Cycle of Service- State Line to State Line-and Century Ride!
LATEST UPDATE: We have raised $20,581 towards our team goal of $30,000! To sponsor the ride or an individual rider, use the PayPal button!
Cycle of Service State to State Ride May 4-6 2012
Do you love Biking? (or supporting the event)?
Does the problem of poverty frustrate you?
Do you want to make a difference in your community?
What is Cycle of Service? It is an intense but fun 3 day bike ride across the state to raise awareness about poverty housing in Alabama and raise money for home repair in Lee, Macon, and Sumter counties. Is this important? In counties such as Macon and Sumter, over 35% of the population struggles with poverty. What does that mean for someone’s home? It means a leaking roof when it rains, an unsafe floor from dry rot, or maybe the need for a wheel chair ramp. But on a limited or fixed income these problems get bigger and bigger. Cycling with us helps us repair homes for these families and extend the love of Christ to them! You can be a part of the solution to ending the cycle of poverty in Alabama! Come join this fun team and bike with us!
So what will we do? On May 3rd, riders riding across the state will meet in Livingston at the Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge which is where we will launch our ride.
Century Ride Option: You can go over 100 miles on Day 1!
There are 4 different ride options:
Three- Day Rides:
1) State line to State line, including Century Ride
Option A: 115 miles Day 1, 90 miles Day 2 and 45 miles Day 3 Trip Total: 250 miles
Option B: Cuba to State Line (Phenix City)-88 miles Day 1, 90 miles Day 2, 45 miles Day 3 Trip total: 223 miles
Two- Day Rides
Option A: Start in Livingston and end in Tuskegee (May 4 and 5th)- 168 miles
Option B: Start in Selma and end in Phenix City (May 5th and 6th)- 135 miles (you will meet at Church Street UMC in Selma)
One- Day ride
Family Fun Ride: Join in the homestretch and ride from Tuskegee to Phenix City (45 miles) You will meet at Tuskegee UMC parsonage that morning
Virtual Rider: Just fill out the second page of the registration
Option 1: Log in miles around your home, gain pledges, and send in!
Option 2: If you do not ride at all, consider sponsoring a fundraiser on our behalf-a pancake breakfast, bake sale, or car wash-just send in and designate to Cycle of Service!
The registration is simple and easy. Download the form, fill out, and send in with your registration of $50 (or $15 for the virtual rider). There is an information packet with everything you need. And oh, yea-this is a fundraiser! In the packet you will find a sample letter and pledge sheet. Use these however you need to. Our goal is for each of us to raise $1200-roughly $400/day. You can do it and together with God’s help, we will help End the Cycle of Poverty!
To summarize:
State line to State line Livingston/Cuba to Phenix City- 250 miles (Century Ride)
State line to State line Cuba to Phenix City-223 miles
Blackbelt tour is from Livingston to Tuskegee-168 miles or Selma to Phenix City -135 miles
Family Challenge Ride Tuskegee to Phenix City- 45 miles (Sunday, 8:30 AM at Tuskegee UMC Parsonage)
To Contact us: cycle@arm-al.org (334) 501-4276
Also check out the Facebook page for Cycle of Service www.facebook.com/Bikebama