Operation Gadget

Category: 2005 Tour of Hope

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Newsletter Highlights Relationship Between Tour of Hope and Clinical Trials

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe M.D. Anderson Cancer Center published an article in its September 2005 about the important contribution that the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope is making to boosting participation in cancer clinical trials. According to the article: The challenge of increasing trial participation is great. Of the 1.3 million Americans diagnosed with…

  • Getting the Word Out to Friends and Family About the Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I spent a lot of time emailing my family and friends and encouraging them to donate to the Tour of Hope. I wanted to get this work done a month ago when I asked readers of Operation Gadget to contribute, but I ended up waiting until after Labor Day in order…

  • How to Find Your Tour of Hope Rider’s Donation ID Number

    Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today, Barry Penn Hollar emailed me to ask: I’m also registered {for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope} and have been trying to figure out this Donor ID# thing. I see you have yours listed on your {Tour of Hope Fundraising} page. How’d you get it? A rider in the Tour…

  • Help Me Ride the 2005 Tour of Hope Fundraising Ride in Washington DC

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, October 8, I’m going to join the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope by participating in a 50-mile fundraising bike ride ending in Washington DC. You can help me in this effort by making a donation to the Tour of Hope to support my ride. One hundred percent of the funds…

  • Fitness-Related Applications Popping Up for Google Maps

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today my friend Maria Norton sent me the following message: Hi Dave, Hope you’re getting settled into the new place. Just wondering, have you heard about the

  • Jeff Tredup Profiled in Local New Jersey Newspaper

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Hopewell Valley News published a brief interview with Jeff Tredup, a researcher at Bristol-Myers Squibb who is a member of the 2005 Tour of Hope National Team. Jeff is a cancer survivor who’s been involved in cycling for 15 years. He’s very committed to informing people about clinical trials that…

  • Endurance Sports for Charity Participation Discussed in the New York Times

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Thursday, Julie Howson (my sister) pointed out an article in The New York Times that discusses the growing tendency of non-athletes to participate in endurance sporting events while raising money for charity. Julie wrote: {Here’s an} interesting article that cites the “Lance effect” as one of the motivating factors behind doing…

  • 2005 DC Fundraising Ride to Include 10 and 50-mile Options

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI got an email from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope yesterday announcing that registration has opened for the 2005 DC Fundraising Ride. The first 1,500 riders to raise the required $500 in pledges will be able to join Lance Armstrong in one of two rides through Maryland and the District…

  • Start Reading “Lance Armstrong’s War”

    Reading Time: 3 minutesMy wife Kathleen was laughing at me this morning when I told her that I was about to finish the new book Lance Armstrong’s War by Daniel Coyle, a contributing editor for Outside Magazine. Kathleen said, “Wow, you finished a long book! This is going to open new horizons for you,” as…