GIVE A LITTLE, CHANGE A LOT

 

Many clubs and shops are strong supporters of Adventure Cycling Association. In addition to being members, many take an extra step to support the mission of Adventure Cycling – they make a donation. As a nonprofit 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowable by tax laws.  We wanted to take a few lines to recognize these great contributions from the last quarter. 

 

Here are the member clubs and shops that made a contribution of $50 or more to Adventure Cycling Association between December 1, 2007 and February 29, 2008:

 

$50 – Danville Bike and Fitness, Danville, KY

$50 – Preston Bicycle Repair, Preston, WA

$50 – Bike World, West Des Moines, IA

$75 – East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Oakland, CA

$100 – Bicycle Generation, Inc, Deerfield Beach, FL

$250 – The Spoke Shop, Billings, MT

$425 – Colorado HeartCycle, Denver, CO

 

These donations help to fund many of our projects that help inspire people to travel by bicycle, including:

·         Pedal Pioneers: A Guide to Bicycle Travel with Kids, a first-of-its-kind, in-depth guide on how to organize youth bicycle trips.

·         Routes and mapping: Help keep our routes updated to ensure cyclists have the most up-to-date information available. In the past year, we created new routes like the Allegheny Mountains Loop (in Virginia and West Virginia); the Adirondack Park Loop in upstate New York, and the first spur on the UGRR route – a 152-mile route from Pittsburgh to Erie, PA.  In addition, we created our first-ever day-trip map, highlighting a portion of the UGRR route around historic Ripley, Ohio.

·         New Routes:  With financial help from members like you, we’ll complete the Washington Parks, an amazing 2-map set that will travel through some of Washington State’s most scenic areas including the Cascades, the Olympic Peninsula and the San Juan Islands. In 2008, we’ll begin research on an epic route that will follow the Pacific Crest. We’ll also celebrate the 10^th anniversary of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, the longest dirt route in the world!

 

Thank you for your support!

THE GANG’S ALL HERE!

 

Heading out on a solo bike tour can be a time for contemplation, self-reliance and peaceful soul-searching.  And sometimes that is just what you need, but maybe you want to meet new people, share some great times with good friends and eat good food that you don’t have to make for yourself.  That’s where a guided tour can be just what the doctor ordered.  Instead of signing up on your own, why not grab 3 or 4 of your club riding buddies and sign up together for added fun?  You will get to see new places, meet new people, but you bring your favorite road partners along with you.  And, you might even be able to carpool to the start of the tour and share supplies along the way to cut down on costs and weight in your packs.  Many of our Adventure Cycling tours (www.adventurecycling.org/tours) are starting to fill up, so sign-up today to get your spots and take a new club adventure this summer!