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Union
Bank of California Foundation
presented a $25,000 check to
VELO
CLUB LAGRANGE
on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006
to establish
an educational scholarship program in honor of
SCOTT BLEIFER
Copyright ©
Union Bank of California
left to
right: Claude
Innocenti (LaGrange past president),
John Stephan (Union Bank Senior
Vice President), Sabina Randhawa
(Union Bank Branch Manager),
Duncan Lemmon (LaGrange president),
Dan Weinberg (LaGrange),
Laurie Newman (Senior Deputy, California
Senator Sheila J. Kuehl)
photo copyright ©
Ted Chu, CINE F SIXTY-FOUR, INC.
left
to right: Claude Innocenti (LaGrange),
Thomas Byrnes (LaGrange), John
Stephan (Union Bank),
Duncan Lemmon (LaGrange president), Dan
Weinberg (LaGrange), Alan Eskovitz
(LaGrange),
Heather Baroff (LaGrange), Bruce
Mitchell (LaGrange), Jonathan Weiss
(LaGrange),
Paul Strauss (LaGrange)
not pictured:
Jay Slater (LaGrange), Ted Chu
(LaGrange), Martin Muoto (LaGrange)
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In
Memory of Scott Bleifer
On the morning of Saturday,
September 10, 2005, Scott Bleifer and Stanislav Ionov
were cycling westbound on the Pacific Coast Highway.
The placement of K-Rails
on the white line separating the roadway from the shoulder
for a construction project forced the two cyclists off
the shoulder and into the roadway where they were struck
and killed by a catering truck 3/4 mile west of Malibu
Canyon Road.
More than 400 local riders
gathered for a 40 mile ride organized
by La Grange last October to honor the memories of these
two fallen riders.
The Union Bank of California,
where Scott worked as a Vice President, donated $25,000
to La Grange to establish an educational scholarship program
in honor of Scott Bleifer.
La Grange is attempting
to increase this amount to at $50,000 so that annual scholarship
awards can me made indefinitely. We will give out the
interest we hope to earn. La Grange has raised an additional
$3,500 from proceeds from the Cedars-Sinai Grand Prix
raffle as well as from donations from generous club members
and others.
Karen Bleifer (Scott’s
sister) has expressed her wish that contributions be made
to the Scott Bleifer Scholarship fund.
Or make checks payable to
Velo Club LaGrange
c/o Claude Innocenti
Attn.: Bleifer Scholarship
11817 Texas Av., #5
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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GOAL
REACHED (in green)
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$25,000
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$30,000
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$35,000
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$40,000
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$45,000
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$50,000
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$55,000
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See
Scott's web site.
In Memorium Scott Martin Bleifer
(April 22, 1964 - September 10, 2005
www.scottbleifer.com
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Velo
Club La Grange is one of California's largest and oldest cycling
clubs with over 400 members nationwide. The club was founded
by Raymond Fouquet in 1969 and fields one of the top amateur
racing teams in the U.S. Past members include a Tour de France
stage winner, an Olympic gold medalist, and several U.S. National
and California state champions.
Along
with the Club's dedication to bicycle racing, the club welcomes
new and inexperienced riders with a passion for cycling. La
Grange is very active in the cycling and fitness communities.
Our continuing public policy work with state and local government
has led to major improvements in safety for all users of California
roads. In addition, the Club has partnered with the Association
of Blind Athletes and Meals on Wheels and sponsors an annual
scholarship
with the help of the Union Bank of California. La Grange enjoys
the financial support of several corporations committed to promoting
healthy and active living including Kahala Corporation and Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center.
501(c)(3)
California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation 95-4000746
United States Cycling Federation Number 1232
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