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Penny’s
Pieathlon
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Adel, Iowa
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2010 Pieathlon
Penny's Pieathlon 2010 will be hosted by the Waukee Chamber
of Commerce and start at the Waukee YMCA May 22nd this year. Stay
tuned for information on our next event.
Walk, Run, Swim or Bike Event to benefit the fight against Cancer,
eat pie and have fun!
A Pieathlon is like a mini-triathlon with pie instead of stopwatches.
Easier, more fun and tastes better too!! Participants can choose
one or all three events.
Pieathlon Proceeds to Fight Cancer
Half the people you know will be touched by cancer
in their lifetime. As a nation, we know what to do but we aren’t
doing it. Early Detection, Access to Care and Research work.
The 2007 Pieathlon helped close the gap a little. 2008 Pieathlon
Funds Increased 50% Over 2007. Thanks to our Sponsors, Volunteers
and Participants for making the second annual Pieathlon a success!
See the photos and read more about
our 2008 event.
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Background
On The Pieathlon Cancer Fundraiser
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After the run for the cure, my wife
Penny suggested we start a run to cure Ovarian Cancer. (We
lost Pen's mother, and aunt to Ovarian Cancer and Penny’s
taken severe steps to reduce her risk.) Sounded ok to
me but I'd rather bike. Or run AND bike. Anyway,
we put some preliminary plans together and ….
We love Iowa, Ragbrai, home made pie,
beer, and helping people for a good cause so have planned
the first annual Pieathlon (like a Triathlon but eating
pie instead of swimming).
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Pieathlon
Wine
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Pieathlon, Inc.
is working with Madison
County Winery on a new issue of wine intended
to honor cancer survivors and supporters as well
as raise funds to fight cancer.
Now available at the Super Target on
11158 Plum Drive, just of I-80 in Urbandale.
All Iowa Target stores will have the special wines
next year but it is only at the Urbandale store now.
$9 of each case is donated to the MS Society or Pieathlon,
Inc. Pieathlon, Inc. in turn supports John Stoddard
Cancer Center, Heart Connection-Children's Cancer Programs,
Mercy Cancer Center and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
The Unite to Fight Cancer wine is American dry red
and very good. The Move to support the MS Society
is a Chardonnay that is also excellent.
A special “UNITE” label
will feature the names of about 190 survivors
of all types of cancer and/or passionate supporters
such as the members of Ragbrai Team LIVESTRONG. We
are looking for survivors or supporters who are
over 21, like wine, and are inclined to buy or promote
sales of at least 2 cases that are interested in listing
their name on the UNITE label.
There is no cost to be listed or obligation
to purchase; however additional information about purchasing details
will be posted on the web sites.
If you would like your name listed on
this very special edition of excellent red wine, please reply to
me with your name in capital letters as you want it to
appear. For example, BOB or ROBERT SMITH, no
middle name please as we can only get about 190 names
in the space available.
Another fine way to UNITE TO FIGHT CANCER!
Thanks,
Dave
515-240-4672
www.pieathlon.com
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This event is hosted by the Greater Des Moines LIVESTRONG Army to raise funds for the LAF. All proceeds benefit the LAF, Mercy Cancer Center, John Stoddard Cancer Center and local Iowa programs. (Pieathlon, Inc. is a Non-profit Corporation, Federal ID# 20-8428307).
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