June 1, 2003 - Many BCI members stepped up during the month of May and raised diabetes awareness while contributing more than $1200 to this year’s Tour de Cure held Saturday May 17. Inspired by Trudy Ibbetson’s grand successes at fund raising for this important cause (annually more than $3000), Doug Phillips created a Team BCI and was joined by members Pam Matsufuji, Richard Mell and Wayne Kresher on the Metric Century option.

The ride started at El Dorado Park in Long Beach, made its way to downtown Huntington Beach, included the Balboa Peninsula and a free ferry ride before climbing Newport Coast. One of many food and rest stops was in back bay and prepared riders for the trip through upper back bay and a tailwind assisted northward return up PCH to Long Beach.