride a 2 mile loop around Lake Artemesia several times and thus build
up miles.  A small loop will be built in the parking lot to allow kids
to participate under the supervision of their parents.

Some facts about the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and their work:

The increase in the overall survival rate of children with cancer from
30% to 70% has been made possible through research.  The funds from
events like the College Park Bike-A-Thon make that research possible. 
The citizens of College Park work hand in hand with the researchers,
technicians, and doctors at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to
provide treatments and cures for children of catastrophic diseases.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized
for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with
cancer and other catastrophic diseases.  Founded by the late
entertainer, Danny Thomas, and based in Memphis, TN, St. Jude freely
shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around
the world.  No family ever pays for treatments not covered by
insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay.  St.
Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fund-raising organization. 
For more information please visit www.stjude.org .

To participate in this event or for more information, please call me
(Larry Bleau) at 301-474-1338.  I'll send you a pledge form you can
use.  Ask friends and those you know; not strangers, please!

How much should they pledge?  $1 or $2 per mile is typical, but you
have to sign up many pledges to raise a reasonable amount of money. 
Alternately, friends can pledge a flat amount instead of a per mile
amount.

If you don't want to or can't ride but would like to take part,
contact me anyway and I'll put you in touch with someone who is going
to ride; you can pledge for them.  If instead of riding you'd like to
help out administratively (please!) call me and I'll let you know what
is needed.

Larry Bleau
301-474-1338
bleau@umtof.umd.edu

Lawrence Bleau
University of Maryland
Physics Dept., Space Physics Group
301-405-6223
bleau@umtof.umd.edu