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OTHER RIDES Charity Invitationals			Charity Rides, 2008 Introduction NOTES: Mileage is available on the following Charity rides. If the ride is not listed here, no mileage credit will be given. If you'd like to see a "New England-based, non-profit" ride listed here, just send ride details to Charity Ride Coordinator. To receive Club mileage for any of these rides, all ride sign-up sheets for GSW road and off-road rides are to be completed by the ride leader and sent to the Club Mileage Coordinator within a week of the ride. For rides allowing GSW mileage credit but without a ride leader or ride sign-up sheet available, the GSW member desiring mileage credit must notify the Club Mileage Coordinator within a week of the ride. Reference should be made to the particular Pedal Talk issue and page on which the ride is listed. NOTE 1: Riders interested in the numerous ADA Tour de Cure rides in New England and throughout the US can find a complete listing of 2008 events HERE NOTE 2: Riders interested in the numerous MS Bike Tours in New England and throughout the US can find a complete listing of 2008 events HERE May: 3 Saturday, MS Ride the Vineyard – – benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society. Three routes of 25, 50 or 100K. Departs from Martha’s Vineyard High School. Reg. Fee $35 and minimum pledge is $250 before May 3 rd. FMI & online registration: http://www.MSnewengland.org or call (800) 493-9255. 4 Sunday, ADA Tour De Cure- Portsmouth, NH – 25, 50, 75 or 100 mile rides in the Seacoast area departing from Portsmouth Middle School. Reg. $15, min pledge $150. FMI: 1-888-DIABETES, or Click HERE 10 Saturday, Jonathan Gilmour Memorial Scholarship Fund Ride, Hollis NH , Registration $15, suggested pledge $100 10/25/50 mile rides, FMI 617-989-3760 or http://www.jonathangilmourfund.org 17 Saturday, Bike Ride and Family Day benefiting Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD). 10 and 40 mile options, $35 min donation. FMI: http://www.scrawaterskiclub.org/bike_event.asp 17-18 Saturday-Sunday, Clean Air Challenge Seacoast Bike Tour benefits Breathe New Hampshire. One or two day options from Portsmouth, NH to Ogunquit, ME. Registration fees are $35 with minimum pledges of $225 for the one day ride, and $325 for the two-day ride. FMI: (800) 835-8647 x120 or http://www.breathenh.org Note: Free registration for GSW members! Must call above 800 # for details. 17 Saturday, 8 th Annual Volvo Hyannis Port Challenge benefiting Best Buddies International. 20 and 100 mile ride options. Ride from the JFK Library in Boston to the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, Cape Cod. For ’08, legendary rock group The B-52s will perform. Reg fee $50 and min pledge is $1450. FMI: http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=234482 18 Sunday, 14 th Annual Positive Spin for ALS, benefit ride for ALS patients, caregivers and researchers.10, 25 or 50 miles. Wayland, MA, Reg. fee $60. FMI: http://www.positivespinforals.org or Rich Lombardo at (781) 326-8884 or rich.lombardo@als-ma.org June: 1 Sunday, Woman’s Ride for Heart Health, 5, 10 and 25 mile ride options, Freeport, ME. FMI: (207) 623-4511 or Click HERE 7 Saturday, 8 th Annual Champ Ride benefiting Vermont CARES HIV/AIDS service organization. 10, 25, 50, 70 and 100 mile options. Departs from Kingsland State Park in Ferrisburg, VT. $35 registration with $100 min pledge. FMI: http://www.vtcares.org/fundraising/champ.htm 8 Sunday, Exeter Lions Club 17 th Annual Bike Tour, benefits diabetes awareness other community needs. 10, 25 or 50 mile routes, $20 registration, $30 min pledge. Departs from Stratham Hill park, Stratham, NH. FMI: Bill DaGiau, (603) 418-0740 or shrkbite86@comcast.net 13-15 Friday-Sunday, 24 th ALAM’s Trek Across Maine, benefits American Lung association of Maine. 3 day 180 miles tour of scenic Maine. FMI: Click HERE 20-22 Friday-Sunday, 21 st Annual Trans-NH Bike Ride, Concord NH , benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3 and 2-day ride options, minimum pledge required. FMI: http://www.transnhbikeride.org 28-29 Saturday and Sunday, MS Cape Cod Getaway. Getaway -- benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society. Boston to Provincetown. Two days, with route options of 75 & 100 miles on Saturday, 75 miles on Sunday. $55 registration and $500 min. donation. Departs from Marina Bay, Quincy, MA. Take a party boat back to Boston on Sunday. FMI & online registration: http://www.MSnewengland.org or call (800) 493-9255. July: 11 & 12 Friday and Saturday, The Prouty Ultimate , 200 miles in 2 days. 1st day is Manchester to Hanover, riders stay at Dartmouth College that night. 