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Subject: Perry McGriff's GATORIDE - March 8th 2020
Sender: Gainesville Sports Commission
Perry McGriff’s GATORIDE
Gainesville, FL - March 8th - 9:00AM - Don’t miss out on the second annual, Perry McGriff’s GATORIDE! The family-friendly festival and bike ride will be held at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center with music, food, beverages, and raffles!
Raffle items include race swag, tailgate chairs, Columbia backpacks and more!
The GATORIDE routes will be packed with rest stops and beautiful City of Gainesville and Alachua County scenery. All routes will start at the iconic Stephen C. O’Connell A necklace on a wooden surface
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No matter your skill level, be sure to sign up for the 5-mile fun-ride (for kids and adults) or one of the supported rides: 31, 43, 69, or 90-miles.
There is also a kid rodeo.
All registered riders will receive a race number, goodie bag and an engraved GATORIDE finisher medal! Plus chances to win raffle prizes!
Save 10% by using code GOGATORIDE at registration!
Course Maps –
Gatoride 31
Gatoride 43
Gatoride 69
Gatoride 90
All proceeds from the race benefit LifeSouth and honor Perry C. McGriff Jr., a longtime Gator and mainstay in the Gainesville community. Perry C. McGriff, Jr. served as a member of LifeSouth’s board of directors for nearly 30 years, was Chairman of LifeSouth’s Five Points of Life Foundation, and was one of the founding members of the Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee (Gainesville Sports Commission). Since 1988, Perry has hosted many sporting events in the community, helping bring in millions of dollars of impact into Alachua County. Perry was also an advocate for blood donation; donating more than 67 gallons of blood in his lifetime. Through his love of sports, Perry developed a cross-country ride to share stories of lives that had been saved by the donation of one of the Five Points of Life. Over the course of seven rides and 14,650 miles, Perry shared the road with riders who were alive because someone donated. Perry died February 2, 2017 in his hometown- Gainesville, Fla