Agenda released for bike giveaway, rides and other event details
August 24, 2006 (Press Release) --
SALT LAKE CITY – August 24, 2006 – Bikes 4 Kids Utah, a non-profit organization, today announced details of its upcoming fundraiser for underprivileged children in the Salt Lake Valley. Bikes 4 Kids Utah will provide new bicycles for 1,000 pre-qualified, underprivileged children from the Boys & Girls Club of Murray, the Guadalupe School, Holy Cross Ministries, the Hispanic Rotary and Rose Park Elementary.
Along with the 1,000 bicycles, the children will also receive helmets, t-shirts and locks through the proceeds accrued from sponsorships, a fundraising dinner with silent auction and bicycle rides, including a ride with Salt Lake City native Dave Zabriskie, the third American ever to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Excess proceeds will go to Guadalupe School, Donated Dental and improving the bike lanes in Murray City.
Bike Presentation
The bicycles will be given away starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 30 with local and political leaders delivering bikes to a new group of kids every half hour. Following the bike giveaway the children will receive bicycle helmets and locks and attend a bike safety fair.
Rides
Concurrent to the bike giveaway, several rides will be held including a family ride (5K), metric half-century (50K), metric century (100K) and Dave Zabriskie ride to help raise funds for the program. Specific details are as follows:
Metric
Zabriskie (50K) Family (5K) Half-Century (50K) Metric Century (100K)
Cost (before Sept. 1) $1,000* $20 ($50 adult) $50 $50
(after Sept. 1) $1,000* $30 $55 $55
Distance (approx. miles) 30 2.5 30 65.8
Start Time (Sept. 30) — 10:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
Estimated Ride Length 1½ hrs. 45 mins. 1½ hrs. 3½ hrs.
* Only 50 available slots
Zabriskie Package
The pre-ride dinner will be held at the Hidden Valley Country Club for the highest bidding donors along with event sponsors, Bikes 4 Kids board members and other guests. A limited number of slots for the pre-ride dinner and auction are available at $100 a plate for those wishing to participate in the dinner, but not the ride. Entertainment will be provided along with featured guest speakers from the cycling industry as well as a silent auction, which includes a $500, Zabriskie autographed CSC jersey. An additional fundraising opportunity for $1,500 includes the pre-ride dinner, the ride the following day with Zabriskie, as well as a Zabriskie autographed CSC jersey.
Zabriskie ride (50K) – Featuring a once in a life-time opportunity for the top 50 donors who contribute $1,000 or more will ride with Tour de France’s yellow jersey winner Dave Zabriskie. Riders will be escorted by Murray police and will be invited to the pre-ride dinner on Friday, September 29.
Family ride (5K) – Also a Murray police escorted ride which begins at Intermountain Health Care on Cottonwood St. in Murray, this ride travels down to 4800 South and returns to its origin.
Along with the 1,000 bicycles, the children will also receive helmets, t-shirts and locks through the proceeds accrued from sponsorships, a fundraising dinner with silent auction and bicycle rides, including a ride with Salt Lake City native Dave Zabriskie, the third American ever to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Excess proceeds will go to Guadalupe School, Donated Dental and improving the bike lanes in Murray City.
Bike Presentation
The bicycles will be given away starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 30 with local and political leaders delivering bikes to a new group of kids every half hour. Following the bike giveaway the children will receive bicycle helmets and locks and attend a bike safety fair.
Rides
Concurrent to the bike giveaway, several rides will be held including a family ride (5K), metric half-century (50K), metric century (100K) and Dave Zabriskie ride to help raise funds for the program. Specific details are as follows:
Metric
Zabriskie (50K) Family (5K) Half-Century (50K) Metric Century (100K)
Cost (before Sept. 1) $1,000* $20 ($50 adult) $50 $50
(after Sept. 1) $1,000* $30 $55 $55
Distance (approx. miles) 30 2.5 30 65.8
Start Time (Sept. 30) — 10:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
Estimated Ride Length 1½ hrs. 45 mins. 1½ hrs. 3½ hrs.
* Only 50 available slots
Zabriskie Package
The pre-ride dinner will be held at the Hidden Valley Country Club for the highest bidding donors along with event sponsors, Bikes 4 Kids board members and other guests. A limited number of slots for the pre-ride dinner and auction are available at $100 a plate for those wishing to participate in the dinner, but not the ride. Entertainment will be provided along with featured guest speakers from the cycling industry as well as a silent auction, which includes a $500, Zabriskie autographed CSC jersey. An additional fundraising opportunity for $1,500 includes the pre-ride dinner, the ride the following day with Zabriskie, as well as a Zabriskie autographed CSC jersey.
Zabriskie ride (50K) – Featuring a once in a life-time opportunity for the top 50 donors who contribute $1,000 or more will ride with Tour de France’s yellow jersey winner Dave Zabriskie. Riders will be escorted by Murray police and will be invited to the pre-ride dinner on Friday, September 29.
Family ride (5K) – Also a Murray police escorted ride which begins at Intermountain Health Care on Cottonwood St. in Murray, this ride travels down to 4800 South and returns to its origin.
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