DLA
10-22-2004, 08:40 AM
Because we have received so much support from the Serotta forum (esp. RA, yes!) I wanted to keep all of you updated on some recent news.
We have two events coming up in November!
The first is at Bicycle Ranch in Tucson on November 19th. I think this is the same weekend as El Tour de Tucson, so it would make a great weekend of riding!
Bicycle Ranch is proud to announce the Davis Phinney Foundation Charity Ride and Dinner. Friday, November 19th at 9AM you can join Ben Serotta, Glen Hinshaw, and Paraic McGlynn as they cruise the streets of Tucson with a fleet of Serotta demo bikes at their disposal. The ride will also be the first ever official Arizona Serotta rally. Of course all bike brands and rider abilities are welcome. Later that evening, you can join Ben Serotta and guests at a pre-race spaghetti dinner hosted at the Sheraton Tucson Hotel and Suites. The festivities will kick off at 8PM, and will continue until our droopy eyelids tell us that it is time to turn-in.
Cost for these two events has been kept low so that everyone can participate. A $10 recommended donation is all that it takes to participate in the ride, and the dinner will cost $40. Additional donations will be accepted at the dinner as well. The Sheraton is located at 5151 E Grant Road in Tucson, Arizona.
For more information contact:
Barry Anderson
480-614-8300
barry@bicycleranch.com
The second event is here in Cincinnati on November 6th:
Oakley Cycles and The Davis Phinney Foundation are pleased to present a very special private dinner with guest chefs Ben and Marcie Serotta at La Petite Pierre Restaurant, 7800 Camargo Road, Madiera, Ohio on Saturday November 6, 2004 at 7:00pm.
Spend a delightful evening with Ben and Marcie and indulge in the fruits of their culinary talents. This is a prix-fixe three course dinner. Seating is limited and reservations are necessary! Please call La Petite Pierre to make you reservation: 531-527-4909.
Suzy DeYoung, owner and chef at La Petite Pierre, has graciously offered to donate ten percent of the evening's proceeds to the Cincinnati based Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research and Wellness.
We look forward to spending a memorable evening with you and joining together in the fight against Parkinson's Disease. Please make you reservations early.
For more information: info@davisphinneyfoundation.com
You hosts,
Marcie Serotta, Kathleen Krumme, Ben Serotta, David Ariosa
The Foundation has made its first major grant!
October 21, 2004
Davis Phinney Foundation Presents $100,000 Gift
for Parkinson’s Disease Research
at Neuroscience Institute at UC and University Hospital
Proceeds from Inaugural Sunflower Revolution to Help Fund
New UC Scientists and Research Clinician
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease Research and Wellness, an emerging force in the quest to cure Parkinson’s disease, on Wednesday presented a $100,000 check to the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital.
The gift, presented by cycling legend Davis Phinney at LOCAL-12 WKRC-TV, is earmarked for the Davis Phinney-Don Krumme Fund, a new fund at the UC College of Medicine that will support research into the causes of and treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The gift represents proceeds from the inaugural Sunflower Revolution, a gala and bike ride held in Cincinnati last July. The 2005 Sunflower Revolution is scheduled for August 19-21.
Phinney, who in 1986 became the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s at age 40. He assumed the role of Parkinson’s advocate with the formation of his foundation earlier this year. A native of Boulder, Colo., and now a resident of northern Italy, Phinney established his foundation in Cincinnati because of connections to Kathleen Krumme and David Ariosa, proprietors of Oakley Cycles, and the strength of the Neuroscience Institute. Ms. Krumme’s father, Donald Krumme, also suffers from Parkinson’s.
Neuroscience Institute leaders plan to use the Davis Phinney Foundation gift to fund two important efforts within UC’s burgeoning Parkinson’s program:
The recruitment of internationally recognized research scientists who will investigate potential Parkinson’s treatments involving cell transplants and growth factors. Such researchers would help propel UC’s Parkinson’s program to the high level necessary to compete successfully as a national Parkinson's Center of Excellence and to attract additional large federal grants.
The establishment of a clinical research fellowship for a gifted young neurologist. The fellow would participate in research trials related to Parkinson’s disease, develop his or her own project of national and international significance, receive advanced clinical training, attend deep brain stimulation surgeries, and see patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at University Hospital
"This generous gift from the Davis Phinney Foundation will have a galvanizing effect on the Parkinson's research community at UC,” said Kim Seroogy, Ph.D., director of the Selma Schottenstein Harris Laboratory at the UC College of Medicine. “By facilitating the recruitment of several outstanding basic researchers, the gift will help UC to reach critical mass as we strive to discover the causes and cures of this debilitating movement disorder.
“Davis and Kathy have established a unique partnership that will reap benefits for Parkinson's disease research and the local Parkinson community for years to come,” Seroogy continued. “Because of such farsighted efforts, the Neuroscience Institute at UC and University Hospital is poised to become a worldwide leader in the field of Parkinson's research."
