Cross-USA Rollerbladers for Charity Finally Enter California

Two athletes are rollerblading across the United States, from St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California, in an attempt to raise awareness and at least $1,000,000 for blood cancer and Huntington's Disease.
By: Affari Edge Advertising & Public Relations
 
April 19, 2010 - PRLog -- QUARTZSITE, Arizona – On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, a pair of rollerbladers who have journeyed across the country in an attempt to raise one million dollars for Huntington's Disease, Leukemia and Lymphoma, will finally skate into California where they will end the journey in San Diego.  The team, part of a project called "In Motion For A Million", has been skating since February 1, 2010 and will end in San Diego on Saturday, April 24.  The grand finale event is being planned with various sponsors in attendance awaiting the arrival of the team to Ocean Beach Park at Ocean Beach Park, San Diego, California 92107.  The team is scheduled to arrive at 2:00pm.

The team will enter California through Blythe and is expected in Ripley for Tuesday evening.  On Wednesday, the team will skate through Palo Verde to Glamis.  On Thursday, the team will skate through Brawley, El Centro, Seeley and Plaster City to Ocotillo.  On Friday, the team will skate through Jacumba, Boulevard, Live Oak Springs, Buckman Springs and Pine Valley to Alpine.  The final day of the three-month journey will take the team through Lakeside to San Diego.  The team will stay in the San Diego area until May 1, 2010 to continue fundraising attempts before returning home to New York City.

For map and directions to Ocean Beach Park: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=461634419155490842&...

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.

For recent press coverage, please visit one of the following links:


http://weareaustin.com/content/fulltext/?cid=53451

http://www.deridderdailynews.com/news/x285348671/Charity-skaters-roll-through-Beauregard-Parish

http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12055763

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/83995937.html

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