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Fifth Annual 24-Hour Garage Sale to Support Charity Cycling Event – May 3-4

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The 24 Hours of Booty Bank of America team will host its Fifth Annual 24-Hour Garage Sale from 7:00PM Friday, May 3 to 7:00PM Saturday, May 4. The fundraiser will take place at the Hunter Oaks Community Clubhouse located at 815 Beckford Glen Drive in the Ballantyne-Waxhaw area (28173) and support the 12th Annual 24 Hours of Booty presented by Levine Cancer Institute.

“The 24-hour garage sale is a great opportunity to find great deals and support the fight against cancer around the clock,” said Basil Lyberg, executive director of the 24 Hours of Booty cancer charity cycling event. “The Bank of America team goes above and beyond in helping further our mission through events such as this that require a lot of hard work, organization and time. We are grateful to everyone involved and to the community for their support.”

Open to the public, the 24-Hour Garage Sale will feature free gifts while supplies last and proceeds raised will support 24 Hours of Booty. For more information, contact Bank of America team member David Whitley at DWhitley@bankofamerica.com.

About 24 Hours of Booty

24 Hours of Booty, Inc. – which runs the Official 24-Hour Cycling Event of the LIVESTRONG Foundation and the premier national 24-hour road cycling charity event in the country – is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity located in Charlotte that provides extraordinary cycling events that are safe, fun, and open to all levels of cycling ability. Its mission is to conduct 24-hour cycling events that increase public awareness, funds, and support for the LIVESTRONG Foundation and local cancer charities. Local organizations include The Keep Pounding Fund at Carolinas Medical Center and the Brain Tumor Fund for the Carolinas in Charlotte, the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults in Columbia, Md., Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis.

In 24 Hours of Booty’s 11-year history, more than 11,000 riders have raised more than $9 million. In addition to the 12th Annual 24 Hours of Booty presented by Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, 24 Hours of Booty will also host the Second Annual 24 Hours of Booty of Indianapolis at Butler University on Friday, June 28 – Saturday, June 29, 2013; the Fifth Annual 24 Hours of Booty of Columbia, Md. at the Gateway Business Park “Booty Loop” on Saturday, Aug. 24 – Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 and the Fourth Annual 24 Hours of Booty of Atlanta at the Sandy Springs “Booty Loop” on Saturday, Oct. 5 – Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. For more information, call 704-365-4417 or visit http://www.24hoursofbooty.org/.

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