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Chapter Five



                  PERFECTING HIS ROLE AS ADVOCATE:
                  PERFECTING HIS ROLE AS ADVOCATE:
                                A Leader Supporting Others




               Harley's confident, outgoing personality, and dedication to others
             with struggles similar to his own made him a natural advocate for
             both cancer victims and visually impaired kids. He was always eager
             for any opportunity to participant within numerous organizations to
             promote his “in-your-face” expletive themes of “Kick Cancer's Ass!”
             and “Live the life you want. Blindness shouldn't hold you back.”

               In   2004,   the   LIVESTRONG   foundation   hosted   its   inaugural
             LIVESTRONG Day at the Travis County Expo and Heritage Center
             with a six-mile fun ride and additional routes of 25, 40, 70, and 100
             miles through eastern Travis County. The Ride for the Roses event,
             established in 1997 as a fundraiser for cancer research and support for
             cancer   survivors,   raised   $6,000,000   and   distributed   18   million
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