Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 7, 1 July 2013 — Tour De Cure Hawaiʻi [ARTICLE]

Tour De Cure Hawaiʻi

Cyclists are encouraged to pedal in the fight against diabetes at the Tour de Cure in Hawai'i, on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Queen Kapi'olani Park. The event offers a 5-mile 'ohana/ keiki ride, 10-mile, 25-mile and a 50-mile ride toward Kailua Beach Park, including rest stops along the route with food to fuel the journey. Hawai'i riders will join the more

than 60,000 other cyclists and volunteers from across the country who are participating at 90 other sites - all to help raise funds for the nearly 26 million Americans with diabetes, including 1 13,000 people in Hawai'i. "With diabetes growing at nearepidemic proportions, the need for funds has never been so great," said Dr. Dee-Ann Carpenter, American Diabetes Association's Hawai'i Community Leadership Board president. The Tour de Cure raises funds through registration fees and pledges collected by the cyclists. To register, cyclists or volunteers ean eall the ADA at (808) 9475979 or visit www.diabetes.org/ tourdecurehawaii.