Why I Ride: Justin Hage
Justin Hage was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 2014 and received treatment at the IU Simon Cancer Center, a beneficiary of 24 Hours of Booty. Initially, Justin and his wife were thinking...
View Article24 Hours of Booty Expands Team
24 Hours of Booty has promoted Brittany Wilson to fundraising and recruitment director and has hired Carrie Futral as office manager. In her role, Wilson will oversee rider recruitment and corporate...
View ArticleGoing Grand to Give Back
In 2009, a group of friends on an internet forum called “The Lounge,” a segment of RoadBikeReview.com where riders can chat about topics unrelated to cycling, learned that the seven month old son of...
View ArticlePink to Drink Event Serves Up Big Check to 24 Hours of Booty
Take that, cancer! Charlotte’s largest cancer-fighting block party – “Pink to Drink” – presented a check for nearly $28,000 to 24 Hours of Booty. The Third Annual “Pink to Drink” took place...
View ArticleCancer is Not Applicable: Stopping the Spread
No history. No real signs or Symptoms. Boom. You have stage four colon cancer. These are the words that stunned a close friend of Aggie Flores heard this year, which stirred her to get back on her...
View Article24 Hours of Booty Comes Full Cycle
Chris Fernandez first rode in the third annual 24 Hours of Booty in 2004 after being recruited by his friend Mike Weiss. At the time, he knew nothing of the organization, the cause or the amazing...
View ArticleMona Baset and Marc Gustafson Named to 24-Hour Charity Cycling Event Board
Mona Baset and Marc Gustafson have been appointed to the 24 Hours of Booty board of directors. Baset has been involved with 24 Hours of Booty for 11 years as a rider and volunteer, and was the founder...
View ArticleTeam Squall: Scattered Siblings Support Fight Against Cancer Together
A squall is defined as a sudden, violent, gust of wind, often accompanied by rain, snow or sleet. While that may appear to have nothing to do with a summer charity cycling event, Team Squall disagrees....
View ArticleThe Beginnings of Booty
This year 24 Hours of Booty celebrates 15 years of fighting cancer. It all started with one man one a bike in 2002 on the Booty Loop in Charlotte. Rewind two years prior, Spencer Lueders and his father...
View Article24 Hours of Booty & WBTV Partner to #FightasOne
Great News! 24 Hours of Booty is taking over our TV partner’s (WBTV) Instagram Account on Saturday, July 30 during the Charlotte event. We’ll be capturing images to share throughout the event that day....
View Article24-Hour Charity Cycling Event Smashes Fundraising Record with $1.67 Million...
24 Hours of Booty celebrated 15 years with a record-breaking event. The 15th Annual 24 Hours of Booty presented by Levine Cancer Institute has raised more than $1.67 million to date to help support...
View ArticleGo Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, a month to rally behind children and their families facing cancer diagnoses. Each day, 36 children are diagnosed with cancer (Gold In September, 2016)....
View Article24 Hours of Booty Adds Mollie Clark to Team
24 Hours of Booty has hired Mollie Clark as development director. In her role, she will be responsible for leading and managing all corporate and major donor revenue streams. Previously, Clark worked...
View Article24 Hours of Booty Funds Childhood Cancer Champions Program at Levine...
24 Hours of Booty proudly announced a $1.5 million commitment to Carolinas Healthcare Foundation in May 2016, of which $300,000 of the funds will be put towards expanding the Childhood Cancer Champions...
View ArticleEmmaline’s New Normal
The Tringali family first heard, “Emmaline has cancer.” in early January 2016 and from there their life became living one day at a time, which including days of being brave for blood transfusions and...
View ArticleDay by Day: Drew Slocum
Day by day, hour by hour is the way of life for families affected by cancer. This became the routine for the Slocum family on April 25, 2013 when they heard the words, “diagnosed with leukemia”. Wes...
View Article24 Hours of Booty Expands Team
24 Hours of Booty is continuing to expand its team with two new staff and a new board member. Nanci Bonfield and Lisa Dale join the fundraising and recruitment team. In addition, Rasmus Pedersen has...
View ArticleFrom Prom Dress to Diagnosis: Kathleen Stafford’s Cancer Journey
Kathleen Stafford participated in her first 24 Hours of Booty event in August 2016 after hearing about the event from her father, who had participated the year prior. 24 Hours of Booty became vehicle...
View ArticleHalloween Scare Turned Cancer Scare: Alexandra Marshall’s Cancer Journey
Alexandra Marshall’s cancer journey began with a Halloween scare, but not from the stereotypical ghost or goblin. On Halloween of her freshman year of college, she had developed a 102 degree fever,...
View ArticlePaving a New Path: Meet Mea Pierman
Most people look forward to annually celebrating their birthdaysurrounded by family, friends, desserts and drinks, but Mea Pierman rang in her 60th birthday with a colonoscopy, which led to the...
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