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GET INVOLVED IN THE HABITAT 500 BIKE RIDE Do you enjoy biking? Are you looking for a small, family-friendly bike ride fundraiser to participate in? Consider the Habitat 500! Now in its 16th year, the Habitat 500 is a bicycle ride (not a race) that covers 500 miles over the course of 7 days (an average of 71 miles per day). Each rider raises funds from family, friends, businesses, and church groups and designates the Habitat for Humanity affiliates they wish to support (both locally and around the world). We limit participation to 130 riders. Each rider is required to raise a minimum of $850, but the average amount raised is nearly $2,800 per rider. Each year is a new route; we tour around the midwest (mostly Minnesota) visiting Habitat affiliates, Habitat worksites, and Habitat homeowners along the way (in addition to roadside attractions). Habitat affiliates serve as our local hosts for overnight stays. The 2008 ride will start and end in Monticello with overnight stops in Hutchinson, New London, Little Falls, Onamia (two nights) and Foley. A key component of the ride is to raise awareness about the need for decent, safe, affordable housing. In this regard, we are in contact with all forms of media to generate coverage, and we find the ride is a very attractive story for newspapers, radio, tv, cable, etc. -- we bring a lot of excitement wherever we go. To get a taste of this excitement, see all the details at the Habitat 500 web site. |
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Office: 2401 Lowry Ave. NE #210,
Minneapolis, MN 55418 |
