Media Alert
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ashley Elizabeth Graham (931) 801-5554
vivacatieii@gmail.com
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SET TO BEGIN 1,200 MILE BIKE RIDE:
Bikers to ride from Tennessee to Texas in honor of fallen classmate
WHAT:
Viva Catie II invites media to join them on the first leg of their 1,200 mile journey from Tennessee to Texas. Riders will travel through Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and end in Austin, Texas on June 9th at the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ashley Elizabeth Graham (931) 801-5554
vivacatieii@gmail.com
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SET TO BEGIN 1,200 MILE BIKE RIDE:
Bikers to ride from Tennessee to Texas in honor of fallen classmate
WHAT:
Viva Catie II invites media to join them on the first leg of their 1,200 mile journey from Tennessee to Texas. Riders will travel through Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and end in Austin, Texas on June 9th at the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
WHO:
Viva Catie II includes 25 cyclists from the Clarksville, TN area; both students and friends of Catie Summers in whose memory they ride. After a successful ride last June, Viva Catie II, led again by teacher Danny Magrans, will raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation as well as the Catie Summers Memorial Scholarship.
WHEN:
Viva Catie II bikers will set off June 4th at 6:00 a.m. (CST). Riders will be available for interview prior to the start time.
WHERE:
Beginning on the Natchez Trace Parkway outside of Columbia, Tennessee. Please contact Ashley Elizabeth Graham (vivacatieii@gmail.com 931-801-5554) for an exact location the morning of the ride.
DETAILS:
The ride is in honor of Catie Summers, a 16 year old beloved student and friend who lost her battle with Osteosarcoma, a rare form of childhood bone cancer, in December 2007. As Viva Catie II rides through Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, they ride to honor Catie's poignant fight by accomplishing this great physical journey in her memory.
Media wishing to cover Viva Catie II are invited to follow the ride through vivacatie.blogspot.com for daily story ideas and blog entries. Riders will be available for phone interviews throughout the six-day ride by contacting Ashley Elizabeth Graham at vivacatieii@gmail.com or 931-801-5554.
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