[*BCM*] FW: 2010 Bicycle Relay-Race at Harvard?

[Louise Johnson]

Harvard is about the last organization I would consider doing a fund raising
event for.  What planet are you on?  Louise Johnson

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jess Phillips Jr <jessphillipsjr at msn.com>wrote:

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> From: jessphillipsjr at msn.com
> To: info at northeastbicycleclub.org
> Subject: FW: 2010 Bicycle Relay-Race at Harvard?
> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:51:26 -0600
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>   Re – Bicycle Relay-Race 2010 in Cambridge, MA
>
> Dear NEBC, as you can see below, we're planning a unique cycling event for
> the Boston, MA, area next year. We sure would appreciate the help of your
> Boston/Cambridge area members with planning this race.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Jess Phillips, Jr. <http://phillips88.com/Jess_Phillips_Jr.htm>
>
> jessphillipsjr at msn.com
> 409-454-7365 <http://www.%20409-454-7365/>
> http://phillips88.com
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> From: jessphillipsjr at msn.com
> To: president at harvard.edu; council at cambridgema.gov
> CC: brad_quigley at harvard.edu; jen_flynn at harvard.edu; sara_aske at harvard.edu;
> info at quadbikes.org; awashbur at fas.harvard.edu
> Subject: 2010 Bicycle Relay-Race at Harvard?
> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:19:08 -0600
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>   To: Drew G. Faust – President, Harvard University
>
> Re *– 2010 Bicycle Relay-Race at Harvard?*
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> Dr. Faust:
>
> The purpose of this email is to seek your office’s help with bringing a
> large college bicycle relay-race to the *Harvard *campus next year. My
> name is Jess Phillips, Jr <http://phillips88.com/Jess_Phillips_Jr.htm>.  I
> am a retired NFL football player and head of the Relay-Race 100 organizing
> committee. We are an eclectic assortment of bicyclist from around the
> country. As you can see below, we had originally planned to have this event
> in Bermuda. However, after conferring with prospective sponsors and the
> fact that each of these college students would have to get visas and
> passports to travel to Bermuda, we have decided to have this collegiate
> relay-race in a more easily accessible U.S. city.
>
> The plan is to have each major U.S. and Canadian college/university submit
> a coed, four person bicycle relay team. Each of the four team members – two
> males & two females -- will race 25 miles. The top three fastest teams will
> receive trophies and prizes. The ideal dates being *Tuesday, June 29th to
> Sunday, July 4th, 2010*.
>
> This would be a great fund raising opportunity for the university. And it
> will attract hundreds of prospective future students to your campus. We
> expect this relay-race will attract 24,000 plus people per day. That
> includes race participants, their families, friends, spectators and press
> from all over the country. Each of these 24,000 daily visitors will spend,
> on average, $17.00 per day while at this event. *Keep in mind this will be
> a six day event*. $17.00 x 24,000 = $408,000,000 in gross daily sales.
>
> Over the course of six days, we’re talking about gross sales just from
> parking, food, and memorabilia of over *$2.4 million* and that doesn’t
> include the hundreds of thousands of dollars that will be spent on area
> hotel/motel rooms, renal cars and restaurants. *We would like for the net
> proceeds from the concession and parking fees to go to **Harvard in
> exchange for hosting and helping us organize this event.
>
> *Dr. Faust, would *Harvard *be interested in helping us bring this unique
> sporting event to *Massachusetts* this coming July? We plan to consider
> other locations, but I think the *Harvard *campus would be an ideal place
> to host this first-ever event.
>
> If interested, I would appreciate an opportunity to discuss with you in
> more detail our plans for this relay-race and to find out what if any
> local/state licenses and/or permits that we would need. We think this will
> be a great spectator sporting event that will be televised nationally, and
> we hope to make this an annual event. Thank you for your time. Your
> questions, comments, suggestions are encouraged.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jess Phillips, Jr.
>  <http://phillips88.com/>
>
> jessphillipsjr at msn.cm  409 454-7365  www.phillips88.com
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> To - *Andre Curtis,
>  *Chairman, Bermuda Tourism Board*
> *Hamilton, Bermuda
>
> From *-* *Jess Phillips, Jr. *<http://www.google.com/search?q=Jess+Phillips+Jr&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1>
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> Re *-* *2010 Bicycle Relay-Race?*
>
>
> Mr. Curtis, my name is Jess Phillips, Jr.<http://phillips88.com/Jess_Phillips_Jr.htm>I am the chairman of the Relay-Race 100 organizing committee. The purpose of
> this email is to seek your *help with hosting a 100 mile, coed bicycle
> relay-race* in Hamilton Bermuda during Spring Break in March 2010. This
> will be a six day event: Monday to Saturday.
>
> Regarding the 100 mile bicycle relay-race: Each team will consist of two
> males and two females from colleges and universities all over the U.S. and
> Canada.* *Race team members will travel 25 miles before passing the baton
> to their teammate. Because this race will be televised, we would like to
> have a race route along the beach front.
>
> The big attraction for the collegiate race teams will be the cash prizes
> and the new car that each of the four winning team members will receive.
> We are extremely confident that will be able to find several corporate
> sponsors for this unique event that we would like to have every year.
>
> Mr. Curtis, this race, which will be televised, will bring thousands of
> people to Bermuda this coming March and generate hundreds of thousands of
> dollars in sales from hotel rooms to rental cars. Who would we need to
> contact to discuss the possibly of having this Spring Break 2010 Relay-Race
> in Bermuda? Your help in this matter is much appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> *Jess Phillips, Jr*
>
> jessphillipsjr at msn.cm <>  409 454-7365 <> www.phillips88.com
>
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