Long after the 3,600 athletes and fans from the USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships have packed up their bikes and gone home, local residents and tourists will enjoy the gifts they left behind, including groomed Nordic ski trails, a new community park, and even arts education for kids.

Visit Bend Brings National Events To Bend – And With Them, Big Dollars For Local Non-profits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 15, 2010

Contact: Tawna Fenske, Visit Bend, 541-382-8048, tawna@visitbend.com

Kevney Dugan, Visit Bend, 541-382-8048, kevney@visitbend.com

Visit Bend brings national events to Bend – and with them,

big dollars for local non-profits

(BEND, Ore.)—Long after the 3,600 athletes and fans from the USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships have packed up their bikes and gone home, local residents and tourists will enjoy the gifts they left behind, including groomed Nordic ski trails, a new community park, and even arts education for kids.

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