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Chicago Tribune - July 27, 2003
Otherwise, organizers of the first Heartlanders Opening People's Eyes Ride said they think the 300-mile fundraising bicycle journey that ended last week went well.
"It was a bit hard to manage 20 pages of maps on 8 1/2-by-11 sheets of paper," said Brad Ogilvie, director of Canticle Ministries in Wheaton and organizer of the four-day ride from the Quad Cities to Wheaton.
Although final financial figures won't be in until the end of next month, the HOPE Ride to benefit three AIDS organizations is expected to raise at least $50,000 for the charities--AIDS Project Quad Cities, AIDS Care Network in Rockford and Canticle Ministries in Wheaton--Ogilvie said.
About 40 riders and 30 crew members made this year's trip, but Ogilvie said he can't wait for bigger and better things next year.
"A lot of people said, 'Here's something that could be better, and here's how I can help to do it,' " he said.
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