Voices.com To Ride Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike

Aug. 30, 2011 - PRLog -- London ON - Voices.com has registered a team to help fight heart disease in the Heart & Stroke Big Bike Event scheduled to ride on Wednesday August 31st.  Comprising of fifteen riders, the Voices.com team will mount the Big Bike at 4 p.m. embarking from Jubilee Square at the John Labatt Centre.  Their 25-minute round trip will cycle through London’s downtown core, pumping up awareness and funds for heart health.  Monies raised will help to fund vital research that can ultimately save lives.

Six organizations will be joining the effort with rides taking place at 12 noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.  Warm-ups ensuring the teams are well prepared will be presented courtesy of “Groove.”  A group of dancers from Dance Extreme will also be performing.

Voices.com Chief Executive Officer, David Ciccarelli, remarked, “We’re pleased to contribute our time, energy and resources in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s goals.  Many of us have been touched personally having lost family members to heart disease and stroke.  It is our hope that rides completed this week will significantly impact and improve the lives of Londoners and all Canadians for years to come.”

Heart and Stroke Foundation Sr. Area Manager, London Area Office, Lynn Davis, commented, “The Heart and Stroke Big Bike is a vital fundraiser with impressive results.  Last year over 50,000 riders in over 200 communities helped raise over 7 million dollars for research.  We are very excited to come together as a region for this event.”

About Voices.com
Voices.com is the industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search for, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative SurePay™ escrow service and our award-winning Web application. Voices.com has a global network of over 30,000 voice actors in over 100 languages and currently serves more than 107,220 users online. Over 69,662 MP3 voice-over demos are listened to by 1,159,901 unique visitors, creating 6911 job opportunities on average, each and every month.

About the Heart and Stroke Foundation

MISSION: The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through: the advancement of research and its application; the promotion of healthy living; and advocacy.

Media Contact

Ashley Hall
Social Media Marketing Manager, Voices.com
ashley@voices.com
519-858-5660 ext. 503

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