Rollerbladers enter Louisiana Saturday as Part of Cross-USA Trek for Charity

Feb. 19, 2010 - PRLog -- BOGALUSA, Lousiana – On Saturday, February 20, 2010, two athletes will enter Lousiana as part of a national fundraising campaign before continuing their journey towards San Diego, California. In their project called In Motion For A Million, the athletes will rollerblade across the USA in an attempt to raise one million dollars for Huntington’s Disease Society of America and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

For Dan Bowen, co-founder of In Motion For A Million, the project has personal meaning as he lost his mother to Lymphoma in 1985.  “This journey is more than just raising one million dollars.  For me, if I can inspire every person I meet along the way to take a stand against these horrific diseases, in whatever way they can, then I will have succeeded.  In Motion For A Million is a way for everyone, all Americans, to work together and make a difference." The team has already raised several thousand dollars in donations since their kick off in St. Augustine, Florida, on February 1, 2010.

While in Lousiana, the team will first cross through Bogalusa.  The athletes expect to journey through Plainview, Springhill, Franklinton, Richardson, Bolivar, Tangipahoa, Easleyville, Chipola, Woodland, Norwood, Wilson and finally Jackson by Monday.

To arrange an interview or to get more information, please contact their tour manager, Phil Repaci at (718) 869-3788 or phil@inmotionforamillion.org.

Complete tour details, blogs and donation information can be followed on the In Motion for a Million website http://www.inmotionforamillion.org or at their Facebook site http://www.facebook.com/inmotionforamillion.

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