We are currently looking for passionate individuals with an eagerness to learn about and help an amazing cause. We have internship opportunities available that will directly support Texas 4000 Fundraising, Programs, Special Events, business operations, as well as, provide administrative support to all areas within the organization as needed. No matter what position(s) you apply […]
What happens when 29 university students from Texas descend upon the Anglican United Church in McBride? A feast and lots of laundry. The tiny church hosted the Texas 4000 cycling group, and hosted 29 university students who had raised a substantial amount of money for cancer research. The cyclists were travelling 4000 miles by bicycle […]
Twenty-four cyclists slept on the floor of Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School’s music room on Sunday, July 22. The group stopped in 100 Mile House on day 50 of a 70-day bike ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska. Samantha Finkenstaedt, director of the Sierra route, said each rider has been impacted by cancer […]
It bills itself as the longest annual charity bike ride in the world and on Wednesday, a number of university students from Texas pedalled into Edmonton as they continue a trek taking them from the Lone Star State to the Last Frontier, a.k.a. Alaska. “It’s going well,” said Revanth Poondla, the group’s head mechanic who […]
A U.S. youth cycling group on a charity mission that stopped in North Battleford Sunday aims to raise awareness and funds to help fight cancer. Development manager of the non-profit organization, Texas 4000, Courtney Becker told battlefordsNOW Monday the group completes the annual bike ride each year. “Our mission is to cultivate student leaders and […]
This summer, more than 60 students from The University of Texas at Austin will ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, as part of the 15th anniversary of Texas 4000 for Cancer, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. The team will ride more than 4,000 miles over the course of 70 days […]
July 14, 2018 — On July 10, about 3:30 p.m., the Texas 4000 Bicyclists arrived in Florence. No — not 4000 bicyclists, but 24 bicyclists representing the University of Texas — Austin, Texas 4000 Ride For The Cure organization. This is the 13th year that Florence has been able to host this wonderful group of […]
STEWARTVILLE, Minn.- There is always a reminder of why they are on this journey. “I have about 70 days worth of cards with names on them and I keep those in this little lunchbox that I keep on the front of my bike. When I’m having a tough day, I’ll look down and I see […]
More than 60 students from The University of Texas at Austin are pedaling from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, as part of the 15th Anniversary of Texas 4000 for Cancer. The event is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. The team will ride more than 4,000 miles over the course of 70 […]
A group of student cyclists riding from Texas to Alaska while raising money for cancer have made a stop in the Border City. Texas 4000 is a non-profit group run by students at the University of Texas. The group came into Lloydminster Monday evening with a police escort and stayed the night. The riders left […]
