Author: David
We’ve received an offer from an anonymous donor to match any donations received between now and the end of our event on August 15th. This is a great opportunity to increase the amounts of funds we can provide to our beneficiaries; the Emory Vaccine Center and the UCLA AIDS Institute.
$20 becomes $40.
$40 becomes $80.
$250 becomes $500.
$1000 becomes $2000.
Please give generously and let’s make this the largest fundraising year ever!
Hello everyone,
There are only 40 days left until onsite registration in Burlington, VT for the 2014 Charity Treks Burlington to Portland HIV/AIDS Vaccine Bike Trek.
We hope you’ll take the time to read this newsletter full of information about the event, and will consider registering or donating to help support the cause.
We are putting the call out again; if you haven’t registered for the event yet, please do so ASAP. We are fast approaching the final planning stages and knowing the number of humans to plan for makes the tasks that much easier.
Our donations to date are hovering slightly above $9,000. For those of you who have signed up and fundraised, don’t let up. Let your donors know that they can and are making a difference through their donations to you.
If you haven’t registered and won’t be attending, consider a donation to the event. It surely won’t be the same as having you with us, but at least you will have participated in this year’s event and maybe you can be with us next year.
Mark will be using his secret crystal ball and making the crew assignments in the very near future. He will be contacting crew members individually to discuss the assignments and explain how things will work (for those who don’t already know). Please contact him (mark@charitytreks.org) if you have questions or concerns about the assignments.
Any cars that will be used during the event MUST be registered with Mark. Notice the must is bold and all CAPS. It does not matter whether the car belongs to people who registered as crew, or riders who want to donate the use of their vehicles during the event: they MUST be registered (there I go again with bold and all CAPS).
We will be responsible for registered vehicles only. Non-registered vehicles may get left behind. I won’t say much more about this.
We should have our brand-spanking new route completed by the end of the week (assuming 4th of July parties don’t get too out-of-hand). Nonetheless, they will be available very soon. We will either post it to the website; send a link in a newsletter or possibly both. We’re not telling; it’ll be a surprise.
There will be a location for DC-area riders to drop-off their bikes prior to the event to be transported in the gear truck. The drop-off location will be Bert & Elaina’s house in Reston, VA and the fee for this is $75.00 USD. More details to come in the next newsletter.
If you have any food restrictions or issues, please communicate these to Elaina (elaina@charitytreks.org) prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate you, as long as we know in advance.
If you are Princessing (is that really a word ?!), you must get to it quickly. Many of the hotel blocks we have will be released in the coming week, so you might then be left with no alternative but to camp. So if you’re serious about your creature comforts, CHOP CHOP !!
Here once again is the list of hotels for the event.
Host (Burlington, VT)
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center
870 Williston Road
Burlington, VT 05403
802-865-6600
$148.00 per night + 10% tax = $162.80
Camp 1 – Quechee Gorge
Princess: Quality Inn at Quechee Gorge – 802.295.7600
Rate is $89.00 plus Tax (ask for Charity Treks Rate)
Room block releases July 1, 2014
Camp 2 – Camp Woodlawn (Rosanne’s)
Holiday Inn Express (603.286.4550) or Hampton Inn (603.286.3400) in Tilton, NH.
No Special rates
Camp 3 – West Ossipee, NH
Econo Lodge West Ossipee – 603.301.1426
(just renovated, across the street from Yankee Smokehouse)
Rate is $100 plus tax (ask for Charity Treks Rate)
Room block releases June 12, 2014
Camp 4 – Bath YMCA
Hampton Inn Bath, ME – 207.386.1310
No special rates
Host (Portland, ME)
Holiday Inn By the Bay
88 Spring Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-775-2311 or 800-345-5050
$185.00 per night + 8% tax = $199.80
Hello everyone,
Today’s newsletter is short and sweet. There’s only 3 items on it: why haven’t you signed up yet (when you know you want to be there), last chance to order a jersey is May 31st and the list of camps / princess options for this years’ event.
With the time we’ve saved you by making this newsletter short, you can now take the time to register (hint, hint).
Hope everyone is having a great day. Less than 12 weeks before the event . . .
New Day 3 . . . new camp 3 . . . new Day 4 . . . new Day 5 . . . more details in the next newsletter.
We’re still expecting to see a bunch of registrations appear in our Inbox . . .
names that are conspicuous by their absence right now (you know who you are).
If you are thinking of registering or know you are going to, we would encourage you to do so as soon as possible. Not only does it help with our planning (for camps, food and hotels), but there is a time limit for ordering jerseys, which you can read about below.
You can visit our website at charitytreks.org and click on the “REGISTER ONLINE” button at the top of the page.
We need to place our order for the Charity Treks jersey by May 31st, so if you want one, you need to register before then in order to get it. Chop chop !!
Camp 1 – Quechee Gorge
Princess: Quality Inn at Quechee Gorge – 802.295.7600
Rate is $89.00 plus Tax (ask for Charity Treks Rate)
Room block releases July 1, 2014
Camp 2 – Camp Woodlawn (Rosanne’s)
Holiday Inn Express (603.286.4550) or Hampton Inn (603.286.3400) in Tilton, NH.
