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Fourth Annual 24-Hour Garage Sale to Fight Cancer Kicks Off 7 PM April 13

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The 24 Hours of Booty Bank of America team will host its Fourth Annual 24-Hour Garage Sale fundraiser to support the 11th Annual 24 Hours of Booty presented by Levine Cancer Institute. The garage sale will take place from 7 p.m. Friday, April 13 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at 5309 Stallworth Drive in South Charlotte (28226).

“The 24-hour garage sale has become a fun annual tradition that is a win-win for people who want to find great deals and for the fight against cancer,” said Basil Lyberg, executive director of the 24 Hours of Booty cancer charity cycling event. “We appreciate all the hard work and efforts that the Bank of America team puts into organizing and hosting this event and to the community for supporting our mission all hours of the day and night.”

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 LIVESTRONG 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 LIVESTRONG and local cancer organizations. 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., and Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

In 24 Hours of Booty’s 10-year history, more than 10,000 riders have raised more than $7 million. The 11th Annual 24 Hours of Booty presented by Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte will take place July 27-28, 2012. In addition to the Charlotte event, 24 Hours of Booty will also host its inaugural 24 Hours of Booty of Indianapolis at Butler University on Friday, June 29-Saturday, June 30, 2012; the Fourth Annual 24 Hours of Booty of Columbia, Md. at the Gateway Business Park “Booty Loop” on Saturday, Aug. 25-Sunday, Aug. 26 2012; and the Third Annual 24 Hours of Booty of Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 6-Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. The location for the Atlanta event is still being finalized. For more information, call 704-365-4417 or visit http://www.24hoursofbooty.org/.

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