Have you heard of the Spinning Nation event's It is a great event set to raise money for various causes.  

If your gym isn't doing it, you should tell them to!  Also, don't forget to check out Spinning Nation on FitFiend.com.


(March 12, 2008 Los Angeles) This spring, fundraising for charities will take on a whole
new spin.  On June 28, thousands of Spinning enthusiasts across the country will join
actress Fran Drescher and other actors, athletes and enthusiasts to make the U.S. a
'Spinning Nation'.  The largest fundraising event of its kind, registered fundraisers will
participate in four consecutive one-hour classes conducted in licensed Spinning
facilities throughout the 50 states.  Each rider will have raised at least $250 in pledges,
and collected funds will be donated to Athletes for a Cure, The AIDS Research Alliance
and The Cancer Schmancer Movement. 

Response to Spinning Nation' has already been overwhelming.  According to Scott
Zagarino, Executive Director of event-developer Sportsgrants, Inc., over 150 clubs
signed up to participate during the first 10 days  of registration.  'We designed the event
to accommodate up to 500 clubs which we thought was a very ambitious goal,' said
Zagarino.  'However, we have experienced such enthusiastic support  for 'Spinning
Nation' we may have to expand the parameters to include more clubs who want to take
part.'

'Spinning Nation' will be a day that marks several firsts in event fundraising. Mad
Dogg Athletics Inc., owners of the Spinning trademark, has for the first time endorsed a
single nationwide charitable event, and health clubs from coast to coast have never before
joined together to simultaneously conduct the same charitable program.  In addition, this
will be the first time three charitable organizations with diverse constituencies have ever
partnered for a single event, one of the goals of the Sportsgrants, Inc. organization.  'In
2007, various charity events held in the US raised 43 billion dollars, but at a cost of 57
billion dollars,' commented Zagarino. 'We hope to change that fundraising paradigm
through Sportsgrants, Inc. by fostering innovative ideas and cooperation among
foundations, businesses and private citizens that result in effective fundraising with
minimum overhead and maximum benefit to the people and organizations who need our
help the most.' 

According to  John Baudhuin, CEO of Mad Dogg Athletics, there are currently 165,000
licensed Spinning instructors and over 1 million people attending a Spinning class
every week.  'We are proud to choose 'Spinning Nation' as our first nationwide
fundraising effort,' Badhuin said.   'It is fantastic to be able to channel the enthusiasm
people have for Spinning towards fighting some of the world's most devastating
diseases.'

Fran Drescher, who is president of Cancer Schmancer, is delighted to be part of this
groundbreaking event as well. 'I'm absolutely thrilled that Cancer Schmancer has been
included as part of the Spinning? Nation fundraising event.  I will do everything in my
power to make the day a success and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping
us realize our goal to ensure that all women?s cancers get diagnosed in Stage One when
they're most curable.' 

Athletes for a Cure is a sports fundraising initiative of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Prostate Cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, effecting 1 in 6 men.
The AIDS Research Alliance is a national leader in fast-track independent AIDS
research, seeking to develop a cure for AIDS and develop strategies to prevent new HIV
infections.  Thirty-three million people are currently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

Media Contact:                     For more information:
Kathy Jones                         Spinning Nation  www.spinningnation.org
Halo Group

310-994-0066                     Athletes for a Cure www.athletesforacure.org