November 19, 2003 – The 5th annual Gears 24  Hour Spin for the Ring will take place at the Mississauga Hershey Centre on Friday, February 20th until Saturday 21st, 2004  from 10pm to 10pm. We invite you to join us at this incredible event and  help us reach our goal of raising $1,000,000 for the new Betty Wallace Women's  Diagnostic Centre at Trillium Health Centre.

With the Spin mere months away, it's time to put your team together and start collecting donations. Our new website is a great place to start – with on-line registration and donations,  sponsorship opportunities and important event information.  Please check  out the site by visiting www.theRing.ca and  clicking on the Gears 24 Hour Spin for the Ring link.

Important  Fundraising Announcement In 2003 the Gears 24 Hour Spin raised more than $300,000! The event has consistently exceeded capacity and this year we're even more focused on the cause – the Betty Wallace Women's  Diagnostic Centre at Trillium. We're committed to raising an additional  $2,000,000 for the Centre. We're looking for participants who share our vision – to raise $1,000,000 at the 2004 Gears 24 Hour Spin for the Ring and  we're inviting you to embrace the cause along with us and help us reach our  goal.  Please visit the “News Alerts” section at www.theRing.ca to read more about the new minimum fundraising requirement for the 2004 Gears 24 Hour Spin for the  Ring.

In the  News

On July 11th, 2003, the new breast cancer centre at the Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga was named after Kevin Wallace's mother in recognition of Gears' tremendous contribution to the building of the Centre. Read more about the naming of the Betty Wallace Women's Diagnostic Centre by clicking on the “In the News” link at www.theRing.ca.

A Note from  Kevin and Ira

As the 2004 Spin approaches, we are once again moved and encouraged by the tremendous interest and support we've  received from our customers and past event participants. The Spin has taken on a life of its own and we're so proud of what we've been able to accomplish with the building of the new Betty Wallace Women's Diagnostic Centre  at Trillium. We'd like to invite you to join us again this year, in supporting this tremendous cause. We hope to see you all at the Spin in February!

Soon we will be announcing our concert for The Spin, and we promise you it will be amazing, let's just hope the snow-storms stay away!