The American Diabetes Association is raising awareness and money with a great day of bicycling and a new social media campaign.
The Nov. 22 Tour de Cure South Florida is a bike ride for all levels of cyclists. Participants choose a course starting from Birch State Park (3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale.) The courses range from 3.2 miles to 100 miles.
The routes are supported, with rest stops. Check in for the 100-miler is at 6 a.m. with a 7 a.m. start. Those who want to ride the 62-mile course start at 8 a.m., and those who want to ride the 29-mile course start at 9 a.m. The 3.2-mile participants take off at 10 a.m.
The cost to register is $25 for adults and $10 for children, with fundraising minimums of $200 for each adult and $50 for each child.
Family members and other support crew can enjoy live music, food from specialty food trucks, exhibits devoted to educating people about diabetes and wellness and more.
For more information or to register for the American Diabetes Association Tour De Cure, go online or call 888/DIABETES. You can also keep up with Tour news on Facebook.
There’s more….
The American Diabetes Association has launched the “Five Finger Fridays” social media campaign.
Here’s how it works: Take a stop sign/five finger selfie, tag @soflotour and use #fivefingerfridays when posting to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Then, $10, tag five friends to your post and challenge them to do the same.
Money raised will go to funding diabetes research, education and advocacy through the American Diabetes Association.
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