More than $4,000 was raised in record-setting fashion during the Seventh Annual David Feltner 72-Hour Memorial Bike a Thon that led up to the Sept. 23 Purdue homecoming football game. The 3-day riding event that started at 1:30 p.m., Sept. 20, concluded near the Purdue belltower as undergraduates, alumni, parents and guests watched Candy and […]
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The final 24 hours of the bike a thon begins
The final 24 hours of the Seventh Annual David Feltner Memorial Bike a Thon started at 1:30 p.m. amid a flurry of activities. The event, which benefits The Ability Experience, is being held near the belltower in the middle of the Purdue campus. The chapter is doing fund-raising for the national philanthropic effort helping people […]
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The second 24-hour period of the Seventh Annual David Feltner 72-Hour Memorial Bike a Thon started Thursday afternoon amid 90-degree heat and 60 percent humidity. Nearly 50 riders, six sorority teams and one chapter alumnus have already ridden in the event being held near the Purdue belltower. The bike a thon is held in memory […]
Read MoreAnd they are off…
Fraternity members kicked off the Seventh Annual David Feltner 72-Hour Bike A Thon at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the foot of Purdue’s belltower amid upper 80-degree weather. The 3-day event will feature more than 200 riders, including Candy and Steve Feltner (David’s parents), during the final five minutes at 1:25 p.m., Saturday. The […]
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