�SPINNING� NATION�, A NATIONWIDE DAY OF SPINNING�

Active Toby — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:28:02 GMT

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NOW THIS IS POSITIVE SPIN
FRAN DRESCHER AND THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS PLEDGE TO JOIN
'SPINNING� NATION', A NATIONWIDE DAY OF SPINNING� TO CHANGE
THE WORLD.

(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.

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Media Contact:
Kathy Jones
Halo Group
310-994-0066

For more information:
Spinning Nation www.spinningnation.org
Athletes for a Cure www.athletesforacure.org
The Aids Research Alliance www.aidsresearch.org
The Cancer Schmancer Movement www.cancerschmancer.org

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