Pelotonia | Riding in Stile 2013

 

"You will never do anything in this world without courage 

It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor."  ~Aristotle

Via Vecchia Winery hosted another year of Riding In Stile, which is included in a series of Peletonia sponsored events that support cancer research.

All with ONE GOAL: END CANCER

Peletonia is an annual event founded in Columbus, Ohio that originated in 2008. There are always many businesses that get involved in this positive cause and there is a major bike ride that people do as well. This year the event touched the heart of Michael Elmer, one of the owners of Via Vecchia.

The winery supported the cause last year, but this year Michael decided to take a step further by personally riding 50 miles with his own story..

"I ride in memory of my Mother and Father who both passed away from cancer.." he said with heartfelt sentiment ".. I ride to honor my Brother, Brother in-law, Cousin and personal friend who are currently fighting cancer"

Michael Elmer | Front

There had been live music, exciting gift package raffles, wonderful food serviced by Catering by Scott as well as Via Vecchia's all-natural wines offered at the event. Small green arrow cookies were featured in every gift bag, as a sweet treat and gentle reminder of the cause.



The winery was also thrilled to work with WSYX Channel 6 News, especially Maria Durant who had a sneak peak on bottling Via Vecchia's JorroaMa [Syrah] during setup on the previous day.

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