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Cassandra is a Colorado native, whose love affair with scooters began at 16 when she first saw her next-door-neighbor's Vespa P200E. After a career in newspaper journalism ended with a layoff, Cassandra happened upon work at Sportique Scooters, where she has been an assistant manager since 2006. The one-time SPJ award winner now enjoys long twisty mountain rides, thrift shopping, and playing Xbox with her boyfriend.

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Denver Scooter Examiner

Scoot philanthropy

July 7, 1:44 PM

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This pink scooter lady raised over $11k for cancer charities.

In my routine of checking all my Internet sources for scooter-related news, I came across this heartwarming story of a scooterist using her preferred mode of two-wheeled transport as a way to raise money for cancer research.

But scooter philanthropy is hardly a new thing. Scooter-Relief.org, a Denver-based nonprofit that works in cooperation with the Jedi Knights Scooter Club, has stepped in for scooterists in need since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Most recently, the organization raised more than twice the originally-requested goal of $1,000 for Steve Sellers of P-Town scooters, who was hospitalized for congestive heart failure.

The scooter community is about so much more than rallies, poker runs and tricking out your ride. There is a great spirit of generosity among those who ride, one that deserves more recognition.

For more info: Two-Stroke Buzz's Activism/Charity forums.

Author: Cassandra Schoon