Adventures for the Cure Team Celebrates Success of 6,000-Mile Cross Country Bike Ride in Hometown, Maryland
Posted on: Thursday, 31 August 2006, 15:01 CDT
BALTIMORE, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of three Marylander's, who have ridden across the United States for the last three months to advocate diabetes awareness and raise money for the American Diabetes Association, are celebrating their success in Ocean City, Md. on September 3rd. The team, dubbed Adventures for the Cure, will ride fixed gear bicycles for the final 30 miles of their 6,000-mile cross county trek. The final leg will begin in Berlin, Md. and it will end in Ocean City. Following the ride, a public celebration of triumph will take place at Shenanigan's Bar and Grill.
Adventures for the Cure (http://www.adventuresforthecure.com/), lead by team captain Adam Driscoll, began its journey in Seattle, Washington. Driscoll, a type I diabetic, formed Adventures for the Cure to demonstrate the importance of living an active and healthy life as a diabetic. Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions, affecting 20.8 million Americans. In fact, every 21 seconds, someone is diagnosed with the deadly disease. Maryland has a high incidence of diabetes per capita, ranking fourth in the nation alongside Alabama.
WHEN: Sunday, September 3, 2006 - 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 30-mile bike ride begins at Stephen Decatur High School 1:00 p.m. - Festivities begin at Shenanigan's Bar and Grill WHERE: Stephen Decatur High School 9913 Seahawk Rd Berlin, Md. Shenanigan's Bar and Grill 4th Street and Boardwalk Ocean City, Md.
American Diabetes Association
CONTACT: Shawn McIntosh of American Diabetes Association,+1-410-265-0075, ext. 4676, or smcintosh@diabetes.org; or Adam Driscoll ofAdventures for the Cure, +1-301-758-8218, or adrisc1@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.diabetes.org/http://www.adventuresforthecure.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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