Tour de Forks set for Sunday, September 9, 2012

Altru Health System, Grand Forks, ND - The Tour de Forks Louise Eberwein Bike Ride and Sharon Lambeth Memorial 5K Walk/Run is scheduled for Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Lincoln Drive Park. Registration is from 12- 1:30 p.m., with the event starting at 1:30 p.m. Cost of the event is $20 per adult, $10 per student and $50 per family with proceeds benefiting Altru’s Breast Cancer Coalition. All participants will receive a “Tour de Forks” t-shirt.

Tour de Forks features a 5-mile walk/run and a 6-mile, 9-mile or 20 mile bike ride. Rest and water stops are available along each course. 

All proceeds from the event will go to support Altru Breast Cancer Coalition. The Breast Cancer Coalition was started in 1995 with a grant from Altru Health Foundation. The Coalition’s purpose is to provide mammograms to women who have no health insurance or cannot afford to pay for a mammogram. Women who meet certain financial criteria pay only $5 for a mammogram. The Coalition has also used funds to purchase education materials for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Registration for the Tour de Forks are available at Altru Cancer Center, Grand Forks Family Medicine Center, Center Court Fitness Club, YMCA, UND Wellness Center, UND Student Health Center, and Scheels All Sports or online at altru.org/pink.

For registration inquiries, contact: Nancy Klatt, Altru Cancer Center, 701.780.1060.

For media inquiries, contact Corporate Development: DeAnn Hecht 701.780.2356, or  Victoria Birkeland 701.780.1514.