City to City Ride 07

A freind of mine asked me if Geeks and Gurus would be willing to sponsor a bike ride in which he'd be participating to raise awareness. Kevin's request was low-key and he said he'd welcome any amount of support. In his request he attached an image of the flyer promoting the event. As I read through this flyer, I realized that not only was he planning to ride from Detroit to Chicago, but he was organizing the event.

In its inaugural year, this event will be a two-person ride. The second person is Emily Schaller who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) when she was 18 months old. Emily, 25, has started the Rock CF Foundation to raise awareness of this disease. She has organized an annual concert called Just Let Me Breathe, which raised over 15,000 in its 4th year. She has released a compilation album called Detroit Rocks CF and is working on a second. She has garnered the attention of local and national media including SPIN magazine.

The ride starts July 28th in Campus Martius and will follow Michigan Avenue all the way into Chicago.

If you're interesting in more about the ride or about how to donate to the Rock CF Foundation, look for details at the website.

Also, each evening during the ride, Emily plans to blog about the day's events here.

I wish Kevin and Emily all the best.