Final "Cruisin' For A Cure" Projected Itinerary

Wow, I'm a month away now! (May 18, 2009)

Hello Everyone!

I’m finally one month away from my departure date and feeling pretty excited about my journey all the way around the country. But this journey is not for my personal enjoyment, although I’m sure to have a great experience. Rather, this long journey is for all of those that have been affected by cancers in a variety of ways. Obviously, my journey is for those who have been stricken by blood cancers but also for the family members, caretakers, and friends. I want them to know that there are a lot of people who care about them and the emotional and physical battles they endure on a daily basis while bravely fighting their cancer. Thank YOU for all of your support and love to those that are struggling. In a simple way, I feel that this is what we are all called to do. Care for one another.

I have never been diagnosed with cancer but I have had family members and friends that have so I want to do my part to help in my own way and that is to raise money to help doctors and scientists find a cure for cancer and find it now! Also, know that this money also helps families in difficult times with various forms of direct support from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I would encourage you to visit their website at http://www.lls.org/ to learn more. I personally have learned a lot from just reading the discussion board on the LLS site. It has been a real chance to hear what people are saying and what their struggles are.

These past few months have been very busy for Lisa and me as we have been working out all of the logistics of this trip that I am undertaking by myself. People keep asking me how many people are going with me. I tell them me, myself, and I. Yes, by myself! So, with that in mind, I’m asking one thing of you and that is to help fight cancer by donating to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through, “Cruisin’ For A Cure”. Seriously, I need your help and even though times are tough on many of us, think about how tough it is on children and adults affected by these blood cancers. I want to thank those that have already donated towards this cause. I cannot even begin to tell you how much this means to me.

Thank you and please keep me and especially those in need, in your prayers!

Quick Facts:

Send off party --- Saturday, May 16th 2009 at the South Texas Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (all are invited but an RSVP would be helpful)
Distance --- Approximately 11,000 miles, if I don’t get lost! (my wife said this)
Duration --- Approximate 4-5 weeks driving 7 days a week
Stops --- Approximately 31 scheduled stops consisting of prestigious cancer research hospitals and LLS Chapter offices
Purpose --- To put blood cancers to an end once and for all!!

All Proceeds Benefit:The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – South Texas Chapter

431 Isom Road, Suite 125, San Antonio, Texas 78216

Tel: 210-377-1775

FAX: 210-344-3717

Toll Free: 800-683-2458

http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/

Erica Badu - Campaign Manager & Deborah Barker – Senior Campaign Manager

Below, I have updated and locked-in my itinerary/route. Many people have been asking me, "Who else is going with you?" and I answer with me, myself, and I and you would not believe the looks on there faces. No, seriously! I guess it is hard to imagine taking an 11,000+ (yes, it was calculated out finally, thanks to AAA and my wife) motorcycle trip all the way around the country by myself. I have faith in God and my Honda Goldwing though. If your in the area of my stops at the places listed below, I'd love to hear and possibly even meet you if coordination is not too difficult.

Day 1- Saturday (5/16/2009)
- San Antonio, TX - SEND OFF PARTY!! (All are welcome!)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Texas Chapter
431 Isom Rd., Suite 125
San Antonio, TX 78216

- Houston, TX
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (212 miles, 3hrs 19 min)
1515 Holcombe Rd.
Box 91, Houston, TX 77030 (end of day) modified this layover on 4/22/09

Day 2 - Sunday (5/17/2009)
- Beaumont, TX
- Lake Charles, LA
- Lafayette, LA
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Biloxi, MS
- Mobile, AL
- Milton, FL – visit with friend, Marcie R. (possible layover)

Day 3 - Monday (5/18/2009)
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
University of Florida
12902 Magnolia Dr., MCC-CEO
Tampa, FL 33612-9497 (end of day)

Day 4 - Tuesday (5/19/2009)
- Sarasota, FL (unconfirmed possible visit with cousin) no layover
- Naples, FL
- Miami, FL (visit brother-in-law)
- Palm Beach, FL (LLS visit)
4360 Northlake Blvd.
Suite 109
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
- Port St. Lucie, FL (layover)

Day 5 - Wednesday (5/20/2009)
- Jacksonville, FL
- Savannah, GA
- Florence, SC (end of day)

Day 6 - Thursday (5/21/2009)
- Fayetteville, NC
- Goldsboro, NC
- Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Attn: H. Shelton, M.D.
102 Mason Farm Rd, CB 7295
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295
- Durham, NC
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710
- Richmond, VA
- Fredericksburg, VA (end of day)

Day 7 - (5/22/09)
- Burke, VA (friend - brief stop)
- Baltimore, MD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
John Hopkins University
401 North Broadway
The Weinberg Building, Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21231
- Towson/Baltimore, MD (Richard Kernan – possible one day lay over)
- Dover, DE (my hometown) (end of day)

Day 8 - Saturday (5/23/2009)
- Wilmington, DE (Interstate 95 ) (brief stop)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Chapter
100 West 10th St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
(800) 220-1617

- Philadelphia, PA (brief photo stop and maybe a tour)
Lincoln Financial Field (Home of Eagles)
One NovaCare Way
Philadelphia, PA 19145

- New Brunswick, NJ
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
195 Little Albany St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2681
- New York City, NY

- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University
Attn: Director, Riccardo Dalla-Favera, M.D.
1130 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032

- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Attn: President & CEO, Harold E. Varmus, M.D.
1275 York Ave.
New York, NY 10021

