“We have two options: give up, or Fight Like Hell.” - Lance Armstrong
On June 1, 2013, myself and 90 other students from the University of Texas will embark on the journey of a lifetime. Over the course of 70 days we will each bike 4500 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska sharing Hope, Knowledge, and Charity for the fight against cancer.
As a member of the 2013 LIVESTRONG Texas...
[read more] “We have two options: give up, or Fight Like Hell.” - Lance Armstrong
On June 1, 2013, myself and 90 other students from the University of Texas will embark on the journey of a lifetime. Over the course of 70 days we will each bike 4500 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska sharing Hope, Knowledge, and Charity for the fight against cancer.
As a member of the 2013 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 for Cancer team, I am riding in the world’s longest annual charity bike ride. The organization was started in 2004 by a student who battled and survived cancer himself. With nine teams that have come before us, this organization has already donated millions of dollars for cancer research, with much of that going to the amazing M.D. Anderson cancer treatment & research hospital in Houston.
This organization however is much more than just a fundraising cross-continental bike ride. Along our ride, we will stop in cities, towns, churches, schools, community meetings, and at cancer-fighting events to put on programs about cancer-awareness. We will speak to others about the early detection and prevention of cancer, and inspire hope in those affected by cancer that we meet along the way. Our team will split into three groups; one group will travel along the West Coast, one will travel through the Rockies, and a third will travel through the Heartland in order to reach the most people that we can with our message.
For the first time in Texas 4000 history, we are able to reach even more people through our new third route. We continue to grow every year, donating more and touching more lives. My teammates and I will spend the next year planning all the details for our entire summer. We will be responsible for finding housing and food along the way, securing media opportunities, preparing a program, volunteering, and of course training. However, we can't do it alone. In order to make this trip successful, we need your help.
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Each rider is responsible for raising a minimum of $4,500, equivalent to a dollar per mile we ride. With your help, I hope to raise all that and then some. If you are interested in helping out there are 3 ways to donate:
1. Online:
Visit
http://www.texas4000.org/user/profile/10494 and click the link to donate.
2. By Check:
Pay to the order of “Texas 4000 for Cancer”, with "Michael Ugeo Williams" in the memo line, and mail it to:
Texas 4000
901 S. Mopac Building
Building 1, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78746
3. In person:
I would definitely like to meet up with you and tell you more about why I ride and hear your story as well.
If you would like to find out more information about Texas4000 feel free to message me via Facebook or send me an E-mail to mjw2455@mail.utexas.edu. We dedicate each day of our journey to someone we know who has dealt with cancer. I would love to hear your story and remember you or your loved one along the way. You can also find out more information by going to our official website
http://www.texas4000.org/.
ALL DONATIONS TO TEXAS 4000 ARE 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE since we are a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit.
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