Friends from around the United States supported Phinney and the first-ever Sunflower Revolution, whose sunflower-splashed gala was MC’d by WKRC news anchor Rob Braun. A bicycle donated by actor Robin Williams raised $9,500 in the live auction, and country music singer Jo Dee Messina performed a set. An on-line raffle of Bicycling Magazine’s “Dream Bike of 2004,” a custom Serotta Ottrott with a special “Sunflower Revolution” finish, raised $50,000, drawing 500 $100 donations from across the country and e-mails from scores of well-wishers.
Phinney’s cycling career highlights include a Pan-Am Games Gold Medal in 1983, an Olympic Bronze Medal in 1984, Tour de France stage victories in 1986 and 1987, and four National Championship titles, including the coveted US PRO title in 1991. A renowned sprinter, he remains the winningest cyclist in US history with 300 national and international victories. After retiring from racing in 1993, Phinney parlayed his cycling expertise and outgoing personality into a television commentating role with NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, and OLN.
More than one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder involving the death of dopamine-producing nerve cells deep within the brain. Five percent of patients are 40 years old or younger when they show initial symptoms of the disease. There is no cure for Parkinson’s at this time, and scientists do not yet know how to slow or halt the progression of this disease of motion, which gradually robs patients of their ability to move and speak.
The Davis Phinney Foundation is dedicated to supporting research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating Parkinson’s disease. The Foundation also seeks to find ways to improve the lives of individuals challenged by the disease. The Foundation is focusing its efforts on raising funds that will be distributed as grants to laboratory and clinical research programs that are investigating the causes of Parkinson’s disease and new, potentially curative therapies for Parkinson’s patients.
The Neuroscience Institute at UC and University Hospital is currently the premier regional referral center for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. The program is dedicated to (1) laboratory research at the molecular level; (2) clinical trials involving new drugs and treatments; (3) expert therapeutic and surgical care of patients with Parkinson’s; and (4) continual translation of research from the laboratory into treatments.
Sponsors of the 2004 Sunflower Revolution included LOCAL-12 WKRC-TV, Reece-Campbell, Inc., Serotta Competition Bicycles, Shimano American Corp., Oakley Cycles, The Neuroscience Institute, Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute, Aring Neurology, Balanced Energy Fitness Center, and David Campbell Design.
The Dream Bike raffle winner will receive his Dura Ace Ottrott next week! I will post news and photos!
We got a chance to spend some time with Davis yesterday. He opened up to us a little about his life and his goals. Fortunately, we got a lot of the conversation on tape. It was emotional, inspiring, and energizing all at once. We are now in a position to advance the foundation and the cause to a new level. Check in at our website in the coming months for updates!
No matter how large or small, every victory counts! Enjoy life!
Thanks for reading,
David Ariosa
The Davis Phinney Foundation
We have two events coming up in November!
The first is at Bicycle Ranch in Tucson on November 19th. I think this is the same weekend as El Tour de Tucson, so it would make a great weekend of riding!
Bicycle Ranch is proud to announce the Davis Phinney Foundation Charity Ride and Dinner. Friday, November 19th at 9AM you can join Ben Serotta, Glen Hinshaw, and Paraic McGlynn as they cruise the streets of Tucson with a fleet of Serotta demo bikes at their disposal. The ride will also be the first ever official Arizona Serotta rally. Of course all bike brands and rider abilities are welcome. Later that evening, you can join Ben Serotta and guests at a pre-race spaghetti dinner hosted at the Sheraton Tucson Hotel and Suites. The festivities will kick off at 8PM, and will continue until our droopy eyelids tell us that it is time to turn-in.
Cost for these two events has been kept low so that everyone can participate. A $10 recommended donation is all that it takes to participate in the ride, and the dinner will cost $40. Additional donations will be accepted at the dinner as well. The Sheraton is located at 5151 E Grant Road in Tucson, Arizona.
For more information contact:
Barry Anderson
480-614-8300
barry@bicycleranch.com
The second event is here in Cincinnati on November 6th:
Oakley Cycles and The Davis Phinney Foundation are pleased to present a very special private dinner with guest chefs Ben and Marcie Serotta at La Petite Pierre Restaurant, 7800 Camargo Road, Madiera, Ohio on Saturday November 6, 2004 at 7:00pm.
Spend a delightful evening with Ben and Marcie and indulge in the fruits of their culinary talents. This is a prix-fixe three course dinner. Seating is limited and reservations are necessary! Please call La Petite Pierre to make you reservation: 531-527-4909.
Suzy DeYoung, owner and chef at La Petite Pierre, has graciously offered to donate ten percent of the evening's proceeds to the Cincinnati based Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research and Wellness.
We look forward to spending a memorable evening with you and joining together in the fight against Parkinson's Disease. Please make you reservations early.
For more information: info@davisphinneyfoundation.com
You hosts,
Marcie Serotta, Kathleen Krumme, Ben Serotta, David Ariosa
The Foundation has made its first major grant!
October 21, 2004
Davis Phinney Foundation Presents $100,000 Gift
for Parkinson’s Disease Research
at Neuroscience Institute at UC and University Hospital
Proceeds from Inaugural Sunflower Revolution to Help Fund
New UC Scientists and Research Clinician
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease Research and Wellness, an emerging force in the quest to cure Parkinson’s disease, on Wednesday presented a $100,000 check to the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital.
