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Fundraiser for Julia & Richard
Dear Peter,
On August 22nd, Julia Purrington and Richard Paradis, aka Dick Dime were involved in a serious accident when a car turned left striking both of them. Both suffered serious injuries and as of this posting are still in the hospital.
A fund raiser is scheduled for September 6th at Grant Ranch to assist Julia and Richard. Please read below for more details. If you can't join us please consider making a direct doantion to either of their funds or supporting us through the online auction.
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 Let's Join Forces to Help Our Fellow Triathletes in NeedWhen the triathlon community joins together...anything can be accomplished!
Two triathletes suffered extensive injuries in a collision with a vehicle during a training bike ride on S aturday, August 22, 2009. Julia Purrington and Richard Paradis were hospitalized in the ICU with traumatic injuries to multiple areas of their bodies.
Julia and Richard deserve our prayers and support. As triathletes, let's do what we love to do and make a difference for Julia and Richard. Keep your training intact and join the triathlon community for an open water swim race on Saturday, September 6th, 2009, at Grant Ranch. 100 % of the proceeds will be donated to the care funds established in Julia's and Richard's names.
Race details:
Date: September 6, 2009
Time: Registration at 7AM, race at 8AM
Swim distances: ½ mile, 1 mile, 2 mile, 3 mile
Location: Grant Ranch, 7255 West Grant Ranch Blvd, Littleton, CO 80123
Cost: $25 (100% directed to Julia's and Richard's care funds)
Music and refreshments will be provided.&n bsp; There is no prerace registration. Just show up on 9/6, sign up, swim and help our fellow triathletes in their time of dire need. The award for this event will be knowing you graciously supported Julia and Richard when they needed it.
There will also be a silent auction at the race site and an online auction. Why not get your triathlon essentials from a trusted source and help Julia and Richard. Some of the sponsors and offers include:
- Entry into any Challenge Event (International
destinations)
- Somnio shoes including gait analysis from the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, includes domestic airfare and 1 night at the St. Julien
- 1 round of golf at the=2 0Denver Country Club for you and a friend with Rich Kylberg. A rare opportunity to play this unbelievable private course.
· $100 gift certificate from Bicycle Village
· Saris trainer
· 2 entries to the Chilly Cheeks Series provided by Darrin Eisman
· 4 - six month subscriptions to beginnertriathlete.com
· Great products from GU, Specialized, Yankz and USAT
- A round of Golf at the Denver Country Club with Rich Kylberg
If you are not able to attend the race or would like to make an additional donatio n, please follow these links to support Julia and Richard:
Richard Paradis Donations for Dime
c/o First Bank of Denver
370 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202
or paypal to: donationsfordime@gmail.com
Julia Purrington Recovery Fund
c/o Evergreen National Bank
P.O. Box 2020
Evergreen, CO 80437
Here is a personal view of Julia and Richard.
Julia Purrington is a USAT Certified Level I Coach. She is a former High
School and Collegiate swimmer with over 15 years of competitive swimming
experience. Julia began competing in Triathlons in202005 and has since
competed in over 50 races ranging from Sprint Triathlons to Marathons and
Ironman Triathlons. In 2007 She was a member of Team USA and qualified to
compete in the ITU Age Group World Championships for Short Course (Olympic
Distance) Triathlon, and has been
selected to compete with Team USA again in
2009 In Gold Coast Australia in September. In 2008 she finished her first
Ironman in Lake Placid with a time of 11:13. Her training and race
experience has been invaluable in her coaching career. She is also a USA
Swimming Certified Coach and is the assistant coach of the Evergreen
Hurricanes and head swim coach for the Mount Vernon Country Club summer
team. She has been coaching the Evergreen Recreation Center Masters swim
team for 2 years. She is a wife, mother of two boys, a professional engineer, owner of two businesses, a triathlon coach and the kindest person you'll ever
meet.
Dick Dime (a.k.a. Richard Paradis) is an exceptional Colorado runner, cyclist, triathlete and snowshoe racer.. He is also a snowboarder, a punk rocker, a pirate (not really), a PBR lover, a vegetarian, a great friend and a loving D ad. He gives his whole heart to everything he ever does, whether it's trail running with his dog Ramone, training for an Ironman, booking rock bands, running a bar or a vintage store.
Dick Dime likes to say that he is a man-child and that he will never grow up.
His athletic accomplishments include 3rd in 40-44 AG in 5430 Long Course Triathlon in Boulder Colorado, a 2:52 marathon, a 1:17 half marathon, placing overall in many local races. You can find more details about
his race results on his Athlinks Page
On August 22, 2009, during a training ride for Ironman 70.3 World Championships, Richard was involved in a really bad car-bike accident. He suffered a serious head injury. The road to recovery will be long. Richard doesn't have health insurance or close family to take care of him but his awesome group of friends are by his side. Their care as well as the support of the triathlon community has been remarkable so far, but he will need a lot more help and support going forward and making his way back to a full recovery.
Your support is sincerely appreciated and we hope to see you on September 6th.
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On Line Auction/Silent Auction
An online auction has been established and a silent auction will be held on the day of the race. We are in the process of collecting items from numerous supporters in the triathlon community. If you are interested in donating to either the silent auction to the on line auction please contact A.J. Johnson.
You can view the online auction by clicking here.
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Thank you in advance for your support and generosity. Special thanks to the Grant Ranch Homeowners Association for the free use of their facilities for this event. PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW IN THE MULTI-SPORT COMMUNITY.
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