BIKE-A-THON SUCCESS!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the 23rd Annual Bike-A-Thon on Sunday June 20th, 2010!!


Thanks to your efforts, the 23rd Annual Bike-A-Thon and 3rd Annual Green Roots Festival were a HUGE SUCCESS!!! We had a record number of riders, exceeded our fundraising goal, and had a blast at the Green Roots Festival.

This year’s Bike-A-Thon had 458 registered riders and raised over $125,000 to support the work of Bikes Not Bombs! All of you riders, sponsors, and volunteers should be so proud of how your hard work has paid off. and if you raised money but then couldn't make the raindate of June 20th, you are also part of this success - thank you! This is BNB’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and we could not be more appreciative of everyone’s efforts to recruit riders, gather sponsorships, and spread the word about Bikes Not Bombs.

PHOTOS

Wayne Chinnock: these photos are also for sale online, and 50% of sales will be donated to Bikes Not Bombs.
Silke Hase: returning as an amazing volunteer photographer, Silke shares these photos.
Jasmine Laietmark: to be viewable soon on Flickr. Eduardo Gutierrez: to be viewable soon on Flickr.

Get in touch: Let us know if you're interested in more photos, or any comments about the event! - arik(at)bikesnotbombs.org

TOP FUNDRAISERS

We had several amazing riders who took the challenge to the next level and made it into the winner’s circle. The top fundraiser receives a bike from the BNB Bike Shop, and the 2nd to 5th place fundraisers receive a gift certificate for a 90-minute massage from Taproot Healing. Everyone in the top 10 deserves a special thank you!

Jon McCurdy
$4,930 raised makes Jon our top fundraiser for 5 years in a row! Jon’s passion for BNB and fundraising efforts are truly inspiring! Jon will get to pick out the refurbished bike of his choice from the award-winning BNB Bike Shop.










Richard Giordano

$2,644 raised! Richard has been a friend and supporter of BNB ever since helping organize a benefit Concert For Nicaraguan Development in 1989. He rode the 65-miler, and we could not be more grateful for his enthusiasm and ongoing support.







Maggie Cohn
$2,222 raised! Maggie is also an amazing long-time supporter. Maggie is a former board member, and continues to give her time and talent to help advance BNB’s work.


Alex Lewin
$2,205 raised! Alex's passion for biking and commitment to BNB’s work bring him back to the Bike-A-Thon year after year!




Amy Finnegan
$2,054 raised! Amy returned from Uganda less than a month ago with Mike Westerhaus, and is already using this experience to raise money and awareness about the importance of bicycles in sustainable international development. Great work!

Jim Campen
$2,020 raised! Jim wasn’t able to join us on the 20th, but he completed the 65-mile ride on his own beforehand and provided a lot of great feedback that helped us perfect the route. For many years, Jim has been a tremendous ambassador of BNB’s work.


David Wean
$1,915 raised! David has always been a wonderful BNB supporter, is a longtime Bike-A-Thon rider, and also rides with the Charles River Wheelmen. Thanks David!

Kate Mills
$1,755 raised! Kate typically helps us out as a support mechanic for the Bike-A-Thon, but this year she rode and fundraised for the first time – with amazing results!


Alex Sugerman-Brozan
$1,710 raised! Alex is another long-time friend and supporter of Bike Not Bombs. He and the whole Sugerman-Brozan family deserve a big thank you for their efforts!






Chuck Collins
$1,420 raised! Rounding out the top ten is Chuck and the Hampstead Hubs crew. Chuck is another great friend of BNB, and we hugely appreciate his year-round support!

TOP YOUTH FUNDRAISERS

Ben Goodman
$2,075 raised! Ben is a Youth Instructor at BNB, teaching bike mechanics and safe riding to Earn-A-Bikers and Girls In Action participants. Ben was not only the top youth fundraiser, he was also right up there with the top overall fundraisers. He won a Patagonia jacket and backpack, $25 to the BNB bike shop and a cool bike kit. This is Ben’s second year as the top youth fundraiser. Yay, Ben!

Ben Landsberg
$310 raised! Ben won $25 to the BNB Bike Ship, a cool bike kit, and his choice from our remaining raffle prizes.

Theo Fox
$265. Theo was not only an all-star fundraiser – at 6 years old, he was also the youngest person to ride his own bike on Sunday! He won $25 to the BNB Bike Shop, a cool bike kit, and 4 passes to the Franklin Park Zoo!

TOP TEAMS

This year we had over 65 teams! The hand-made tee shirts and energy were great from everyone. Team prizes went to:

Team Tandem Awesome for their AWESOME costumes and team spirit! They each won a bar of pedal-powered soap from Just Soap. Some close runners-up were Team Pepe, Team Hella Awesome, and Team Cyclops.

Team Workmen’s Circle for having the largest team – an impressive 29 members! Each member won a bike map from Rubel Bike Maps.


And the team that raised the most money was The $50,000 Team, raising a whopping $13,928!! This team consisted of Konstantin Bakhurin, Matthew DeMarrais, Carl Lowenberg, Scott Thomson, Alex Lewin, Bob Dizon, Alan Shapiro, Jeremy Duffield, Chris Dippel, Sherry Eskin, David Wilcox, Pete Stidman, Charlotte Burger, Jon McCurdy, Boe Shulman and John Lincecum. Great work everyone! This team won $250 in gift cards to help them celebrate at The Other Side Café on Newbury Street. Enjoy!

SPONSORS

The Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival simply would not have been possible without support from our sponsors and community partners. A HUGE thanks is certainly in order! See all the Sponsor logos lower on the page and click the links!

XTRACYCLE & NORDIC CAB RAFFLE

The raffle to benefit Bikes Not Bombs was a big hit, raising over $1,000! Thank you to everyone who bought tickets. Our grand prize winners were:

Ashley Leary: Ashley is a BNB Youth Instructor. She won the Nordic Cab and is going to use it to enhance her baby-sitting business!




Alex Sugerman-Brozan: Alex won the Xtracycle, and will be the envy of everyone in town when he rides around on his new cargo bike!

IT TAKES VOLUNTEERS!

With such a small staff, BNB could not have pulled off the Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival without the support of dozens of volunteers, both on June 20 and leading up to the big day. Again, too many people to thank here, but special shout outs to our check-in volunteers, photographers, face painters, volunteer yoga instructors, medal-makers, nurses, rider food servers, mini-bike race organizers, route markers, route leads and sweeps, rest stop volunteers, HAM radio operators and following vehicles.

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT

Thanks to Teresa Roberts, Ray Martin, Karen Maldonado, Shosh Ruskin, Tara Tumulty, and Mary Jepson for volunteering their time and skills!

SPECIAL THANKS

Scott Minkin, for rider safety and logistics
Lee Archung, for route planning and marking, with a team of more folks, you know who you are!
Steve Bosco, for endless support
Dan Day, Cassandra Martinez, and Sam Herr, for coordinating exhibitors and food vendors
Carlos Matos, for social issues display boards
Blair St. Onge, Marie Smith, Suzanne Christie, facepainting!


Boston Amateur Radio Club, for route communications
Normandia Studio, for print design and illustration by Paul
Metro Pedal Power, for cycle cargo hauling
The Food Project, for hosting a rest stop
The Peace Abbey, for hosting a rest stop
Spontaneous Celebrations (and Maaak and Harvest Pelletier) - for the Junk Percussion Dragon, cardboard slides, and advice
Department of Conservation and Recreation - for maintaining green spaces and working with this event to use them well.

... and too many more ... you know who you are, THANK YOU!