I am going to engage in a venture that will take me via bicycle from San Diego, CA to Vancouver, BC (see map). This 1400 mile journey will bring me up the West Coast, through the Pacific Northwest and into Canada. The event is to raise funds for animals in need of emergency or ongoing veterinary care. I ask for your support to achieve this most important goal. Your generous tax-deductible donations will go directly to a separate fund, used strictly for veterinary care for the animals chosen. To make a donation, or find out more about my "RIDE FOR LIFE" visit the San Diego Animal Support Foundation.

Sincerely, Elliot Rover


Friday, August 29, 2008

News Releaase: August 29, 2008
RIDE 4 LIFE
One Man’s Mission to Save the Underdogs...and Cats!

On Monday, September 1, Elliot Rover, a physical therapist from San Diego, CA, will leave his home in La Mesa to embark on a bicycle trek that will take him from Southern California to Vancouver, BC. His 1400 mile journey up the West Coast, through the Pacific Northwest, and into Canada, is intended to raise awareness, and funds, to treat the medical needs of beloved family pets who might otherwise have to be euthanized due to their condition. This is the Ride 4 Life, to benefit the San Diego Animal Support Foundation.
"There are government funds, churches, social services, and insurance which pay for the medical needs of adults and children, but when a family pet needs treatment, there really isn't a lot of outside support, or sympathy, for that matter," says Executive Director, Darlene White. "So often people say 'They're just animals', but they don't realize that for some people, their pet is a member of their family."
Due to a struggling economy, animal welfare groups like the SDASF are finding it harder than ever to bring in donations to help animals. That's why they depend on people, like Elliot, who see a need, and take matters into their own hands.
"Through personal experience and hearing the stories of suffering animals
throughout the community, I feel that this is my way to help people with financial setbacks, so that they can provide the veterinary care their animal needs to survive", says Elliot.
So far, Elliot's mission has raised approximately $4,000 to help animals in need. He hopes that more people from across the country will log on to his blog and send their encouragement! Elliot plans to ride 75 miles per day, landing him in Vancouver in 19-22 days.
A link to Elliot's Ride 4 Life blog can be found on the San Diego Animal Support Foundation's website at www.sdshelters.com. Elliot will be posting his experiences to the blog every few days. The website also includes pictures and stories of animals who are being helped by the Ride 4 Life funds. People can donate to the Ride 4 Life, and 100% of the funds will be used to cover the medical treatment of animals. Donations and sponsorships are tax-deductible.