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Wings Cancer Foundation
Sarah Blackburn, Development Manager
901.322.2984
Personal Cell: 901.497.3555
sblackburn@wingscancerfoundation.org
Wings Cancer Foundation’s 500 Mile Ride to Rosemary Beach to Promote Cancer
Awareness and Healthy Lifestyle among Cancer Survivors
Memphis, TN August 19, 2013 – Wings Cancer Foundation announced today its third annual Ride to Rosemary Beach. Nineteen riders will kick off the five day, 500 mile charity cycling event on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 8:30 am. Participants will depart from The West Clinic, 100 N. Humphreys Blvd. and ride to Rosemary Beach, Florida (town center) promoting cancer awareness, encouraging a healthy lifestyle and raising funds for Wings Cancer Foundation’s Wellness Program. The route, which begins in Memphis, will continue through Tupelo, MS; Tuscaloosa, Selma, and Andalusia, AL; and end in Rosemary Beach, FL. Additional riders along the route are encouraged to join the Wings Ride as the team passes through their area to show support and help raise cancer awareness in their respective areas. Coordinated by the Wolf River Racing Team, the Wings Ride team includes: Brad Adkins, Chuck Bolton, Brian Eason, Jon R. Ewing, Mason Ezzell, III, Miles Fortas, Bryon Jones, David C. Jones, John Kakales, Jim Lenschau, Keith Merriman, Tim Nicholls, Mark Parker, Ben Pope, Frank Smith, Owen Tabor, Dr. Todd Tillmanns, Jim Wilder, and Pat Williams. Team leader, Dr. Todd Tillmanns, stated, “I am riding for all my past, current and future patients. Through my work I intimately experience the scourge of cancer. I have recognized daily through my patients how cancer will never win, as they choose life. Cancer has a unique way of revealing the glories of life, God, friends and family. I am fortunate to fight alongside my patients as they teach me the most important lessons of life through their fight against cancer.”
Wings Ride will fund Wings Wellness, a program that teaches cancer survivors to incorporate daily exercise, healthy diet, and emotional health to reshape their lives following cancer treatment. Research shows that these activities help survivors recover from their treatment faster as well as prevent cancer recurrence. For more information on Wings Wellness Program go to www.wingscancerfoundation.org/wellnessprogram.
Wings Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides services to help with the physical, emotional and psychological needs of adult cancer survivors and their families. All of these programs and services are offered free of charge to anyone touched by cancer regardless of where treatment is received. For more information on Wings Cancer Foundation go to www.WingsCancerFoundation.org.
For more information on Wings Ride go to www.wingscancerfoundation.org/wingsride or contact Sarah Blackburn at 901.322.2984 sblackburn@wingscancerfoundation.org
