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OTHER RIDES Charity Invitationals			Charity Rides, 2010 Introduction NOTES : Mileage is available on the below listed Charity rides. If the ride is not listed here, no mileage credit can be given. If you'd like to see a ride listed here, just send ride details to the Charity Ride Coordinator, Michael Block, michael.block@emisstar.com. To receive Club mileage, all ride sign-up sheets are to be completed by the ride leader and sent to the Club Mileage coordinator, Hetty Andrews, within one week of the ride. For rides allowing GSW mileage credit but without a ride leader or ride sign-up sheet, the GSW member desiring mileage credit must notify Hetty Andrews, HettyAndrews44@comcast.net within one week of the ride. Reference should be made to the particular Pedal Talk and page # that listed the ride or event. Due to production and mailing costs, ride listings are limited to basic info. only. For More Information (or FMI), just contact the sponsors or organizers of the ride(s). Mountain Biking Rides are listed in italics. 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 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 events HERE MARCH / APRIL No charity rides scheduled. MAY 2 Sunday, Cycle the Seacoast, The ride will be May 2, 2010. It will start and end at Portsmouth Middle School in Portsmouth NH. There will be a 25, 50 and 100 mile option that will all start and end at the same location. There will be a $35 dollar registration fee and a $250 minimum fund raising requirement. Multiple rest stops, SAG, and a safety patrol will all be there. For more information, when it becomes available go to www.biketreknewengland.org and choose Cycle the Seacoast. This will be the inaugural riding of this event so here is your chance to be the very first! 8 Saturday, Jonathan Gilmour Memorial Scholarship Fund Bike Ride, benefits Zoo New England.Details in the next issue:FMI: (617) 989-2960 or http://www.zoonewengland.org/Page.aspx?pid=533 9 Sunday, Lund Family Center's Mother's Day Ride, benefits Lund Family Center’s services to children and families. No entry fee, suggested $200 min pledge. South Burlington, VT. FMI: HERE 15-16 Saturday-Sunday, 2010 Seacoast Bike Tour benefits Breathe New Hampshire in NH. Portsmouth, NH to Ogunquit, ME. Registration fee and minimum fundraising requirement. FMI:http://www.breathenh.org/Page.aspx?pid=671 June 5 Saturday, 11 th Annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge benefiting Best Buddies International. 20, 50 and 100 mile ride options. Ride from the JFK Library in Boston to the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, Cape Cod. For ’10, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is once again the honorary Chair with the run/walk also once again headed by Olympian Carl Lewis. Rock group The Bangles will perform. Varied reg. fee and min pledge options. FMI: http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=315747 6 Sunday June - Rain or Shine, Ride to Read Cycle Event ....and Walk Adult Learning Center Course: 100, 50, 25 and 5 mile course (3 mile walk too) web site/event information/fees: www.adultlearningcenter.org Donna Rosenstock Development Coordinator 603-882-9080 x211 18-20 Friday-Sunday, 26th Anniversary Trek Across Maine – Newry to Belfast, ME, three day ride benefits the American Lung Association of Maine. Reg. fee of $50 (non-refundable) with $500 minimum pledge. FMI: (207) 624-0302, or HERE 26-27 Saturday and Sunday, Cross State Trek, benefits ALA of MA. Williamstown to Glouster. Registration fee and minimum fundraising requirement. FMI:http://www.mrsnv.com/evt/home.jsp?id=2897 26 Saturday, Tour de Book, Benefits the Windham County Reads Bookmobile. 13, 32 & 60 mile options in the West River and Connecticut River Valleys. All rides start and end in Brattleboro, VT. Registration fee. FMI: http://windhamcountyreads.org/tourdebook.asp 25-27 Friday-Sunday, 22nd Annual TRANS-NH BIKE RIDE , benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Hampshire. One, two or three day options. Pledge requirements and ride starting locations differ for one, two and three day rides. FMI:http://transnhbikeride.org/# July 10 Saturday, The Granite State Quest, benefits pediatric cancer research at Massachusetts General Hospital. 50 and 100 mile options. Rides start and end at The Timberland Company, Stratham, NH. Registration fee and minimum pledge required. FMI: http://www.granitestatequest.org/ 9-10 Friday-Saturday, The Prouty Ultimate Back-to-Back Century Rides benefits Cancer Research at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Hanover, NH. Two-day ride through New Hampshire countryside. Minimum pledge required. FMI: (800) 226-8744 or http://theprouty.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=320368 10-11 Saturday and Sunday; 10-16 Saturday-Friday, Touer de Cure, benefits the American Diabetes Association (ADA). 150 and 550 miole rides, reach with specifc registration and pledge requirements. FMI: HERE 23-25 Friday-Sunday, ALS Tri State Trek, to cure ALS. 3 day, 270 mile ride from Boston to New York. Registration fee and minimum pledge required. FMI: http://www.tristatetrek.com/index.php 24 Saturday, 8 th Annual Maine Lobster Ride & Roll , benefits Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Rockland, ME. Four routes from 16-100 miles. Registration fee and minimum pledge required. FMI, (207) 623-4511 or http://www.bikemaine.org/events/lobster-ride 24 Saturday Memory Ride, benefits Alzheimer’s Association. Devens, MA. Registration fee and minimum pledge required. FMI: http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=332880 25 Sunday, Emmaus House Cycle for Shelter, benefits Emmaus House. 20, 50, 62 or 100 mile options. Starts at Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA. Registration fee and minimum pledge required. FMI: http://www.emmausinc.org/cycle.htm August 7-8 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). Varying registration fee minimum pledge required. FMI: http://www.pmc.org 21 Saturday, NH Seacoast Escape, benefits the Central New England Chapter of MS. Stratham, NH. The August ride features the beauty of New Hampshire's scenic, less-traveled roads, and quaint seaside villages from the comfort and quiet of your bicycle. Route options include 40K or 100K. This event has a family atmosphere and features a post-ride barbeque . www.msnewengland.org to register or for more information. FMI: HERE September 10-12 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/ 19 Sunday, 3rd Annual D.W. Field Triathlon, Brockton , MA, benefits Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. Registration + donation required. FMI: http://www.dwftriathlon.org/WebSite/Main.htm?1171733929864 25 Saturday, Bike and Hike the Berkshires, Benefits the National MS Society. 25 , 50 or 100 mile route options. $35 registration, $250 min pledge. FMI: HERE October 1-3 Friday-Sunday, Escape To The Cape, benefits ALA of MA. Plymouth to Provincetown. Registration fee and minimum fundraising requirement. FMI: http://www.mrsnv.com/evt/home.jsp?id=2861 Charity Rides Coordinator: It's not too early to send in your event information for 2010! Forward information to the GSW Charity and Invitational Rides Coordinator Michael Block at michael.block@emisstar.com Charity and Invitationals Coordinator
OTHER RIDES Charity Invitationals

Charity Rides, 2010

Introduction