llini 4000 is a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the American cancer experience through The Portraits Project http://www.portraitsproject.org/, raising funds for cancer research and patient support services, as well as spreading awareness for the fight against cancer through annual cross-country bike rides.  Every summer, the Illini 4000 sends a team of students from NYC to San Francisco to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and patient support.  Since 2007, the Illini 4000 has raised over $900,000!

To find out more about the Illini 4000 and how you can be a part of the 2016 Bike America Team, visit http://illini4000.org/ or attend an info session:  Monday, 9/7/15 at 6:00 p.m. in 104 English Building; Friday, 9/11/15 at 6:00 p.m. in 259 English Building; and Tuesday, 9/15/15 at 7:00 p.m. in 259 English Building.  The application is now open at http://illini4000.org/apply/ and closes on September 16, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.

Thanks to Chancellor’s Scholar Catherine Kemp for this information item.