Spin for the Red a Success

 Levittown, PA, February 13, 2008 –Participants worked up a sweat for a good cause at the first Spin for the Red on Friday, February 1, 2008.  The Newtown Athletic Club hosted the event and Model Consulting was the presenting sponsor.  At the end of the night, more than 50 participants helped raise over $8,000 for the American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter.  The Spin Committee of Dan Griffin (co-chair), Fred Duffner (co-chair), Dennis Brown and Neil Model put their passion to action by joining Spin and the Red Cross. 

“This is the first time we held an event like this and it was through the dedication of the committee that the event was successful”, said Kathleen Marsh, CEO of the Lower Bucks County Chapter.  “Everyone got a great workout and it helped us to continue providing services to our community”.

Sponsors were: Bucks County Bicycle Company, Continental Mortgage Corporation, Dan Griffin of UBS Painewebber, General Partition Company, Northstar Advisors, S & N Technical Sales and UBS Financial Services.

Boosters were: Brad Anderson, Charon Planning and Guys Bicycle Shop.

The American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter is where people mobilize to help their neighbors prepare for, prevent, and respond to life’s emergencies.  Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, the American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter is dedicated to saving and improving lives.  Led by over 1,300 volunteers, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to over 700 disaster victims, trains almost 18,000 people in lifesaving skills, exchanges more than one hundred emergency messages for U.S. military service personnel and their families, and collects nearly 12,000 pints of blood for local hospitals.  The American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter also has the county’s only 24-hour homeless shelter that serves around 400 adults and children each year.  The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the area and also assists victims of international disasters and conflicts at locations worldwide.