- Great Plains, NY (event)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Headquarters
1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 310
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 949-5213 (end of day)

Day 9 - Sunday (5/24/2009)
- New Haven, CT
Yale Cancer Center
Yale University School of Medicine
Attn: Director, Richard L. Edelson, M.D.
333 Cedar St. Box 208028
New Haven, CT 06520-8028
- New London, CT
- Providence, RI
- Walpole, MA (visit brother)
- Medfield, MA ( visit aunt and uncle)
- Boston, MA
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (16.3 miles, 31 miin.)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney St., Boston, MA 2115
- Portsmouth, NH
- Portland, ME
- Augusta, ME (capital)
- Bangor, ME (end of day)

Day 10 - Monday (5/25/2009)
- Gorham, NH
- Lancaster, NH
- St.Johnsbury, VT
- Montpelier, VT
- Burlington, VT
Possible ferry crossing into New York from Burlington, VT or go north from Burlington, VT to Rouses Point, NY on County Rd. 2
- Watertown, NY (taking Road 11 from Rouse Point) (end of day)

Day 11 - Tuesday (5/26/2009)
- Rochester, NY
- Niagara Falls, NY
- Buffalo, NY (Interstate 90 southwest)
- Erie, PA
- Cleveland, OH
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Case Western Reserve University
Attn: Director, 1100 Euclid Ave., Wearn 151
Cleveland, OH 44106-5065 (end of day)

Day 12 - Wednesday (5/27/2009)
- Columbus, OH
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ohio State University
320 West 10th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
- Findlay, OH (I-75)
- Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Michigan
6302 Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0942
- Lansing, MI
- Battle Creek, MI (end of day)

Day 13 - Thursday (5/28/2009)
- St. Joseph, MI
- Chicago, IL
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University
303 E. Superior St.
Suite 3-125
Chicago, IL 60611

- Milwaukee, WI (Visit Harley Museum)
- Madison, WI (capital)
Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin
600 Highland Ave., Room K4/610
Madison, WI 53792-0001 (end of day)

Day 14 - Friday (5/29/2009)
- Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Mayo Clinic Rochester
200 First St. SW.
Rochester, MN

Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota Cancer Center
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 (end of day)

Day 15 - Saturday (5/30/2009)
- Fargo, ND (I-94)
- Bismarck, ND (I-94)
- Dickinson, ND (end of day)

Day 16 - Sunday (5/31/2009)
- Lewistown, MT
- Great Falls, MT (end of day)

Day 17 - Monday (6/1/2009)
- Helena, MT (I-15)
- Missoula, MT
- Coeur d’ Alene, ID
- Spokane, WA (County Road 395) (end of day)

Day 18 - Tuesday (6/2/2009)
- Colville, WA (Hwy 20/North Cascades Hwy)
- Okanogan, WA (Hwy. 20)
- Twisp, WA (Hwy. 20)
- Sedro Woolley, WA (I-5)
- Seattle/Everett, WA (layover)
Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA 98109-1024 (end of day)

Day 19 - Wednesday (6/3/2009)
- Portland, OR
- Salem, OR
- Eugene, OR
- Medford, OR (end of day)

Day 20 - Thursday (6/4/2009)
- Redding, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- San Francisco, CA
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California San Francisco
2340 Sutter St., Box 0128
San Francisco, CA 94115-0128 (end of day)

Day 21 - Friday (6/5/2009)
- Monterrey, CA
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Duarte, CA
City of Hope National Medical Center
Beckman Research Institute
1500 East Duarte Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010-3000 (end of day)

Day 22 - Saturday (6/6/2009)
- Los Angeles, CA
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California Los Angeles
Factor Building
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1781

- Los Angeles, CA
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Southern California
1441 Eastlake Ave., NOR 8302L
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9181
Orange, CA

- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California at Irvine
101 The City Dr.
Bldg. 56, Route 81
Orange, CA 92868

- La Jolla, CA
Rebecca and John Moore’s UCSD Cancer Center
University of California, San Diego
3855 Health Sciences Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0658

- La Mesa, CA (visit daughter & grand-son) (end of day)

Day 23 - Sunday (6/7/2009)
- Yuma, AZ (interstate 8)
- Florence, AZ (I-8, visit friend, Clint) (end of day)

Day 24 - Monday (6/8/2009)
- Tucson, AZ (Interstate 10)
Arizona Cancer Center
University of Arizona
1515 North Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
- Las Cruces, NM (end of day)

Day 25 - Tuesday (6/9/2009)
- Roswell, NM
- Lubbock, TX (end of day)

Day 26 - Wednesday (6/10/2009)
- Sweetwater, TX
- Abilene, TX
- Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (end of day)

Day 27 - Thursday (6/11/2009)
- Waco, TX
- Austin, TX
- San Antonio, TX -- FINAL DESTINATION!!

First Media Interview For "Cruisin' For A Cure"

Today our local community newspaper ran the article of my interview with the San Antonio Northwest Weekly. Two weeks ago, a reporter interviewed me and it was finally posted today. I thought it was going to be run in the San Antonio Express News but apparently not. Maybe soon though!

There was some important facts left out due to space, as I was told but you can get the additional information from my comments below the article. The journalist did apologize but much of the important facts of the interview was edited out which was beyond her control.

This is very exciting to get some sort of media coverage for "Cruisin' For A Cure" and hopefully that will expand into regional and eventually national news coverage soon. I hope you get a chance to select the link below to read the article.

Leon Valley Man Riding For Bucks (I discovered that as of April 18, 2008, the article was removed from their website).