Join Miss USA and Miss Teen USA for the 3rd Annual Ride with Soul Event Benefiting Best Buddies International
“We are so excited to partner up with SoulCycle and Miss Universe again in New York City. It’s a great way to promote inclusion and friendship, and also get fit in the process.” said Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Founder and Chairman of Best Buddies International.
Join Miss Usa and Miss Teen Usa for the 3rd Annual Ride With Soul Event Benefiting Best Buddies International
New York, April 24, 2015 – Best Buddies International, a groundbreaking nonprofit dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Ride with Soul event.
SoulCycle will host Ride with Soul – which is designed to raise awareness and funds for Best Buddies – at its SoulCycle East 83rd studio on Monday, April 27, 20154 at 2:00PM.
“We are so excited to partner up with SoulCycle and Miss Universe again in New York City. It’s a great way to promote inclusion and friendship, and also get fit in the process.” said Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Founder and Chairman of Best Buddies International.
Stacey Griffith, SoulCycle’s Senior Master Instructor, will lead this fun, full-body workout. “We are thrilled to be part of this wonderful event and that we have an opportunity to raise money for Best Buddies through a joy-filled fitness experience,” she said.
Several notable Best Buddies supporters, includingMiss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Teen USA K. Lee Graham, along with many others, are expected to participate in the event.
“The Miss Universe Organization is excited to be a part of this SoulCycle event again,” says Emily Panasci, Talent Manager at the Miss Universe Organization. “In addition to Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, we have state titleholders across the country that work with Best Buddies locally making impactful, lifelong friendships. It is inspiring and rewarding to see so many others support an organization that is so important to us.”
To Ride with Soul, visit: www.bestbuddiesnewyork.org/cycle
ABOUT BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL:
Best Buddies® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,900 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Today, Best Buddies’ eight formal programs — Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies® , Jobs, Ambassadors, and Promoters — engage participants in each of the 50 states and in over 50 countries, positively impacting the lives of more than 900,000 people with and without disabilities around the world. In many cases, as a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships. For more information, please visit www.bestbuddies.org, facebook.com/bestbuddies or twitter.com/bestbuddies.
ABOUT MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION
The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) is a Donald J. Trump and NBCUniversal joint venture which uses its global grassroots reach to empower women to be self-confident and strive to be their personal best. MUO believes that every woman should be “Confidently Beautiful.” The MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA®, and MISS TEEN USA® beauty pageants provide an international platform through dedicated partnerships with charities, sponsors, and brands around the world. During their reign, our winners are given the tools to personally and professionally enrich others by providing humanitarian efforts to affect positive change, all while developing their personal career goals. For more information, and to learn more about the Miss Universe Organization’s official causes around the world, please visit: www.missuniverse.com.
About Soul Cycle
In 2006, SoulCycle introduced the innovative model of boutique cardio fitness to the marketplace and reinvented indoor studio cycling. Since 2006, riders have been flocking to SoulCycle to release stress, burn fat, tone muscle, improve aerobic endurance and change their bodies, fast. SoulCycle combines a mental component of inspirational coaching, with great music and a full-body workout on the bike. Not only do Riders burn calories, get an intense 45-minute cardio workout, but using the SoulCycle® Method, they simultaneously tone their upper bodies using hand weights and do core exercises.
