Texas 4000 and Pepsi Refresh Project

John Jordan

June 17, 2010

BusinesSuites is a sponsor of Texas 4000 for Cancer, which is a group of University of Texas college students that rides from Austin to Alaska each summer to raise money for cancer research. This is a great organization made up of an impressive group of leaders, some of whom are cancer survivors themselves.

Charity is just part of their mission; the other components are hope and knowledge. So, along their ride, they stop in hospitals, churches, schools, and community centers to visit with cancer survivors and create awareness about cancer prevention.

You may have heard of Pepsi’s refresh project. You can vote for your favorite non-profit and Pepsi will take some of its marketing dollars and donate them to that worthy non-profit, based on popularity. Texas 4000 was selected to be in the running this month along with 1,154 other organizations. If they are one of the top 10 vote getters, they will receive a $50,000 grant from Pepsi.

So, if you have the time, please vote for Texas 4000 for the rest of June. You can vote once a day at this website through June 30. Right now, they are #81, so they need more votes! You do have to login to vote; it’s affiliated with Facebook, so you can use your Facebook login. Please feel free to share this with your friends and family to spread the word.

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