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Bike-A-Thon Set For Sat., April 27 At PMS

This year's local St. Jude's Bike-A-Thon will be held at Prescott Middle School Saturday, April 27, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Everyone who rides will get a certificate. If you raise $35 you receive a t-shirt and for $75 participants receive a t-shirt and sports bag.

With each donation it could mean a longer life for someone else. Participants and volunteers are really needed to make this possible, along with sponsors.

For more information call Barbara Sampson, coordinator, at 887-3757, Eric or Angie Barbaree at 887-6579, Jerry or Karen Martin at 887-2059 or Tom and Karen Mitchell at 887-2943.

Sponsor sheets to ride in the Bike-A-Thon can be picked up through different areas around town, or by calling the above numbers.

Danny Thomas founded St. Jude's in 1962. Since then, the hospital has treated more than 13,000 children at no cost to the families. The cost for treatments and to conduct research is more than $100 million per year.

Because of the Bike-A-Thon and volunteers, sponsors and particpants, the program continues to grow each year.