During our first cross-country ride documentary filmmaker Zachary Herrmann followed the Illini 4000 Bike America team as it made it’s way across the United States. His film, entitled “What People Do” dramatically showcases what people can do if they set aside their differences to achieve a greater goal: defeating cancer.
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune Dec. 31, 2006' About 25 University of Illinois students will trade their summer break for charity next year, bicycling 4,000 miles from New York City to San Diego to raise money for cancer research. Organizers say members of a new student group called Illini 4,000 will ride 75 to 100 miles a day from the end of May until they roll into Southern California in August. The group, which hopes to raise $100,000, has been meeting throughout the fall to plan the ride and recruit students and sponsors.'