2nd day is the Prouty Century. Transp. Provided from Hanover to Manchester on Thurs. and Saturday. Minimum pledge of $2,500 to benefit the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. FMI: http://www.theproutyultimate.org. 12 Saturday, the Granite State Quest - A Ride to Conquer Cancer, benefits pediatric cancer research and patient care at Mass. General Hospital. Departs from the Timberland Company, Stratham, NH. Southern NH routes of 50 or 100 miles. Riders limited to first 100 by May 1 st. $125 registration fee, $500/1,000 min fundraising for 50/100 mile routes. FMI, http://www.granitestatequest.org 12-13 (150 miles) Saturday and Sunday or 12-18 (550 miles) Saturday – Friday, ADA New England Classic 150 and 550 Tour de Cure for diabetes, CHOMERICS / Parker Hannifan, 77 Dragon Ct, Woburn, MA. Two or seven day rides on back roads in Eastern Mass and NH to the seacoast and return. Reg. fee $35 and min pledge of $500 for The 150 and $1,800 for The 550. FMI: 1-(888) DIABETES,Click HERE 18-20 Friday-Sunday, ALS Tri State Trek, to cure ALS. 3 day, 270 mile ride from Boston to New York. Reg. fee $135 and min pledge of $1800. FMI: (617) 441-7200 or http://www.tristatetrek.com 19-20 Saturday and Sunday, Seacoast Safari for Cystic Fibrosis, 150 mile from Newburyport, MA to Biddeford, Maine or 60 mile from York, Maine to Biddeford, Maine. Departs from Newbury Elementary School, Newbury, MA. Registration fee and min pledge. FMI: 1-(800) 757-0203 or http://www.seacoastsafari.org. 26 Saturday, Memory Ride 2007 for Alzheimer’s 25, 62 or 100 miles, Devens, MA. $50 registration fee plus $300/$750/$1,000 pledge for 25/62/100 mile routes. FMI: http://www.memoryride.org 27 Sunday, Emmaus House Cycle for Shelter – Northern Essex Community College Sport & Fitness Center , Elliot Way, Haverhill, MA. 26 ,62, or 100 mile ride options. $25 registration fee and $125 min pledge. Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA. FMI: http://www.emmausinc.org/cycle.htm August: 2-3 Saturday and Sunday, Pan Mass Challenge, benefits Dana Farber Cancer Institute. One of the most successful rides of its kind. Limited enrollment, multiple one and two-day ride options (some sold out). $1,300-$4,000 min pledge depending upon route. FMI: http://www.pmc.org 9 Saturday, Manchester Bike Ride -- benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society. 25, 50 or 100k options.Departs from Arms Park, Manchester, NH. $35 registration, $250 min donation. FMI & online registration: http://www.MSnewengland.org or call (800) 493-9255. 24 Sunday – Stow Bike for the Woods to benefit the Stow Conservation Trust. Center School in Stow MA; up to 62 miles; $10 reg. FMI: Ken Levine at k.a.levine@verizon.net or http://www.stowconservationtrust.org/ September: 5-7 Friday-Sunday, Three Notch Century, benefits Northeast Passage, an affiliate of Disabled Sports USA. One, two or three day route options, each with min fundraising requirements. FMI: http://www.threenotchcentury.org 14 Sunday, Ride to Read, benefiting Adult Learning Center of Nashua, NH. Various routes, rain or shine. Prize incentives for those raising over $500.00. FMI: Donna Rosenstock, (603) 882-9080 x211, http://www.adultlearningcenter.org. 20 Saturday, Harbor To the Bay Bike Ride, benefiting HIV/AIDS aid organizations, Boston to Provincetown, 68 or 125 miles. FMI: http://www.harbortothebay.org 20 Saturday, Loon Echo Hike n' Bike Trek – Loon Echo Land Trust fundraiser for land conservation, Bridgton, Maine. 25, 50, century or 6-mile hike. Century goes through NH and White Mountain National Forest. FMI: http://loonecholandtrust.org/html/hike_n__bike_trek.html 21 Sunday, 3 rd Annual D.W. Field Triathlon, Brockton, MA, benefits Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. Registration + donation required. FMI: http://www.dwftriathlon.org/WebSite/Main.htm?1171733929864 27 Saturday, Bike and Hire the Berkshires -- benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Three distinct rides of 25, 50, or 100 miles on the same day in the same location (Pittsfield, Mass) in the Berkshire Mountains. Departs from Bousquet Ski Resort. $35 registration and $250 min donation. FMI & online registration: http://www.MSnewengland.org or call (800) 493-9255. Charity Ride leader 2008: Forward information to the Charity and Invitational Rides Coordinator Michael Block at michael.block@emisstar.com Charity and Invitationals Coordinator
OTHER RIDES Charity Invitationals

Charity Rides, 2008

Introduction