South Florida Man Riding Bike 369 Miles to Raise Funds for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes

PALM CITY, Fla. - June 21, 2013 - PRLog -- On August 5th, 2013, Fellowship of Christian Athletes staff person Anthony "Tony" Chillemi will be getting on a bike in Savannah, Georgia and starting his 369-mile voyage to Raleigh, NC. The route will take him through a total of 3 states and take approximately 25-30 hours of seat time on the bike until he reaches Brier Creek Country Club later in the week, where the first ever Tenth Avenue North Classic is being held. The reason? To raise funds and awareness for the FCA ministry in South Florida.

Tony serves as the Treasure Coast Area Representative for the Gold Coast Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a ministry that covers a five-county area in south Florida with a population of more than 3.5 million people. He's doing this ride for all of the athletes and coaches in his area and around the world. He was quoted saying, "These are the people who can help change our world for the better with their influence when paired with the core values of Integrity, Serving, Teamwork, and Excellence which is what a ministry known as FCA is all about!" Currently on over 50 area public schools, Gold Coast FCA is seeking help in order to raise the funds necessary in order to expand its presence in the area and to continue the ministering that it is currently doing through coaches, campuses, camps, and in the community.

His goal for the 369-mile bike ride is to raise at least $25,000. These funds would help in providing needed ministry resources including bibles, staff, and camp scholarships. For more information or to make a donation in support of the ride, visit www.369miles.com.


About the Tenth Avenue North Classic

The Tenth Avenue North Classic is a celebrity golf tournament supporting Christ centered ministries including CRU, College Golf Fellowship, Compassion International, and FCA. The tournament will take place on August 12th, 2013 at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. The celebrities in the event include Tenth Avenue North, NeedtoBreathe, Toby Mac, Kevin Streelman, Stewart Cink, Kevin Streelman, Scott Stallings, Josh Teater, Derek Ernst, Michael Thompson, Cameron Tringale, Todd Lewis, Antwan Harris, Justin Wheelon, Dana Quigley, and more!


About FCA
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is touching millions of lives… one heart at a time. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ.

For media inquiries or sponsorship opportunities, some of which include the
opportunity to play in the Tenth Avenue Golf Classic and VIP experience with
private concert following golf, contact Tony Chillemi at achillemi@fca.org or visit www.goldcoastfca.org.