Britney Spears and Mario Lopez joined dozens of cyclists in the ‘Britney Spears Piece of Me Charity Ride’ at XCYCLE Las Vegas to raise money for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation (NCCF) Thursday, afternoon, October 27 (Pictured: Mario Lopez, Jen Barnet and Britney Spears – Photo credit: Denise Truscello / WireImage).
Photo credit: Denise Truscello / WireImage.
Spears and Zappos.com, along with XCYCLE, presented a check of $553,130 to NCCF president and CEO, Jeff Gordon, before the ride. The money was raised by sponsors and other riders who donated for a chance to ride with Spears. The class was instructed by XCYCLE owner, Jen Barnet.
Photo credit: Denise Truscello / WireImage.
Spears, wearing a grey XCYCLE shirt and black pants, greeted sponsors and donors before the ride. She then joined Lopez and others in the XCYCLE studio for the 45-minute class.
Sponsors include Spears’ popular Las Vegas show, “Piece of Me,” at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Zappos.com, Live Nation Inc., Robert Earl on behalf of Collide, Southwest Specialty Contractors, Caesars Entertainment, RCA/SONY Music, Elizabeth Arden, George Maloof, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Creative Artists Agency and iHeartRadio. The ride was part of the initiative by Spears and Zappos to raise $1 million toward building a new facility for the NCCF to provide critical services to young cancer patients and their families.
More information about XCYCLE may be found at xcyclelv.com, by calling 702-489-6099, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Britney Spears cutting-edge pop concert Las Vegas residency, “Britney: Piece of Me,” at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has been voted “Best Show in Las Vegas” and “Best Bachelorette Show in Las Vegas.” Spears also has been creating fragrances for over ten years, to date has introduced 19 fragrances, available in over 90 countries around the world.
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1993, which offers over 45 programs and services including a variety of educational services, financial support and counseling for critically-ill children and their families living in Southern Nevada. The foundation’s mission is to work side by side with the medical community to provide social, emotional, educational, financial and psychological support services and programs to families of ALL children diagnosed with a life threatening or critical illness such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell, renal disorders, blood and immunologic diseases as well as to adults touched by cancer. In 2011, NCCF incorporated The Caring Place, (founded by Dr. Mary Ann Allison, a CCCN physician), which provides emotional, mental and physical assistance to adults with cancer, into its breadth of programs. Contact the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation at 702.735.8434 or visit them at www.nvccf.org for pediatric services, www.thecaringplacenv.org for services for adults touched by cancer, and www.orioncancerfoundation.org for financial grants for adults in cancer treatment.