The gift, presented by cycling legend Davis Phinney at LOCAL-12 WKRC-TV, is earmarked for the Davis Phinney-Don Krumme Fund, a new fund at the UC College of Medicine that will support research into the causes of and treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The gift represents proceeds from the inaugural Sunflower Revolution, a gala and bike ride held in Cincinnati last July. The 2005 Sunflower Revolution is scheduled for August 19-21.
Phinney, who in 1986 became the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s at age 40. He assumed the role of Parkinson’s advocate with the formation of his foundation earlier this year. A native of Boulder, Colo., and now a resident of northern Italy, Phinney established his foundation in Cincinnati because of connections to Kathleen Krumme and David Ariosa, proprietors of Oakley Cycles, and the strength of the Neuroscience Institute. Ms. Krumme’s father, Donald Krumme, also suffers from Parkinson’s.
Neuroscience Institute leaders plan to use the Davis Phinney Foundation gift to fund two important efforts within UC’s burgeoning Parkinson’s program:
The recruitment of internationally recognized research scientists who will investigate potential Parkinson’s treatments involving cell transplants and growth factors. Such researchers would help propel UC’s Parkinson’s program to the high level necessary to compete successfully as a national Parkinson's Center of Excellence and to attract additional large federal grants.
The establishment of a clinical research fellowship for a gifted young neurologist. The fellow would participate in research trials related to Parkinson’s disease, develop his or her own project of national and international significance, receive advanced clinical training, attend deep brain stimulation surgeries, and see patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at University Hospital
"This generous gift from the Davis Phinney Foundation will have a galvanizing effect on the Parkinson's research community at UC,” said Kim Seroogy, Ph.D., director of the Selma Schottenstein Harris Laboratory at the UC College of Medicine. “By facilitating the recruitment of several outstanding basic researchers, the gift will help UC to reach critical mass as we strive to discover the causes and cures of this debilitating movement disorder.
“Davis and Kathy have established a unique partnership that will reap benefits for Parkinson's disease research and the local Parkinson community for years to come,” Seroogy continued. “Because of such farsighted efforts, the Neuroscience Institute at UC and University Hospital is poised to become a worldwide leader in the field of Parkinson's research."
Friends from around the United States supported Phinney and the first-ever Sunflower Revolution, whose sunflower-splashed gala was MC’d by WKRC news anchor Rob Braun. A bicycle donated by actor Robin Williams raised $9,500 in the live auction, and country music singer Jo Dee Messina performed a set. An on-line raffle of Bicycling Magazine’s “Dream Bike of 2004,” a custom Serotta Ottrott with a special “Sunflower Revolution” finish, raised $50,000, drawing 500 $100 donations from across the country and e-mails from scores of well-wishers.
Phinney’s cycling career highlights include a Pan-Am Games Gold Medal in 1983, an Olympic Bronze Medal in 1984, Tour de France stage victories in 1986 and 1987, and four National Championship titles, including the coveted US PRO title in 1991. A renowned sprinter, he remains the winningest cyclist in US history with 300 national and international victories. After retiring from racing in 1993, Phinney parlayed his cycling expertise and outgoing personality into a television commentating role with NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, and OLN.
More than one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder involving the death of dopamine-producing nerve cells deep within the brain. Five percent of patients are 40 years old or younger when they show initial symptoms of the disease. There is no cure for Parkinson’s at this time, and scientists do not yet know how to slow or halt the progression of this disease of motion, which gradually robs patients of their ability to move and speak.
The Davis Phinney Foundation is dedicated to supporting research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating Parkinson’s disease. The Foundation also seeks to find ways to improve the lives of individuals challenged by the disease. The Foundation is focusing its efforts on raising funds that will be distributed as grants to laboratory and clinical research programs that are investigating the causes of Parkinson’s disease and new, potentially curative therapies for Parkinson’s patients.
The Neuroscience Institute at UC and University Hospital is currently the premier regional referral center for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. The program is dedicated to (1) laboratory research at the molecular level; (2) clinical trials involving new drugs and treatments; (3) expert therapeutic and surgical care of patients with Parkinson’s; and (4) continual translation of research from the laboratory into treatments.
Sponsors of the 2004 Sunflower Revolution included LOCAL-12 WKRC-TV, Reece-Campbell, Inc., Serotta Competition Bicycles, Shimano American Corp., Oakley Cycles, The Neuroscience Institute, Mayfield Clinic & Spine Institute, Aring Neurology, Balanced Energy Fitness Center, and David Campbell Design.
The Dream Bike raffle winner will receive his Dura Ace Ottrott next week! I will post news and photos!
We got a chance to spend some time with Davis yesterday. He opened up to us a little about his life and his goals. Fortunately, we got a lot of the conversation on tape. It was emotional, inspiring, and energizing all at once. We are now in a position to advance the foundation and the cause to a new level. Check in at our website in the coming months for updates!
No matter how large or small, every victory counts! Enjoy life!
Thanks for reading,
David Ariosa
The Davis Phinney Foundation