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Ride for Nicholas Weis

BVC is proud to be hosting our first charity bicycle ride in order to benefit members of our local community and to assist with the raising of funds in order to cover escalating costs of medical treatement. To that end we are hosting a charity bicycle ride on Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at 2:00pm in Elon to benefit Nicholas Weis.

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Nicholas Weis is a 10 year old boy from Mebane, NC. At the age of 2, he started to have headaches and an MRI showed a tumor about the size of an adult thumb and a fluid sack about the size of an adult fist. He had a very aggressive tumor called an Anaplastic Ependynoma. After several craniotomies (open brain surgery), chemotherapy, many medications, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery the tumor would return year after year. In December 2009, several tumors were found and he is no longer a candidate for Gamma Knife surgery. He will start chemo with a new drug in hopes that it wll keep the tumors at bay for two years until something else comes along.

BVC is hosting a paid charity bicycle ride in order to raise much needed funds for the Weis family.
The cost to participate in this charity bicycle ride is $15 per person if we receive your payment by midnight, Saturday May 15th, 2010. If you pay on the day of the event, the cost is $20 per person.
To prepay your $15 registration fee, you may pay via the secure Paypal link to the left of this website (please make a note that this payment is for the Ride For Nicholas) or you may send a check to BVC, PO Box 204, Gibsonville, NC, 27249 (earmark the check to "Ride for Nicholas").
Non-riders can make donations at the event itself, or through Paypal (please put "Ride For Nicholas" in the Paypal comments if using Paypal) or you can send a check to BVC, PO Box 204, Gibsonville, NC, 27249. Please earmark all donations for "Ride for Nicholas".
In addition to the charity ride, we will also be selling "all you can eat BBQ and fixings" at $10 a plate (proceeds will also benefit Nicholas Weis).
We have 3 cycling routes available: 6 mile family ride, 20 miles and 43 miles.
Each participant will be required to sign a waiver form in person on the day of the event as part of registering for the bicycle ride. An example of the waiver form each patricipant is required to complete and sign can be found here.
Each participant must wear a bicycle helmet in order to ride in the event. No exceptions.
All proceeds will be donated to the Weis family to help pay for medical treatments

If you have any questions about this charity ride or if you would like to volunteer to help at this event, please contact Shelby Jacobs, the BVC president by emailing her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

This event is sponsored by Burlington Velo Club, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Cycles de Oro, Crissman Family Practice, Mary Lynne McElhaney, DDS, and The Fat Frogg Bar and Grill.

(please put Ride For Nicholas in the comments if using Paypal)