FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 2, 2009 | 8:00 AM EDT

AKRON, OHIO – For LIVESTRONG Day, October 2, 2009, The University of Akron’s Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc. is holding their first Annual Bike-A-Thon on October 3rd, 2009. LIVESTRONG Day is the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s (LAF) one-day initiative to unite people affected by cancer in raising awareness of cancer issues in communities across the world.

This event will be held to support Alpha Sigma Phi’s new National Philanthropy, The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Alpha Sigma Phi constantly strives to better themselves by giving back to the community. Founded in 1997, the Lance Armstrong Foundation is a main source of funding for cancer research. We all have been affected by cancer in some way; through the support of this organization, we can continue to strive to find a cure for cancer and assist those who have been afflicted by this terrible disease.

On Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, the Bike-A-Thon will begin at 8:30 A.M. at the Cascade Valley Trailhead of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath on North St. The store address is 248 Ferndale Street, Akron, OH 44304. Riders will have options of completing a six-mile or a fourteen-mile course. The event will conclude by 12:00 P.M.

LIVESTRONG Day 2009 will create a global day of action in the cancer fight one person, one act and one location at a time. October 2, 2009, the anniversary of Lance Armstrong’s cancer diagnosis, represents a day of challenge and hope. To learn more about LIVESTRONG Day, visit www.livestrong.org/livestrongday

CHAPTER CONTACT:
Pulkit Gupta, Event Coordinator
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Cory McManamon, Philanthropy Director
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Steve Latour, Director of Chapter Services
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Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Yale University in 1845, and currently recognizes 68 chapters and colonies across the country. The Fraternity aims to be the co-curricular organization of choice for discerning young men through the provision of an enriching brotherhood experience and a full range of character and leadership development opportunities. The national headquarters of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is located in Carmel, Indiana.