That’s no typo?

If asked, most people would consider pedaling to be an act of riding a bicycle or of selling goods. In such regard, Danny Leonard is doing both!

Beginning on Sunday, April 2, Danny Leonard, along with two other riders, will begin a cross-country bicycle ride from Santa Monica, California to Charleston, South Carolina. The purpose of the ride is two-fold: 1) to promote an awareness of the need for early cancer screening, detection, and treatment; and, 2) to sell people on the benefits of timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Danny is a two-time survivor of bouts with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It is from his experience of being diagnosed and to honor the memory of his brother-in-law, Phillip Stockdale, who died from prostate cancer in 1997, that Danny is setting out on this mission. He will be accompanied by Roman Hammes, his nephew, and by Charles Fox, a best friend. Floyd Johnston (uncle) and Sean Leonard (son) will follow in a RV as a support vehicle for the riders and gear.

Danny moved to Charleston, SC at the age of 5. He has taught music in public, private and college levels in Charleston and in the Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas areas for nearly forty years. During most of those years, he taught in Charleston with his father, Patrick J. Leonard, and then owned and operated Leonard’s School of Music in Charleston and Charleston Music Center. In the mid 1980’s, Danny moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he was CEO and Artistic Director of The Leonard Music Institute of Texas, Inc. He taught in Texas for 14 years before returning to Charleston.

" Danny’s Ride", as the trip is being called, will consist of the cyclists riding every morning and speaking at prearranged engagement sites in the afternoons or evenings. The trip is expected to take 57 days. The riders are scheduled to arrive in Charleston, SC on Saturday, May 27. From there, the riders will be joined by other bikers and supporters to continue the ride, which is to end at Folly Beach.

A longer story about Mr. Leonard can be reviewed by clicking on the .pdf file below.

Danny Leonard