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Category: 2005 Tour of Hope

  • 2005 Tour of Hope National Ride Kicks Off Today in La Jolla at 10am

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 2005 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope National Ride will begin today at 10:00am at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California. It’s hard for me to believe that the coast-to-coast ride is beginning today. I wish the riders good luck, particularly Jeff Tredup— a researcher at BMS from Pennington, NJ…

  • Thanks to My Sponsors in the 2005 Tour of Hope Baltimore to DC Fundraising Ride

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI want to thank my friends and family who are sponsoring me in the 2005 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to DC Fundraising Ride. They are: Kathleen Aiello Ernie Aiello Jennifer Colangelo Ken DeGhetto Carol Ann and Bradley Forrest and their kids Mark Graber Julie, Robert, and Emma Howson Joyce…

  • Buried in Consulting Work at the Moment

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve had a hard time making time to write for Operation Gadget for the past week. On Friday, Kathleen and I were in Maryland attending her brother John’s graduation from a three year on-the-job training program. It turned into an all-day affair because most of Kathleen’s family was there to attend…

  • Switched to Shimano SPD-Compatible Mountain Bike Pedals and Shoes

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week I took advantage of a great sale and bought a pair of Peformance Forte Team Mountain Bike Pedals and Pearl Izumi Vagabond Mountain II cleated shoes from Performance Bike. Up to now, I’ve been riding with pedals that have toe clips on them, which I knew was taking away from…

  • Alternatives to Staying in Washington, DC for 50-mile DC Fundraising Riders

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re participating in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope DC Fundraising Ride, doing the 50-mile route, and asking to be informed about shuttle services to the start line as I did, what was your reaction when you read this passage in an informational email that we all received last week? As…

  • Map of 2005 Tour of Hope 50-Mile DC Fundraising Ride

    Reading Time: 2 minutes2005 Tour of Hope DC Fundraising Ride: This is our best guess at the 50-mile route map. I used Gmaps Pedometer to convert a cue sheet to a map. Click on the picture of the map to see the route in a Gmaps Pedometer window.[ Image: Gmaps Pedometer / Google Maps ] Bryan Katz,…

  • Deadline for Raising $500 Minimum for Tour of Hope DC Fundraising Ride is Monday, September 19 at Midnight

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAttention Tour of Hope DC Fundraising Ride Applicants! Cecil Ledesma just pointed out to me that the deadline for raising the $500 minimum donation is Monday, September 19, at 11:59pm Eastern Time. That’s about six days from today. The organizers impose a cut-off so they can ship out registration packets in…

  • DC Fundraising Ride Start Locations

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother thing I found out yesterday was the two start locations of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope DC Fundraising Ride: 10-mile route: Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD [&nbspGoogle Map ] 50-mile route: Howard County Community College, Columbia, MD. [ Google Map ] Those of us who need a place to stay can…

  • DC Fundraising Ride Registration Closes

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast night I got an email from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope regarding shuttle services between the start of the 50 and 10-mile ride routes and the finish line at The Ellipse in Washington, DC. The message began: Thank you for registering for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope DC…