Take action! For every $2 raised, $1 will support the ride and $1 will support the following local, regional and national causes, respectively:
Promoting Bicycling : The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is an organization whose mission is "to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment, and educating children, adults, and motorists about safe bicycling."
Saving a National Treasure : The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) "fights for strong and effective laws and regulations, working cooperatively with government, business and citizens in partnerships to protect and restore the Bay. Legal means to force compliance with existing laws may be also be pursued by the foundation," making them a natural choice to sponsor as increased development and the encroaching 17 million people in its 64,000 square-mile watershed has put this delicate ecosystem dangerously out of balance. While we do hope to raise a substantial amount of money for the CBF, we hope more that our drawing attention to the Bay's environmental decline will greatly increase the awareness by the people of the region of a natural resource and treasure that for so long has been used with little regard to its overall enduring health.
Promoting Bicycling : The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is an organization whose mission is "to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment, and educating children, adults, and motorists about safe bicycling."
Saving a National Treasure : The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) "fights for strong and effective laws and regulations, working cooperatively with government, business and citizens in partnerships to protect and restore the Bay. Legal means to force compliance with existing laws may be also be pursued by the foundation," making them a natural choice to sponsor as increased development and the encroaching 17 million people in its 64,000 square-mile watershed has put this delicate ecosystem dangerously out of balance. While we do hope to raise a substantial amount of money for the CBF, we hope more that our drawing attention to the Bay's environmental decline will greatly increase the awareness by the people of the region of a natural resource and treasure that for so long has been used with little regard to its overall enduring health.
Supporting Wounded Troops : The Face of America Bike Ride's mission is to reach out to, and actively include, service members who have been severely injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by teaming up for a two-day 110 mile bike ride from Gettysburg, PA to Washington, DC. We hope to raise enough in contributions for Bike-EU to make it possible to support the costs of a wounded service member's close friend or family member to share a participatory role in the charitable event.
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