Help Ross Cycle to Alaska and Thereby Fight Cancer!

Friends-

My life has been so blessed by your presence and by my ease of body and mind, and now I turn to use these advantages to combat one of the great terrors of our age: cancer. Its evil is known and widespread, and I have made the commitment to assail it by biking over 4500 miles from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK in the summer of 2013!

I am a member of the LiveStrong Texas 4000 for Cancer... [read more]

Friends-

My life has been so blessed by your presence and by my ease of body and mind, and now I turn to use these advantages to combat one of the great terrors of our age: cancer. Its evil is known and widespread, and I have made the commitment to assail it by biking over 4500 miles from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK in the summer of 2013!

I am a member of the LiveStrong Texas 4000 for Cancer team, a non-profit student organization here at UT and the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. Over the course of 70 days, me and 90 of my teammates will journey across North America to spread hope and inspiration to those affected by cancer and their families and friends. We aim to bring a tangible taste of knowledge and charity to this fight, accomplished in part by delivering informational programs along the way and reaching out to all the communities we will pass through.

We will be the tenth team to undertake this quest, and are expanding to include a third route: one group will pass along the California coast, another through the Rocky Mountains, and the newest addition being through America's Heartland. With this new route, we will be able to reach an even greater audience for our passion.

One of Texas 4000's pillars is charity (my team's fundraising goal is $600,000) which benefits the American Cancer Society and the renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. 92% of donations go directly to cancer research, and that percentage is on the rise! I personally aim to raise $10,000, a goal I certainly cannot accomplish without your help.

Thus I come to my friends, asking you to donate for my cause if you have anything to give. *Anything is appreciated!* Help me in this fight, that cancer might be vanquished!

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If you decide to embark in this battle with me, you can donate and help in a variety of fun ways!

1) Online: Visit http://texas4000.org/user/profile/10489 to learn about why I ride, as well as my personal donation page at http://bit.ly/wcMo7x

2) Check: If postage is your style, by all means send a check to:

901 South Mopac Expressway
Barton Oaks Plaza One, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78746

With my name in the memo line :)

3) In person! Y'all have some pretty attractive faces (that I could always see more of!), so why not grab lunch with me?? I'm fun!

4) If your piggy bank is dry, fear not! You can always help by sharing this page with your friends and loved ones, as we can never have too much awareness!

**All donations are 100% tax-deductible, as we are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit!**

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If anything else, please share your stories of a loved one who has battled cancer with me, that we may dedicate our ride and efforts to them!

If you have any questions or just feel like shooting the breeze, contact me here on this Facebook gizmo or at jross.zimmerman@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading, and live strong,
Ross Zimmerman

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