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Schwinn Gives Hope - [Schwinn Scooters]
Madison, WI -- August 01, 2006 --
Schwinn Motor Scooters and Seattle scooter dealer ?The Scooter Gallery? recently awarded Jeanne Wolf-Tagliente, cancer survivor, with a 50cc Schwinn ?Hope? motor scooter. Wolf-Tagliente?s name was drawn at the awards ceremony at the conclusion of Seattle?s ?Race for the Cure.? 15, 000 participants took part in the event, raising more than $1.5 million for breast cancer research.Schwinn?s ?Hope? model is a pink, 50cc scooter, and a portion of Hope model sales go to raise awareness and support research of breast cancer. Schwinn coordinated with the Scooter Gallery?s Alex Sargeant and Melinda McBride for coordinate the prize. ?This is the second Schwinn scooter we?ve given away as a prize,? said Sargeant. ?Last year we gave away a Schwinn ?Campus? model (to a different organization). Schwinn?s an excellent company to work with.? ?We are proud to have worked with the Susan G. Komen foundation and our friends at the Scooter Gallery, and we?re especially proud to support breast cancer research,? said George Simone, VP, Schwinn Motor Scooters. PHOTO Attached is a photo of survivor Jeanne Wolf-Tagliente (seated) of Seattle on her new ?Hope? scooter from Schwinn Motor Scooters. Alex Sargeant (center), owner of the Scooter Gallery at 1001 NE Boat St. in Seattle and Sue Gilman (left/standing), Chairperson for the Seattle Race for the Cure, are pictured presenting Wolf-Tagliente her new ?Hope.? Sargeant is one of Schwinn Motor Scooters? premier dealers. About Schwinn Motor Scooters Schwinn, the 111-year-old manufacturer of one of the best known and most respected brands in bicycles, introduced the first models of its line of four-stroke gas-powered motor scooters in 2005. Schwinn Motor Scooters currently offers five 50cc models and two 150cc models. All scooters are four-stroke engines and meet DOT, EPA and CARB regulations for motor vehicles. For more information on Schwinn Motor Scooters, visit www.schwinnscooters.com. << Back to List Back to Top |
