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6th Annual Voices for Children Bike Ride

Ann McCarronSeptember, 2004—The 6th Annual Voices for Children Bike Ride, a fundraising biking event to raise the awareness of child sexual abuse, will take place at Assumption College on Sunday, September 12, 2004.

Four ride routes are available: a 1-5 mile family ride, 10-mile, 25-mile, and 50-mile courses. This fun family event will include activities for all age, including raffles/giveaways, live entertainment, face painting, the UMass Life Flight Helicopter, face painting, a bicycle safety course, clowns, concessions, and much more.

All proceeds will benefit three Worcester-area agencies chosen for their commitment to child advocacy and the prevention of child sexual assault: Child Assault Prevention, The CASA Project, and UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center.

Registration begins on campus at 8:00 a.m. The 50-mile ride starts at 9:00 a.m., and all other riders will start pedaling promptly at 10:00 a.m. The event will be held rain or shine.

For more information, please visit the Voices for Children Bike Ride website at
http://www.voicesforchildrenbikeride.org or call Ann McCarron, director of the Plourde Recreational Center, at (508) 767-7073.