'it's time to give back' top pick awarded to pattison's academy!

Congratulations to Pattison’s Academy for receiving the most votes in our ‘It’s Time to Give Back’ Charity contest!  We received more than 5200 votes from Astana Cycling Team fans and with 23% of the vote, Pattison’s Academy has earned the honor of selecting their item first from our list of signed team prizes. 

All 15 charities are winners of course and each will have a turn at picking their prize from our treasure chest of team swag.  We’ll start sending out the notifications this week-end and each person will have two business days to select their prize or be moved to the bottom of the list.  We’re anxious to send the items to the chosen charities so if you’re a winner be sure to respond to us right away and we’ll get things moving.

Thanks to all of you who submitted wonderful charities for consideration and especially to the fans who voted.  It’s our hope that these special items will raise lots of money for these worthy charities.  In the upcoming weeks as the world celebrates various holidays, please don’t forget to be thankful for what you have and take time to help those in need whenever you can.

Order of winners:

PATTISON’S ACADEMY – submitted by Jimmy Lamb

HARING CENTER – submitted by Jennifer Fung

24 HOURS FOR HANK – submitted by Tricia Sturgia

ONCOLOGY CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION – submitted by Chris Wessels

THE BRAIN ANEURYSM FOUNDATION – submitted by Michael Feyko

TEAM NOMAD – submitted by Syd Wall

RIDE TO RECOVERY – submitted by Marc Cattapan

CHRISTOPHER’S SMILE – submitted by Marty McCrossan

FLYING HORSE FARMS – submitted Lauren Lichtenauer

HOLIDAY HELMET PROGRAM – submitted by Lonnie Tucker

PC POUND PUPPIES – submitted by Amber Hoover

KASUPE – submitted by Sally Chilakalaka

LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, TEAM IN TRAINING– submitted by James Terrell

QUIETLY HELPING – submitted by Daniel Berlinger

PROJECT PATCH – submitted by Chuck Hagele

List of Prizes:

Two Levi Leipheimer signed posters (rider card style)

Two Levi Leipheimer signed Tour of California poster (artist)

Levi Leipheimer signed 2008 Vuelta a Espana leader's jersey (remember Levi wore the leader's jersey for a few stages in 2008!)

2009 Team signed Team Astana white polo shirt (YES, by the ENTIRE team)

Alberto Contador signed 2008 Giro d’Italia leader's jersey (CHAMPION!)

Alberto Contador signed 2008 Vuelta a Espana leader's jersey (CHAMPION!)

Two 2009 Tour de France Team Astana signed water bottles (CHAMPIONS!)

2009 Tour de France Team Astana signed cycling cap (CHAMPIONS!)

2008 Johan Bruyneel-Levi Leipheimer-Alberto Contador signed 8.5x11 pictures

2009 Tour of Missouri Team Astana signed cycling cap Levi Leipheimer

2008 Tour of California leader's jersey (3X CHAMPION!)

2008 Media Guide signed by Vuelta team (INCLUDING CHAMPION ALBERTO CONTADOR!)