Take Stock in Children Cycling For Success Century Ride through Marion and Alachua Counties:
This ride is a Cycle-Logic sponsored ride, meaning that all Cycle Logic Members participating will be reimbursed their entry fee of $40. If I can get a firm number and names of those that will definitely be attending, I can register us all at one time.
The ride begins in Ocala the morning of March 10. It is a police escorted ride, usually with 50 to 100 riders participating. Of course, the police escort will be determined by the number of groups once the ride is under way and the size of those groups.
Take Stock in Children:
Founded in 1995 in response to the need for a scholarship program that provided more than just financial assistance to recipients, Take Stock in Children is an award-winning program that provides scholarships, mentors, and hope for a better future to Florida's most deserving children. A public-private partnership, this school-based mentoring organization has positively affected the lives of more than 11,000 children. Scholarships are purchased through the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, which provides matching funds to double the impact of scholarship donations to Take Stock in Children. Take Stock in Children is the only statewide scholarship program in Florida to provide trained, dedicated mentors representing every segment of society who mentor their students weekly from middle school through high school graduation.
Take Stock in Children locally has had 170 students graduate from the program. 90% of these students have gone on to further their education at community colleges and universities. Take Stock in Children is providing a solution to overcoming child poverty, academic failure and youth crime.
Cycle For Success:
Take Stock in Children, Florida's premiere mentoring and scholarship program is looking for cyclists to participate in its fourth annual Scholarship Bike Ride March 10th 2007. Cycling for Success, hosted by the Public Education Foundation of Marion County, Inc. and Santos Trailhead Bike Shop, will begin and end in Ocala. The ride will offer cyclists the option of riding a 25 mile, 50 mile or 100 mile route that will loop through beautiful and scenic back roads of Marion and Alachua Counties.
The registration fee is $40. Each rider is also asked to help raise money to purchase college scholarships for underserved children living in our community. One hundred percent of the funds raised by each cyclist will help purchase scholarships for Take Stock in Children students living in our community.
Local businesses have the opportunity to organize their employees to participate in this event. Ride as a team and promote your organization or ride as individuals. Riders of all ability levels are welcome. Along the route there will be rest areas, SAG wagons and bike guides to support cyclists and keep them rolling! Breakfast and a celebration lunch will be provided.
Find out more about the Take Stock in Children Ride here
6 comments:
March 10th also happens to be my birthday, so this ride is also being held to honor me!
Just kidding, but I will be there with the Orange and Grey blazin'!
(I will be accepting gifts though)
Baldy Locks will be there in pig tails!!!!!!
First of all;
Josh, I'm sorry we had to overwrite your post, but I wanted to give everyone the team lowdown without posting multiple times. You just beat me to the punch.
Second;
V&Me will be there with orange and grey on.
Third;
That is also the weekend of the Squiggy Classic race weekend in Tampa. I think the road race is Sunday (which I am currently planning on doing).
James, no problem on editing my post. Yours was much more informative. When I got back on here I was thinking, I don't remember writing all of this. So thanks for clearing up the confusion. I am in for the 100 miles. Scott I agree with you. I definately think that we should all stay together. This is not a race or a training ride for any of us. We should take this as another opportunity to get to know each other as a team. It'll be alot of fun. I am looking forward to it. I too will be there in Cycle Logic, orange and grey. Oh yeah, Ron, I will be riding my sisters bike.
Josh
Josh, bring your basket and tassles so we all have a place to put our food/ drinks.
Lets not forget about Rachel's gifts, her B-day is on the 7th.
We'll be at the ride...Peace!
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