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Registration Deadline to Receive Tour De Bottoms T-shirt Is September 7 for Bike Ride on September 18

Join us on the Shelby Bottoms Greenway in Nashville as we bike ride and raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation Middle and West Tennessee on Saturday, September 18, 2010. To register as a rider, visit http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1872620. Registration fee per rider is $30. Kids 12 and under are free. Rider who register by September 3 receive an official Tour de Bottoms T-shirt.

Raise more money and be eligible for more prizes. After you register online, you can get set up to ask for pledges from your family and friends at the active.com website. Or if you'd rather ask for pledges face-to-face, you can print out a pledge sheet at Tour_de_Bottoms_Pledge_Sheet_Updated.doc

If you'd like to share a flyer about the event with your family, friends or co-workers, you can download it at Tour_de_Bottoms_Flyer.doc. Please click on "Contact Us" on the menu bar above and let us know if you're interested in volunteering or being a sponsor or you may call (615) 269-7091 or (800) 244-0768 for more information.

To see the bike route, go to http://www.nashville.gov/greenways/. Under Latest Downloads, you can get a printable version of the Greenways, including separate maps for Shelby Bottoms and Stones River, where "Tour de Bottoms" bike ride will follow.

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Wearing a helmet is the single most effective way to prevent or reduce the consequences of head injury in bicycle crashes. To participate in this bike ride, helmets are required.

The Mission of the Epilepsy Foundation Middle and West Tennessee

For the past 31 years, the mission of the Epilepsy Foundation Middle and West Tennessee has been to ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; and prevent, control and cure epilepsy through services, education, advocacy and research. It is estimated that 162,000 Tennesseans have epilepsy. We are here to help with education and awareness and above all, hope. To help us continue to provide our programs and services, please consider making a donation to the Epilepsy Foundation Middle and West Tennessee today. Click on the "Donations" button on the menu bar above to learn how.