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MEDIA ALERT
1000Bikes.org Foundation Partners With Cycling Community to Share Their Love of Bikes with Foster Children; Raise Awareness of ADHD
Bahati Foundation, Kit Karzen Foundation and the Los Angeles County
Bike Coalition Join Forces to Help Children with ADHD
LOS ANGELES (March 26, 2012) – The 1000Bikes.org Foundation, along with a number of other cycling non-profits, have banded together to help children who are part of their respective organization’s mission.
1000 Bikes, which is dedicated to provided bicycles to foster children; Bahati Foundation, which supports inner-city youths through its educational, health and fitness initiatives; and the Kit Karzen Foundation, which uses cycling as a way to help children and teens with attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), will be giving two foster children diagnosed with ADHD a jammed-packed day of cycle-inspired fun as they prepare for the LAX Circuit Race taking place Sunday, April 22 in Westchester, California presented by Back On Track Productions and the Bahati Foundation.
The two deserving youths will have a personal training session with pro cyclist Rahsaan Bahati and rising star Kit Karzen. They will then race in the LAX Circuit Race, taking place on April 22.
On their new bike, provided by Cynergy Cycles, the two youths will be surprised as 1000Bikes.org will announce they are buying the bikes for them as a way to say ‘thank you’ for their great ride in the LAX Circuit Race. As no cyclist is complete without his or her helmet, two helmets will also be donated by 1000Bikes.org
The entire event will be videotaped and posted online for the global community to see this great event from beginning to end! Available at Http://BikeTalks.tv
Resources
• 1000 Bikes: www.1000Bikes.org
• Bahati Foundation: http://www.bahatifoundation.org/
• Kit Karzen Foundation: http://kitkarzenfoundation.org/
• The Los Angeles County Bike Coalition: http://lacbc.wordpress.com/
• Cynergy Cycles: Http://CynergyCycles.com
• LAX Circuit Race: http://www.backontrackproductions.com/
About 1000Bikes.org Foundation
The 1000Bikes.org Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to putting a bike in the hands of 1000 foster youth and their families in communities across the United States. The 1000 Bikes Foundation is more than just a charity; it is a movement that creates a tread mark in every city it rides through.
Through the giving of equipment, education and demonstration projects, 1000Bikes.org promotes the use of bicycles to foster youth and their families as a way of looking beyond their current situation, facilitating family bonding and encouraging healthier lifestyles. You can learn more at http://1000bikes.org/.
About The Bahati Foundation
The Bahati Foundation Cycling Team launched officially March 2010 in Los Angeles, California headed by four-time US national champion cyclist Rahsaan Bahati. In additional to the successful launch of the race team Rahsaan implemented his vision for “The Bahati Foundation” conceived to GIVE Back and serve as a positive influence to community youth. The mission of the Foundation is to support inner-city youth in under-served communities through inspirational speaking engagements, cycling and educational outreach programs. These outreach programs are designed to motivate and empower youth toward higher achievement in education, music and sports. The Bahati Foundation is a 501 3c non-profit organization. www.bahatifoundation.org
About the Kit Karzen Foundation
Founded in 2011, the Kit Karzen Foundation seeks to enrich the lives of kids and teens with ADHD by promoting and providing the inherent benefits of cycling. The foundation assists municipalities and non-profits in the promotion, development, and sustainability of their individual cycling-associated programs. http://kitkarzenfoundation.org/
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