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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 212
BY REPRESENTATIVE BURRELL
COMMENDATIONS: Welcomes the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas 4000 team as
they ride through Shreveport, Louisiana, en route to Anchorage, Alaska, and to
commend them for their outstanding dedication to fighting cancer by sharing hope,
knowledge, and charity
A RESOLUTION1
To welcome the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas 4000 team as they ride through2
Shreveport, Louisiana, en route to Anchorage, Alaska, from Austin, Texas, and to3
commend them for their outstanding dedication to fighting cancer by sharing hope4
and raising money for cancer research and cancer treatment centers and helping5
others in their fight against cancer.6
WHEREAS, the Texas 4000 team is a dedicated group of cyclists, all University of7
Texas students, who are passionate young people who train, fund-raise, educate, and bring8
hope to people who are fighting cancer; and9
WHEREAS, the mission of Texas 4000 is to share HOPE, KNOWLEDGE, and10
CHARITY from Texas to Alaska and beyond; and11
WHEREAS, this organization shares HOPE by letting people touched by cancer12
know that there are people like the members of Texas 4000 who are riding their bikes for13
them and who are determined to help eliminate the disease; and14
WHEREAS, this organization shares KNOWLEDGE by bringing lifesaving15
information about cancer prevention to large and small communities along their trek; and16
WHEREAS, Texas 4000 shares CHARITY by making a commitment to support17
cancer research and is helping to lead the charge in helping those affected by cancer18
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WHEREAS, the goal of this group of cyclists is to cultivate the next generation to1
lead the fight against cancer through their cornerstone event which is a more than four2
thousand mile bike ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, making it the longest3
annual charity bike ride in the world; and4
WHEREAS, once the Texas 4000 team departs for Alaska, they divide into three5
routes: the Rocky route that heads to Alaska through the Rocky Mountains; the Sierra route6
which travels through the Sierra mountain range and up the west coast; and the Ozarks route,7
which starts through the Ozark mountain range and up through the Midwest; and 8
WHEREAS, for the first time in ten years since the bike ride has begun, the Ozarks9
route cyclists, which represent one-third of the Texas 4000 team, will be riding through10
Shreveport, Louisiana, on June 8, 2014; and11
WHEREAS, the 2014 Texas 4000 team has already raised over $525,000 for the fight12
against cancer; and13
WHEREAS, in their effort to raise funds for Texas 4000 for Cancer and the M.D.14
Anderson Cancer Center, the cyclists hope to raise awareness of the many local cancer15
centers located in Shreveport, Louisiana, such as the Christus Schumpert Cancer Treatment16
Center, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, and the LSU Health Science Center Shreveport, as well17
as other cancer research centers in this state; and18
WHEREAS, to mark this momentous occasion, a collective group of local cycling19
enthusiasts and participating organizations such as LOCO (Louisiana Off-Road Cycling20
Organization), Team LaS'port, Shreveport Bike Club, SBC Bike Social, Sunrise Triathlon21
Club, A Better Shreveport, and You Know Me have organized a reception at the Shreveport22
Water Works Museum in Downtown Shreveport to welcome the Ozarks route cyclists to this23
state and to their great city; and24
WHEREAS, in order to organize such a momentous event, the efforts of April Dahm,25
David Nelson, Leonard Service, Maurice Loridans, Stephen Pederson, and Regan Horn26
should not go unnoticed; and27
WHEREAS, although the Texas 4000 team is in its tenth year of biking from Austin,28
Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, it is the first time these cyclists have stopped in Shreveport,29
Louisiana. 30 HLS 14RS-5980 ORIGINAL
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the1
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby welcome the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas2
4000 team to the state of Louisiana, city of Shreveport, and commends them for their3
outstanding dedication to fighting cancer by sharing hope and raising money for cancer4
research and cancer treatment centers and helping others in their fight against cancer. 5
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted6
to the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas 4000 team.7
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Burrell HR No. 212
Welcomes the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas 4000 team as they ride through
Shreveport, Louisiana, en route to Anchorage, Alaska, from Austin, Texas, and commends
them for their outstanding dedication to fighting cancer by sharing hope and raising money
for cancer research and cancer treatment centers.