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Patricia Starr’s Bicycle ride across America

As it appeared in Barney Braningham's column in the Santa Barbara News Press on Thursday , May 27th 2004

 wpe2.jpg (30041 bytes) What a Ride: Gabriel Gonzales, my old pal from when he was chief honcho at GM Automotive, says his wife, Patricia Starr, will ride her bike across America to raise money for City College performing arts scholarships.

At 67, she's attempting to set a Guinness record as the oldest woman to make this trip.

Her goal: $22,000. If 300 people pledge 2 cents a mile, she figures she'll make the goal. (It's a 3,622-mile ride and no, I can't do the math and if I could, maybe I'd get a scholarship.)

She'll start June 20 and plans to ride for 50 days, averaging 80 miles a day. More info on tax-deductible donations from Gretchen Hewlett of The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College.

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