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North
Carolina Stroke Association's Fifth Annual "Cycle for Life...2008" Bike
Tour
Register
on-line for "Cycle for Life...2008"
Download Printable Brochure and Application
25 Mile Profile
40 Mile Profile
65 Mile Profile Date:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time:
07:30 AM
Venue:
Hanover Park Vineyard
Address:
Courtney-Huntsville Road
Yadkinville, NC 27055
The
North Carolina Stroke Association’s fifth annual bike tour, Cycle for
Life...2008, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 at the Hanover
Park Vineyard in Yadkinville, N.C. The event is a major
fundraiser for the Stroke Association, and its proceeds support the NC
Stroke Association’s Partnership Grant Program which provides grants to
hospitals in the state as they implement stroke programs in their
communities. Cycle for Life...2007 raised over $32,000, and this
expanded the opportunities for grants to hospitals in 2008.
Through
this program, hospitals throughout North Carolina may apply for funding
to bring the North Carolina Stroke Association’s stroke prevention,
education and post-stroke programs to their communities. Grants are
awarded based on criteria such as a community’s stroke mortality rate
and poverty level.
Community organizations volunteer their time to sit on the Cycle for Life...2008 planning committee. TriStone Community Bank, Robinson and Lawing, Mock Orange Bikes, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and Forsyth Medical Center
serve as committee members, and each one support the tour with
financial contributions as well with their advocacy throughout the
community.
The fifth annual Cycle for Life...2008 includes tours
of 65, 40 and 25 miles. In addition, a one-mile walk for stroke
survivors loops around the scenic Hanover Park Vineyard. Home-baked
breakfast pastries are provided. Lunch and a wine tasting follow the
tour.
Cyclists from North Carolina, South
Carolina, Michigan, Virginia and West Virginia have been part of past
the past tours, and most recently in 2007.
North Carolina Stroke Association Partnership Grant Program
The
North Carolina Stroke Association has created the North Carolina Stroke
Association Partnership Grant Program. Hospitals and agencies
throughout North Carolina may apply for funding to bring the North
Carolina Stroke Association's stroke prevention, education, and
post-stroke programs to their communities.
100% of proceeds go
directly to the North Carolina Stroke Association to support program
development in stroke prevention, stroke education and post-stroke
services in the state of North Carolina.
Tour Routes
65 mile
Begins at 9:00am
A challenging route with many hills through four counties. Rest stops will be provided.
65 Mile Profile
40 mile
Begins at 9:15am
Intermediate distance ride through three counties. Rest stops will be provided.
40 Mile Profile
25 mile
Begins at 9:15am
A gentle ride through the countryside of two counties. Rest stops will be provided.
25 Mile Profile
1 mile walk for stroke survivors
Begins at 10:30am
The bicycle route will have SAG support until 3:00 p.m. Mechanic support will be available at the Start and at Rest Stop #2
After the tour
Lunch
will be served and wine tasting will begin at 11:30am. A fee of $25 is
required for those individuals who are not cycling or walking but who
will be having lunch and be participating in the wine tasting.
Entertainment will be provided by Ken Spence. Directions to Hanover Park Vineyard
www.hanoverparkwines.com
Yadkin
County - Take Hwy 421 to Hwy 601. Go south 4 miles. At 2nd blinking
light, turn left on Courtney-Huntsville Road. Vineyard is 1 mile on the
left.
From I-40, take exit 170 for Hwy 601. Go North 9.8 miles and
turn right onto 1927 Courtney-Huntsville Rd. Vineyard is one mile on
left.
Cycle for Life...2008 Corporate Supporters
Presenting Supporters: >$1,500
Alpha Graphics Forsyth Stroke & Neurovascular Center
Miller Landscape Architecture
TriStone Community Bank
Gold Supporters: $1,000-$1,499
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Silver Supporters: $500-$999
Blue Rhino Carlton Deaton
Davie Construction Company, Inc.
G A Communications
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
MassMutual
Pig Pickins
Pine Hall Brick
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
RCS Wireless Technology
Triad Commercial Properties
W. R. Vernon Produce
Windsor Point Investors
Yadkin County Rescue Squad
Bronze Supporters: $300-$499
Bolton, Rowell & Wray Group at Smith Barney
Hunt, Collins, & Associates
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