Tag: fred hutchinson
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Pate: Borrow-a-Bike helps riders fund cancer research, heal
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Leigh Pate for this story about Obliteride — a Fred Hutchinson fundraiser she supports — and a program to help folks borrow a bike for the fundraising ride. Note that the deadline to borrow a bike is today (my bad). Leigh is a Seattle-based writer, consultant, breast cancer survivor and second-year…
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Pate: My experience riding Obliteride as a cancer survivor
Editor’s Note: Leigh Pate is a writer and photographer in Seattle who has biked across the US and through India. She reached out to Seattle Bike Blog offering to write about her experience biking in Obliteride as she continues healing from a battle with cancer. You can donate to her Obliteride fundraising campaign here. “What…
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Buses get cut, but bike share is on track: System sponsor list keeps growing
If you’re as bummed as I am about the likely rejection of Prop 1 to save Metro funding, put down that morning beer. There is some good transportation news today. Puget Sound Bike Share announced today that the list of sponsors continues to grow and now includes an impressive list of companies and organizations in…
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Obliteride announces kids route for 2nd annual fundraiser ride
Obliteride is already launching efforts to get people excited about their second annual summer fundraising bike ride, scheduled for August 8 this year. The ride raises money for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The inaugural ride raised an astounding $1.9 million. One change this year is the addition of a 1-mile route for kids. Organizers…
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Still time to register for the inaugural Obliteride to raise money for the Hutch
The inaugural Obliteride is this weekend. Featuring rides varying in length from 25 to 180 miles, the ride hopes to raise millions for cancer research at Fred Hutchinson. You still have time to register if you have not already (you will have until October 1 to raise the funds you pledge). In fact, you can…

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