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Twenty-year-old Winnipegger’s Chase the Cure campaign
invites city to ride in with it

Wes Bauer (son of Lyle Bauer, President & CEO, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) rides into Winnipeg city limits and welcomes others to join him for a short bike ride
and Bombers bar-b-que

WINNIPEG, MB - June 15, 2009 – This morning, at 11:30 a.m. Wes Bauer takes his cross-Canadian cycling journey, Chase the Cure, to his hometown. Wes invites people to ride with him from Unicity Wal-Mart (3653 Portage Ave.) to the Canad Inns Stadium (1465 Maroons Rd.) for a welcome hosted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 12:30 p.m. The event will serve as a preliminary gesture before Wes’ featured welcome during Wednesday’s exhibition game.

“This is a proud day for me,” says Lyle Bauer, “Watching my son, and all he has accomplished with this ride, and all he is going to accomplish, is truly inspiring. The CFL is a testament to how united we are through both the triumph of sport and the pain of struggles, and we are happy to help Wes in whatever small way we can.” 

Wes will be joined on his ride in by Honourary Ride Captain, Doug Brown, and will be received by Lyle Bauer and members of Bombers staff. Everyone is invited to join Wes for the ride, and attend a Bomber bar-b-que at the stadium following. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear how Wes’ father’s fight with the disease inspired him to begin this journey and has brought him to where he is today.

“I feel privileged to be spearheading a campaign that truly allows people to make a difference for the many Canadians who are affected by cancer,” says Wes Bauer, Chase the Cure organizer. “My father’s story started this fight for me, and the many stories of the people I’ve met along the way have continued it. Efforts like my hometown welcome, as well as the many other gracious CFL welcomes, reinforce just how much the fight for a cure brings us all together.” 

Chase the Cure is an initiative in support of the Never Alone Foundation. It is a cross-Canadian bike tour with Wes Bauer to raise funds and awareness to help end cancer. Donations raised throughout Canada by Chase the Cure will stay in the provinces they are raised, assisting various local cancer programs and provincial foundations.  

For more information or to make a donation, go to www.chasethecure.ca.
 

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To arrange an interview, please contact: 

Ashley Morgan
In-Ride Communications Coordinator
Chase the Cure
chasethecure1@gmail.com

435.773.8642