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cyclist is on final stage of completing late father’s dream
Matt
Klainer is Almost Finished With Coast-to-Coast Bicycling Journey
Boston,
MA, August 11, 2003 – On
Father’s Day, Boston resident, Matt Klainer dipped the rear wheel of his
bicycle in the Pacific Ocean to start a 4,200-mile fundraising ride across
the United States of America in honor and in memory of his father, Jeremy
A. Klainer.
Matt’s
father passed away suddenly on April 17, 2002, just two months before he was to set off toward his goal of crossing America
by bicycle. His dream remains
unfinished – a dream Matt plans to complete.
Matt is scheduled to dip the front wheel of his bicycle in the
Atlantic Ocean
on
August 16, 2003
in Gloucester, MA.
In
addition to paying tribute to his father, this journey will also serve as
a way to raise money for the entrepreneurial scholarship the Klainer
family has set up in honor of the late Mr. Klainer at the University of
Rochester Graduate School of Nursing.
In
order to continue Mr. Klainer’s recent work, the family established the Dr.
Jeremy A. Klainer Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund at the University
of Rochester Graduate School of Nursing. The mission of Scholarship Fund
is to provide funds for healthcare professionals to learn the skills of
entrepreneurship, thereby empowering themselves to seek out new and better
ways to provide healthcare in America.
In
order to endow this scholarship, $100,000 must be raised. The family
pledged $50,000 and the remaining $50,000 will be raised through
fundraising efforts that honor the memory and the legacy of Dr. Jeremy A.
Klainer.
For
information regarding Matt Klainer’s journey please visit www.rideacross.com.
There is a
section dedicated for members of the media to track Matt’s progression
and location.
For
additional information, contact Scott D. Lafferty, Communications
Consultant at 617-254-0153 or scott_lafferty@msn.com.
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