SECTION 2: OTHER EVENTS & CHARITY RIDES
Gallery Night Providence. 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Start: Regency Plaza, Providence, RI. Guided bicycle tours to view the visual arts of Providence - galleries, museums. Tours are expected to last 2 hours. To be repeated, weather permitting, Jun 17, Jul 15, Aug 19 and Sep 16. See www.gallerynight.info
Sun, August 22 2010 - Ride 'Round Rhody. Wakefield, RI. 25 or 75 mile rides in rolling hills of southern RI to raise $$ for local cancer treatment, Hasbro Children's Hospital and Miriam Hospital. See www.lifecycleinc.org for more details.
Sat, Sep 4 2010 - Soldier Ride Boston. To benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Minuteman National Historical Park, Concord, MA. Ride from 15 to 30 miles to support our nation's wounded warriors - come to meet, ride with, and honor them. Post ride BBQ. $50 registration (online); $65 day of event. Includes a Soldier Ride t-shirt. See www.soldierride.org
Sat, Sep 11 2010 - Maine Lighthouse Ride. 25, 40, 62 or 100 mile rides to benefit the Eastern Trail Alliance (an organization dedicated to building a 60 mile greenway from Kettery to South Portland, ME. See www.easterntrail.org for more details.
Sun, Sep 19 2010 - 2nd Annual Tour de Newport. Newport, RI. 10, 25, 45 mile rides along the beautiful coastline of Newport to support Newport County Community Mental Health Center. Online registration at www.active.com.
Sun, Sep 19 2010 - Foundation Fifty Five. Start: Onset, MA. 55 mile ride on Cape Cod to raise funds for free helmets for children. To register see www.dmyf.org/id6.html.
Sun, Sep 19 2010 - 7th Annual Devin Laubi Foundation Ride. Start: Westport, MA. 40K and 100K rides in the Westport, Dartmouth area to assist families of children with cancer. See www.mydevin.org/events.html.
Sep 24-26 2010 - Braking the Cycle. 3-day 285-mile, fully supported ride on New England country back roads, from Boston to NYC. To support the HIV/AIDS services of the Center in Greenwich Village. Limited to 150 riders. See www.brakingthecycle.org
Sep 25-26 2010 - 37th annual Tri-State Seacoast Century. Granite State Wheelmen. Based at Hampton Beach State Park, NH. Limited to 1600 riders. See www.granitestatewheelmen.org/SCC/SCC-HomePage.htm
Sun, Sep 26 2010 - 3rd Annual Benjamin T J Mills Family Bike Ride. Berkley, MA. 10 or 25 mile rides on flat terrain through Berkley, Freetown, Assonet, Lakeville. All proceeds to benefit Bejamin's Fund (providing assistance to families whose children are terminally ill). See www.bikereg.com for more details; to learn more about Benjamin's Fund, see www.bentjmills1219.webs.com
Sun, Sep 26 2010 - Bike MS Southern New York. Tarrytown, NY. 20 or 60 mile rides to benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Soc NYC Southern NY. See bikenyn.nationalmssociety.org for more details.
Sat, Oct 2 2010 - 2nd Annual Miles for Megan. Start: Tiverton RI. 12, 25, 62 mile rides around Tiverton and Little Compton. All proceeds benefit the Megan L. Cordeiro Memorial Foundation. Barbecue upon return, and t-shirt. Registration $50. See www.milesformegan.com.
Sat, Oct 2 2010 - Tour de South Shore. McCourt Foundation's 25 mile ride from Wompatuck State Park, Hingham, MA. To benefit Alzheimers and MS research. $45 registration. See www.mccourtfoundation.org/events/1st-bike-event.html.
Sat, Oct
2 2010 - Eurand Cycle
for Life.
12, 30, 65 mile routes to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Start:
Fatime Shrine, Holliston, MA. To register, see
mass-ri.cff.org/cycleforlife
Sat, Oct 2 2010 - Cycle Martha's Vineyard. 50k and 100k routes. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Martha's Vineyard, with proceeds to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Martha's Vineyard. $100 registration includes aid stations and route assistance, t-shirt and post-ride barbecue. See www.cyclemarthasvineyard.org
Sun, Oct 3 2010 - Major Taylor Century. Start: Whitinsville, MA. Details TBA. See www.majortaylorassociation.org.
Thu, Oct
7 2010 - first-ever
New England Bike-Walk Summit.
Downtown Providence, RI. Presented by East Coast Greenway Alliance. Topics:
development/management of multi-jurisdictional trails, economic development
potential of biking and walking, state-level legislation, how to foster
better relations betw agencies and advocates, etc. See newenglandbikewalksummit.org
for more details.
For special events/rides
scheduled by other area bike clubs, check their websites:
* Charles River Wheelmen (MA)
* Seven Hills Wheelmen
(MA)
* Granite State Wheelmen
(NH)
* Nashoba Valley Pedalers
* T-BONE (Tandem Bicyclists of New England)
* Pequot
Cyclists (CT)
* Boston Brevet Series
* North Shore Cyclists
(MA)
* Quinebaug
Valley Velo (CT)
For a list of organizations
that host fundraiser bicycling events, see Links Page.
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