Southwest Ohio RAAM
Newsletter
Oxford - Trenton - Lebanon - Blanchester
Race Across America - The
World's Toughest Bicycle Race
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February 15, 2010
113 Days to the start
of RAAM 2010! |
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In This Issue
- Local High Schools
Become Involved in RAAM
- Six Continents Represented
in RAAM 2010
- The Women of RAAM
- Navy, Army, Air Force
and Coast Guard Form RAAM team
- Award Winning RAAM
Movie on Netflix
- RAAM Raises Millions
for Charities
- RAAM Videos on Youtube
- Follow RAAM in SW Ohio
on Twitter
- Streaming Video at
Oxford and Blanchester
- New posters available
for 2010
- How to subscribe or
unsubscribe to this newsletter
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 Local High Schools become
involved in RAAM
We would like to welcome the teachers, staff, and students, at
Lebanon High School as the third high school supporter/volunteers
of the time stations! Our other high school supporters are Blanchester
& Covington Latin High Schools. For those outside the
local area, Lebanon is between our two time stations. The course
passes directly through the town. Please let us know if your
high school would like to get involved or plan to add it as a
community service activity to the school program.
Six Continents Represented in RAAM
2010
With the entry of solo racer Liechtenstein native, Rainer Kiworra,
RAAM now is represented by 17 countries from around the world
and it also represents 6 continents according to the RAAM National
website! Only Antarctica is not represented. Good luck finding
a racer there or much less even a bike.
The Women
of RAAM
Last year's women's race was just as exciting as the
men's. For more on the history of the women of RAAM, see the
well written article "The
Women of RAAM" by Candace Koska. We expect the women
will give us another exciting race in 2010.
Navy, Army, Air Force and Coast
Guard Form RAAM team
The 2010 8 person team of "4 MIL" is first
team in RAAM represented by all branches of the US Military.website:
team4mil.org/
Award Winning RAAM Movie on Netflix
Check out this trailer on youtube.com of
the award winning movie about RAAM, Bicycle Dreams,
before adding to your Netflix queue.
RAAM Raises Millions for Charities
RAAM racers and teams do more than just ride. They
also raise money for numerous charities. Each of the past three
years, riders and teams have raised over $1 million for their
favorite charities.
If you give to a particular charity each year, consider giving
on a team or racers behalf by giving directly through one of
the following charity websites.
RAAM
Videos on Youtube
Follow
RAAM in SW Ohio on Twitter
You can keep up-to-date on happenings
in RAAM with a focus on the times stations at Blanchester and
Oxford by following www.twitter.com/ohioraam During the race
these updates will keep you informed about arrivals and news
from our time stations.
Streaming Video at Oxford and Blanchester
We are planning to have streaming
video at both Oxford and Blanchester Time Stations. You will
be able to watch the racers go by from the comfort of you own
computer monitor.
New posters available for 2010
Jim Lawyer is working on a set
of customized posters for the two time stations. We will have
more information on them in the next newsletter. However, if
you would like a poster for your business or facility, contact
Jim. |
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Our Sponsors and Supporters
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- 7 Hills Racing
- Baymont Inn & Suite - Oxford
- Beckmeyer Designs
- Bikewise - Oxford
- BJ's Bikes and Kayaks
- Blanchester High School
- Campus Cyclery - Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Sports Club
- City of Blanchester
- City of Oxford
- Covington Latin School
- Cowan Lake State Park
- Hannon's Camp America
- Japanese Karate Do of Cincinnati
- K&G Bike Centers Xenia-Centerville-Kettering
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- Lebanon High School
- LOL Cyclists
- Kroger - Blanchester
- Kroger - Oxford
- Letterman Printing - Oxford
- McDonald's - Blanchester
- McDonald's - Oxford
- Miami University Recreation & Sports Center
- Skipper's Pub
- Smitty's Cyclery
- Trek Bicycle Store - Cincinnati
- VBL Photography
- Walgreen's - Oxford
- YWCA Greater Cincinnati
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Team JDRF 2009 riding to raise
funds for and awareness of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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