http://www.shoshonenewspress.com/news/article_a10ce540-9db1-11e0-b42f-001cc4c03286.html Go Fuller Center bicycle riders! Go Fuller Center bicycle riders!
Andie Tessler Shoshone News Press |
Bright sun glinted from helmets, handlebars and spinning spokes as 145 riders lined up Tuesday evening to hit the trail for the 14th annual Ride the Wall in Enaville.
"It is a ride - it is not a race," exclaimed Joe Peak, owner of the Enaville Resort, also known as The Snake Pit.
"I hope you brought some cameras. There are some amazing vistas up at the top of the trail. Take the time. Take the time," he told the circling cyclists.
The 13-mile ride to benefit the Fuller Center for Housing and the Rose Lake Quick Response Unit took cyclists along Wall Ridge, and Peak carefully instructed the crowd on safety and the hazards of the trail, including sharp turns, new gravel and which paths to take, before they set out.
"We did have two ladies get a little ... well they got a lot lost, really," Peak said with a laugh. "I guess they didn't listen."
Aside from the wayward riders, everyone had a safe trip down the trail and made it back in time for some barbecue.
"We didn't give out one BandAid," said Peak. "QRU didn't have to go rescue anybody. The weather was so nice I think people took their time and really just made it a vacation."
The riders took off in groups, with the slower and less experienced riders taking off 20 minutes ahead of the pack of more avid cyclists, "so when you guys get back you'll have some food," Peak explained amid a wave of laughter.
The method worked - almost 200 people dug in at the Snake Pit Tuesday night and nobody went hungry.
"We had to dig a bit toward the end but we made out," Peak said.
"We feel very fortunate that Joe and Rosemary (Peak) were able to host again this year," said Judy Blalack, Fundraising Chair for the Fuller Center for Housing. "We were blessed with beautiful weather and had a lot of last-minute registrations at the event. I think we did well this year."
Proceeds from the ride will be split between the Fuller Center and Rose Lake QRU, and the Fuller Center plans to use its half to complete work on a house in Smelterville.
"The bike adventure group did a lot of work on that project, and so have our other volunteers," said Blalack. "There's still a lot left to do, though."
Five percent of the funding the Fuller Center receives from Ride the Wall will go to the Greater Blessings Project, which helps Silver Valley residents in need with minor home repairs.
"We don't have the final tally yet," said Blalack. "But this year went very well."
Help every family have a good place to call home.
4th Annual Ride: June 10 - August 14, 2011
This summer, volunteers from far and wide are riding their bicycles to help families break the cycle of poverty, supporting The Fuller Center for Housing's mission of helping families achieve safe, healthy, energy efficient, and affordable homes. Some are riding hundreds of miles for one of our nine segments, some thousands of miles as they go the whole way, and still others just a few miles in their own communities as virtual riders; all are making the world a better place.
Not that biking 75 miles per day isn't enough, but for these adventurous volunteers it's simply not enough. They visit with church folks. They speak to media. They present to civic clubs. They shamelessly beg for donations. And everyone's favorite: they stop to build or renovate houses for and with some outstanding Fuller Center partner families.
The ride is not a race, it is an invitation - an invitation for every church, business, and individual to get themselves in motion to follow Christ's call to love and serve our neighbor, most especially "the least of these." So come volunteer with us at the 2011 Millard Fuller Legacy Build. Travel and build with us around the world. Donate towards our $500,000 goal. (Please?) Ask your church to partner with us. Bring the Fuller Center to your area.
Or if you'd like, it's not too late to do some riding of your own. Sign up to be a virtual rider, or even to join for one of the segments. And we hope you will "Like" and follow the team on Facebook, or post encouraging comments on our daily blog. This ride won't be a success without you!
Opportunities to Join the 2011 Bike Adventure
Whole Way: Seattle to Washington, D.C. (June 10 - August 14)
Segment 1: Seattle to Kellogg, ID (June 10 - 18 or 19)
Segment 2: Kellogg, ID to West Yellowstone, MT (June 18 - 26)
Segment 3: West Yellowstone, MT to Salt Lake City (June 26 - July 1)
Segment 4: Salt Lake City to Denver (July 1 - 10)
Segment 5: Denver to Hill City, KS (July 9 - 17)
Segment 6: Hill City, KS to Kansas City, MO (July 17 - 24)
Segment 7: Kansas City, MO to Bloomington, IL (July 23 - 31)
Segment 8: Bloomington, IL to Columbus, OH (July 30 - August 6)
Segment 9: Columbus, OH to Washington, D.C. (August 6 - 14)
Or join for a day!
http://www.fullercenter.org/bikeadventure
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