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24-Hour Charity Cycling Event Expands Team With Brittany Wilson and Carrie Futral

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24 Hours of Booty has promoted Brittany Wilson to fundraising and recruitment director and has hired Carrie Futral as office manager.

In her role, Wilson will oversee rider recruitment and corporate fundraising efforts for the 24 Hours of Booty charity cycling events in Charlotte, Indianapolis and Columbia, Md. With the organization since 2015, Wilson first served in the internship program and was promoted to communications and outreach coordinator and now fundraising and recruitment director for 24 Hours of Booty. She graduated from Gardner-Webb University with a bachelor of arts degree in Communication Studies and Public Relations with a minor in Business Administration, and recently earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Futral has been involved with 24 Hours of Booty since 2004, first as a rider and then as a volunteer in 2006. Through her volunteer role, Futral helped develop and coordinate the cancer survivor portion of the event by connecting with survivors and caregivers. She brings extensive HR background to her role from training to hiring and interviewing to overseeing employee manuals and benefits. Futral has also been in involved with school Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) for 17 years and most recently served as president of the Providence High School Parent Teacher Student Organization. She graduated from Purdue University with a business degree.

“Brittany [Wilson] and Carrie [Futral] have both been integral to 24 Hours of Booty so we are excited for their new roles, which also means more local impact in both our expansion cities and here in Charlotte,” said Mallory Walsh, executive director of 24 Hours of Booty. “As we celebrate the fifteenth year of 24 Hours of Booty of Charlotte, we are poised with a fantastic team who will continue supporting the growth and development of our organization as we fight as one against cancer.”

About 24 Hours of Booty

24 Hours of Booty is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity located in Charlotte that provides extraordinary 24-hour cycling events that are safe, fun and open to all levels of cycling ability. Its purpose is to increase public awareness, funds and support for organizations dedicated to cancer navigation and survivorship, including : Carolinas HealthCare System’s Levine Cancer Institute, the Keep Pounding Fund, Brain Tumor Fund of the Carolinas, Hendrick Marrow Program, Wind River Cancer Retreats, GoJenGo Foundation and the LIVESTRONG Foundation. Its mission is to inspire communities to be active in the fight against cancer. Currently, 24 Hours of Booty hosts events in Charlotte, N.C., Columbia, Md., and Indianapolis, IN and attracts participants from around the country. For more information, call 704-365-4417 or visit http://www.24hoursofbooty.org.

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