Ben Keeler never knew his grandmother — she lost the fight to breast cancer before he was born. His grandfather, Jimmy Keeler, also lost his life to cancer when Ben was 12 years old. The stories aren’t exactly unique — ask anyone and they’ll likely have a similar tale of loss — but they serve […]
The longest annual charity bike ride in the world is passing through Grande Prairie Thursday. Twenty seven cyclists participating in the Texas 4000 bicycle tour will be welcomed by the City of Grande Prairie and Revolution Place when they roll in to town. Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given will meet the group at 108 Avenue […]
Halfway through a gruelling 70-day bike tour from Texas to Alaska, students from the Uni+versity of Texas stopped in Edmonton over the weekend for some rest. The students are part of the Texas 4000, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, 4,000 miles to fight cancer. “Texas 4000 is supposed to be a […]
Students from Texas are cycling through Alberta while on a 7000 km journey to Anchorage, Alaska. All for cancer awareness and research. watch the interview at: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Edmonton/ID/2473595436/
Texas 4000 participants, Emmy Laursen & Ross McGarity, share details about their trip from Texas to Alaska, raising money for cancer. To watch the interview, visit: http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/ctv-edmonton-morning-live
Since 2004, Dorrie Sharcott has made the city an oasis for hundreds of young people on a grueling bike trip to raise money for cancer research. Participants of Texas 4000 – the world’s longest annual charity ride – pass through Prince George every year on the way to Alaska from Austin, Texas, and every year […]
Cyclists participating in the annual Texas 4000 came through Florence on July 3, staying overnight at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church before continuing on to Anchorage, Alaska. Three groups of 24 young men and women students from University of Texas at Austin are riding from Austin, Texas, for the cause of finding A CURE FOR CANCER, […]
The longest annual charity bike ride in the world will be rolling through Lloydminster on July 11. The Texas 4000 team will reach the Border City on the forty-second day of their trek.
The longest annual charity bike ride in the world, the Texas 4000, has rolled into Calgary, just 39 days afer departing from Austin, Texas. The team consists of 79 University of Texas students who are on a 70-day journey raising funds to fight cancer. PROGRAM Co-ordinator Kathryn Flowers tells 660News, while in Calgary Tuesday night, […]
