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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? Consider participating in the Habitat 500! Now in its 19th 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 support (locally and around the world). We limit participation to 135 riders. Each rider is required to raise a minimum of $900, but the average amount raised is nearly $2,600 per rider. Each year features 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 2011 ride will start and end in St. Joseph with overnight stops in Osakis, Menahga, Bemidji (two nights), Pine River and Pierz. An important goal 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 an attractive story for newspapers, radio, tv, cable— we create a lot of excitement wherever we go. To get a taste of this excitement,
see all the details at the Habitat 500 web site. Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota |
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