Local Charity Athletic Events
Race Start at West Palm Beach Race Series
Take the time to check out local charity athletic events near you. My husband and I have participated in many charity bike rides for national non-profit organizations, such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the America Diabetes Association. Although we found a local training team to join for these events, many of the bike rides took place out of state. We have two teenagers, so we’ve had to be a bit selective when deciding which events to participate in each year.
Joining a team for a national charity organization usually comes with a high fundraising minimum. We’ve had to raise between $2,100 and $4,800 each, for all of the LLS Team in Training century bike rides we’ve participated in. That’s a lot of money, especially when we are both participating in the event. We had to raise $6,200, back in 2007, when we did the El Tour de Tucson with Team in Training.
Local Charity Athletic Events
Local charity athletic events are a great way to help support local charity organizations, they have a low fundraising minimum and they don’t require traveling out of state. Although every charity organization encourages it’s participants to raise as much money as possible, anyone that pays the entry fee can participate in the event. Entry fees for the local bike rides I’ve participated in range between $35 and $50. I’ve heard from my running and multisport friends, that the entry fees for participating in marathons and triathlons, are much higher than the entry fees for most bike rides.
Rest Stop During Lauren Katzenstein Ride
Local Charity Bike Rides
Here are a few of the local, charity bike rides that my husband and I have participated in over the past few years.
Pedal for PAL – the proceeds raised from this charity bike ride benefit our local Police Athletic League
Lauren Katzenstein Celebration Ride – this bike ride benefits local Mother’s Against Drunk Driving chapters.
Kids in Distress Inlet Challenge – this ride benefits local Kids in Distress chapters.
Frank Stark Celebration Ride – this charity bike ride, which starts just down the street from my house, helps to promote local bicycle advocacy, along with donating funds to the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
South Broward Wheelers Century Ride -this bike ride, now in it’s 24th season, helps purchase bicycles and helmets for local underprivileged children.
West Palm Beach Race Series – the West Palm Beach Race Series is a local time trial race series that my husband and I participated in during 2008. Proceeds from this race series benefit a local Palm Beach Sheriff Explorers program.
Locating Local Charity Athletic Events
To find local charity bike rides near me, I went to Google and typed in Florida charity bike rides. You could do a similar search to find charity athletic events near you. My husband and I are cycling nuts, but you shouldn’t have any problem finding local running and walking events near you, that benefit various charity organizations. Ask your friends and co-workers, you’ll be surprised at how many of them have participated in charity athletic events.
Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Bike Diva
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