[Kimberly]

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Many of you will remember the 2011 “Greater Than Graves” bike ride from Anchorage, AK to San Francisco, CA, which was organized by Michaela Cui. The GDATF is pleased to announce that a new team of riders will be continuing the tradition in 2012 with a coast-to-coast ride from Wellfleet, MA to San Francisco, CA starting on May 26th and concluding on July 31st.

Riders Elias McQuade, David Britton, and Keating Tufts will be leading this year’s edition of the GTG challenge, and will be accompanied by doctors riding along on select legs of the journey. Elias’ sister was diagnosed with Graves’, and he has organized the 2012 event in her honor.

The ride will help raise awareness of Graves’ disease and other thyroid-related issues and will help raise funds to provide educational and support services to patients and their families.

If you would like to donate to this great cause – or even join the team to help raise funds – please visit the Greater Than Graves’ web site or Crowdrise page:

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http://www.greaterthangraves.com/

http://www.crowdrise.com/httpwwwgreaterthangravescom/fundraiser/nationalgravesdiseas

Many thanks to the 2011 and 2012 teams for all their efforts to raise funds and awareness for a cause that is close to all of our hearts!

[Kimberly]

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Here’s a nice article on the upcoming ride from Stacey Thureen at examiner.com:

http://www.examiner.com/thyroid-health-in-boston/greater-than-graves-goes-the-distance

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Thanks to Stacey for a great article and for all her efforts to raise awareness of autoimmune thyroid disorders. Thanks also to the 2011 GTG team (Michaela Cui, Ben Weerts, and Chris Doudna) and the 2012 Team (Elias McQuade, David Britton, and Keating Tufts) for your hard work and dedication!

[Kimberly]

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Here’s Greater Than Graves’ founder Michaela Cui talking about her journey with Graves’ and her experience during the 2011 GTG ride from Anchorage, AK to San Francisco, CA.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syKpnDDBGeU

[Kimberly]

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Show your support for the “Greater Than Graves’ Coast to Coast Ride” and you could win one of two Marmot DriClime Jackets! You don’t have to donate or raise funds to enter – just visit the Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation’s Crowdrise page at http://bit.ly/HOdyDs, scroll down, and click ‘Join the Team.’ (If you would *like* to donate or raise funds, great! Proceeds will benefit the GDATF’s patient education and support programs.) Contest ends on April 22nd.

[Kimberly]

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Update 5/29/12: The Greater Than Graves’ kickoff made the news in Boston this evening! For more info, visit:

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http://gdatf.org/news/greater-than-graves/

Wishing the team all the best as they begin this 4,200 mile journey!

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