Help Will Bike from Austin to Anchorage, AK to Fight Cancer with Texas 4000

Friends and family,

Next summer, I am going to get on a bike and pedal over 4,500 miles in 70 days from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to fight cancer with Texas 4000.

Texas 4000 is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting cancer by sharing Hope, Knowledge, and Charity. During our journey, we stop in communities to give programs to schools in an effort to spread cancer awareness and... [read more]

Friends and family,

Next summer, I am going to get on a bike and pedal over 4,500 miles in 70 days from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to fight cancer with Texas 4000.

Texas 4000 is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting cancer by sharing Hope, Knowledge, and Charity. During our journey, we stop in communities to give programs to schools in an effort to spread cancer awareness and knowledge. We visit cancer patients in hospitals to inspire hope. And we raise money—at least $4,500 per rider, a dollar for every mile we ride—to donate to MD Anderson Cancer Center, who uses it to help those affected by cancer and perform cancer research.

For the first time in Texas 4000 history, I will be joined by ninety-three other riders and, in addition to the Coastal and Rockies routes, we will be riding a third route through the Heartland of the United States.

As a team, our goal is raise $600,000 for cancer research. Currently, $0.92 of every $1.00 donated is given to the amazing researchers at MD Anderson and we are working diligently on improving that number.

This ride from Austin to Anchorage is very special to me. Like the millions of people who are affected by cancer, I am familiar with the misfortunes that life can dish out. Please take a look at why I ride at http://www.texas4000.org/user/profile/10498

If you are interested in supporting me, here are three ways you can donate to the fight against cancer:

1. Online:

You can donate directly through Kintera at this link:
http://goo.gl/S7U4Z

2. By Check:

Pay to the order of “Texas 4000 for Cancer”, with "Will Vanderbilt" in the “For” line, and mail it to:

Texas 4000 For Cancer
901 S Mopac Expy
Barton Oaks Plaza 1, STE 300
Austin, TX 78746

3. In person:

Cancer touches almost every life. If you have a story, I would love to hear it and tell you more about my story.


No donation is too small, but if you are unable to donate, please forward this event to all of your friends. The more people know what we are doing, the more likely we are to find a cure for cancer.

The Texas 4000 for Cancer is a 501 (c)3 tax-exempt organization. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE.

If you would like to learn more about the Texas 4000 for Cancer organization, please feel free send me a message, email me at will.vanderbilt@gmail.com, or visit http://www.texas4000.org/

As well, feel free to check out my blog: http://austin2alaska.tumblr.com/

If there is somebody you know who has been affected by cancer, please let me know. Before each of our meetings, we take time to recognize those who we ride for and I would be honored to ride for you or the person you know.


Yours in the Fight Against Cancer,

Will Vanderbilt

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