2013 El Tour de Tucson!

On November 23, 2013, AMES2FINISH, aka Carl and Jordan Ames, the father/son cycling team from Peoria, AZ, will take on the 111 mile segment of the El Tour de Tucson, a charity cycling event held yearly to raise funds for several health foundations in the Tucson region. This will be our 3rd year but first at the 111 mile ride. We are excited for the challenge! This, being a charity event, we are challenged to fundraise. We would like to invite our friends and family to consider making a donation to our team by simply clicking on this link:

Carl's:

https://apdaparkinson.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.start&destination=P&eventID=687&participantID=12261

Jordan's:
  https://apdaparkinson.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.start&destination=P&eventID=687&participantID=12262

This will take you right to our donations pages where you can follow the prompts and make an online donation.

We certainly want to express sincere gratitude for the strength and support you are to us and to these charity events that we participate in. We thank you and we will ride strong for the cause!

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