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TrailBlazers Adventure Racing Club
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Adventure Racers Make Donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters
TrailBlazers Adventure Racing Club raffles off bike donated by River City
Bicycles and raises $600 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, TN October 23, 2003 – The TrailBlazers Adventure Racing
Club completed their raffle of a 2002 LeMond Alpe D’Huez road bike,
donated by River City Bicycles, at the 24 Hours of Adrenaline mountain
biking race in Conyers, Georgia on October 19th. The lucky winner of the
bike, which retailed for $1,400, was Ricky Allen of Copper Basin, Tennessee. “My
brother bought me the ticket at the Sequatchie Valley Century Ride and
I had forgotten all about it until Jim (Farmer) called me to tell me that
I won,” said Mr. Allen after receiving his new bike.
$600, over half of the donations received for the raffle, was given to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga. According to Jim Farmer,
director of the Chattanooga Chapter of the TrailBlazers, “This donation
is part of the TrailBlazers commitment to charitable giving and community
involvement, whether it’s through donations such as this raffle or
our trail building and clean-up efforts as part of ARFE (Adventure Racers
for the Environment).” The TrailBlazers Adventure Racing Club is
an organization dedicated to advancing the sport of adventure racing. With
chapters in Atlanta and Chattanooga and well over one hundred club members,
TrailBlazers is the largest adventure racing club in the Southeast.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a national organization dedicated to empowering
youth through mentoring. Judy Eiselstein, Executive Director of Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga, was excited to receive the donation
that will be placed into the Activities Fund at the agency. “The
Big Brothers Big Sisters Activities Fund is used to put together a variety
of fun and enriching activities year round,” she stated. “Organized
outings, like our very popular Spring Fling and Halloween and Christmas
parties, give both Bigs and Littles an opportunity to meet others involved
in the program and have a lot of fun in the process. We’re very happy
to have the TrailBlazers helping us make these events possible.”
River City Bicycles, one of the main sponsors of the TrailBlazers Adventure
Racing Club, is the Southeast’s leading bike shop and has two locations
in Chattanooga. “We’re proud to be involved with the TrailBlazers
and happy to see their commitment to both the adventure racing community
and the community as a whole,” said Bill Dominici, owner of River
City Bicycles.
TrailBlazers present
the bicycle to the raffle winner and a check for $600 to Big Brothers
Big Sisters. Pictured from Left to Right are Zach Doppel, TrailBlazers
Treasurer, Bill Dominici, Owner of River City Bicycles, Ricky Allen,
winner of the bike, Judy Eiselstein, Executive Director of Big Brothers
Big Sister of Greater Chattanooga, and Jim Farmer, Director of the
Chattanooga Chapter of the TrailBlazers.
TrailBlazers Adventure Racing Club is is one of the premier organizations devoted to promoting adventure racing in the southeast. TrailBlazers currently has active chapters in Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. For more information about TrailBlazers or to join visit http://www.TrailBlazerAR.com or contact Zach Doppel, Director of Membership, at zdoppel@mindspring.com.
Big Brothes Big Sister of Chattanooga can be reached through their website http://www.BBBSTNChattanooga.org
River City Bicycles can be found at their website http://www.RiverCityBikes.com