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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 212
BY REPRESENTATIVE BURRELL
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
overcome it; and 19
WHEREAS, the goal of this group of cyclists is to cultivate the next generation to20
lead the fight against cancer through their cornerstone event which is a more than four21
thousand mile bike ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, making it the longest22
annual charity bike ride in the world; and23 ENROLLEDHR NO. 212
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WHEREAS, once the Texas 4000 team departs for Alaska, they divide into three1
routes: the Rocky route that heads to Alaska through the Rocky Mountains; the Sierra route2
which travels through the Sierra mountain range and up the west coast; and the Ozarks route,3
which starts through the Ozark mountain range and up through the Midwest; and 4
WHEREAS, for the first time in ten years since the bike ride has begun, the Ozarks5
route cyclists, which represent one-third of the Texas 4000 team, will be riding through6
Shreveport, Louisiana, on June 8, 2014; and7
WHEREAS, the 2014 Texas 4000 team has already raised over $525,000 for the fight8
against cancer; and9
WHEREAS, in their effort to raise funds for Texas 4000 for Cancer and the M.D.10
Anderson Cancer Center, the cyclists hope to raise awareness of the many local cancer11
centers located in Shreveport, Louisiana, such as the Christus Schumpert Cancer Treatment12
Center, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, and the LSU Health Science Center Shreveport, as well13
as other cancer research centers in this state; and14
WHEREAS, to mark this momentous occasion, a collective group of local cycling15
enthusiasts and participating organizations such as LOCO (Louisiana Off-Road Cycling16
Organization), Team LaS'port, Shreveport Bike Club, SBC Bike Social, Sunrise Triathlon17
Club, A Better Shreveport, and You Know Me have organized a reception at the Shreveport18
Water Works Museum in Downtown Shreveport to welcome the Ozarks route cyclists to this19
state and to their great city; and20
WHEREAS, in order to organize such a momentous event, the efforts of April Dahm,21
David Nelson, Leonard Service, Maurice Loridans, Stephen Pederson, and Regan Horn22
should not go unnoticed; and23
WHEREAS, although the Texas 4000 team is in its tenth year of biking from Austin,24
Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, it is the first time these cyclists have stopped in Shreveport,25
Louisiana. 26
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the27
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby welcome the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas28
4000 team to the state of Louisiana, city of Shreveport, and commends them for their29
outstanding dedication to fighting cancer by sharing hope and raising money for cancer30
research and cancer treatment centers and helping others in their fight against cancer. 31 ENROLLEDHR NO. 212
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted1
to the Ozarks route cyclists from the Texas 4000 team.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES