Celebrate cycling,
support local children at
TEAM EXERGY LAUNCH PARTY
March 15 at the Linen Building

Event will include presentation on the TEAM EXERGY road cycling team and appearance by KRISTIN ARMSTRONG

LIVE/SILENT AUCTIONS will benefit PROHELMET.ORG and CHILDREN OF CITY LIGHT HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Live music by POKE will close the evening

Got cycling on the mind? Then come celebrate the spring cycling season and help support community children at the Team Exergy Launch Party at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 15, at the Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St. in Downtown Boise's Linen District. Admission is $5 ages 18 and older, free ages 17 and younger. TableRock beers, Idaho wine, soft drinks and water will be served.

Presented by Escalera Racing, the Linen Building and the Modern Hotel and Bar, this family-friendly event will include a presentation on Escalera's Team Exergy road cycling team, appearance by Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong and live music by Poke.

Silent and live auctions featuring local artists, restaurants and businesses will benefit ProHelmet.org and the Children of City Light Home for Women and Children. Kids from City Light will be invited on stage to accept 32 new bicycle helmets to promote safe riding.

Team Exergy is built on a foundation of experience attained by Idaho racers. Accordingly, the team's mission is to promote cycling, especially competitive cycling, in Idaho by striving to compete at the highest level possible. The task is multi-faceted: compete in the best races the team can win, and compete in the best races it can get into. The task of winning races reinforces the need of complete selflessness and teamwork, while the opportunity to compete against the world's best pushes the individual athlete to continue reaching higher and higher.

Team Exergy is sponsored by Exergy Development Group, a company dedicated to sustainable economic development in the United States. The main focus of Exergy is the responsible implementation of strategies minimizing impact on resources. Exergy implements this strategy by successfully merging free market principles with environmental, societal and community values.

ProHelmet.org is a non-profit organization that works to promote 100 percent helmet use for children and adults for all sports and activities that pose an increased risk of head trauma.

For interviews, images or more information, contact Chad Dryden with Bandwagon PR, 208.284.0355 or bandwagonpr@yahoo.com, or Remi McManus with Escalera Racing/Team Exergy, 208.371.4003 or remimcmanus@hotmail.com.

For more information on the Linen Building, contact David Hale at 208.385.0111 or info@thelinenbuilding.com. Visit thelinenbuilding.com and interact with the Linen Building on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.