No Special rates
Camp 3 – West Ossipee, NH
Econo Lodge West Ossipee – 603.301.1426
(just renovated, across the street from Yankee Smokehouse)
Rate is $100 plus tax (ask for Charity Treks Rate)
Room block releases June 12, 2014
Camp 4 – Bath YMCA
Hampton Inn Bath, ME – 207.386.1310
No special rates
Hello and good evening to all,
Today’s newsletter is a not-so-subtle reminder about our event this summer: it is less than 100 days away (96 to be exact, to registration day). In fact, if you read this newsletter tonight, we are exactly 14 weeks away, day-for-day, from being at Camp 2 on August 12th.
Obviously, if you haven’t registered yet, NOW would be a good time to do so. Although the weather hasn’t been the greatest to break out the spandex, hopefully many of you already have some training rides completed and are looking forward to the event.
Did we mention there are changes to the route this year . . . ?
We can confirm the changes we teased about in the previous newsletter. We are putting the final touches on the route but we can say that the total miles will be 425 (ish).
We are also making arrangements for the Princess option. We will release this info within 2 weeks so everyone can plan appropriately.
Our current registration count is a bit low compared to last year at this time. If you haven’t already done so, what gives ?? You know you want to be there . . .
All you have to do is visit our website at charitytreks.org and click on the “REGISTER ONLINE” button at the top of the page.
If you plan on ordering a jersey, you need to register within the next few weeks, since we must place the jersey order well in advance of the event. We do not order very many extras, so if you must have one, this is your call to action.
We’re still shooting for 75 riders, 35 crew and $150,000 in donations. Are you up to helping achieve this somewhat modest goal?
Check your calendar and consider registering. Call up or email friends who may be interested and send them to the website. Begin fundraising early and use it as motivation to train (yes, there will be hills).
In short, we are reaching out to you to help continue the accomplishments made thus far in finding a vaccine.
Hello everyone,
As many of us are still reeling from what has been a tough winter season, there are others who are beginning to think about Spring, and warm weather, and being able to go outside without several layers of clothing . . .
This newsletter is for the latter group; we want to let you know it’s OK to think about going outside in spandex, and riding on your bike, training to get in shape and preparing once again to meet up with your August family in Burlington.
We have many things brewing, so to speak, for this year’s event, so please, read on . . .
As mentioned in our previous newsletter, the route for 2014 will change significantly. We’ve also got changes in store for camps (a brand new one on one day, the return of a camp from previous years on another, and a modification of a third).
Yes we know we’re being cagey on the details; we’re still fine tuning everything and will be releasing more info as it becomes available. Can you feel the suspense building ?
We currently have 20 registered participants for the 2014 event.
Are you one of them? If not, why ??
All you have to do is visit our website at charitytreks.org and click on the “REGISTER ONLINE” button at the top of the page.
We’re still shooting for 75 riders, 35 crew and $150,000 in donations. Are you up to helping achieve this somewhat modest goal?
Check your calendar and consider registering. Call up or email friends who may be interested and send them to the website. Begin fundraising early and use it as motivation to train (yes, there will be hills).
In short, we are reaching out to you to help continue the accomplishments made thus far in finding a vaccine.
Hello everyone,
With only a few days before the Thanksgiving holidays, we hope that everyone will be taking the time to be with their families and reflect upon the things they have to be thankful for.
Charity Treks is so thankful for the group of dedicated riders and volunteers that are part of our extended family. Year after year, we find hope, support and rekindled friendships at our August “reunions”.
We are already hard at work preparing our 2014 reunion, and can’t wait to tell you some of the changes we have in store. But first, let’s wrap up 2013 . . .
Drumroll please . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The final amount raised for 2013 is $85,835.91. Considering the number of riders we had, 2013 had the highest average amount raised per rider in our history.
The total amount will be split equally between the Emory Vaccine Center and UCLA AIDS Institute. We are currently coordinating check presentation dates for the 2 locations.
Congratulations to everyone involved !!
From the “Please Don’t Be So Humble” dept., we would like to acknowledge the top fundraisers for the 2013 event:
Michael Moore – $17,734.00
Richard Abrusci – $9,334.99
Bert Crinks – $5,650.00
Quinton Beckham – $5,025.00
Fred Ury – $4,950.00
We would like to thank them for their superb efforts, and hopefully they’ll share some of their fundraising secrets with the rest of us mere mortals.
We currently have 8 riders and 4 crew registered for the 2014 event. We invite you to visit our website and register for the 2014 event, or perhaps recruit a friend or family member into the extended Charity Treks family.
We will still be leaving Burlington, VT and ending in Portland, ME, but many of the points in between will be changing. In fact, Mark has confirmed that over 50% of the route for 2014 will be different !! (OK, temper that excitement; over 50% for Mark might mean 50.0010301175 %).
Nonetheless, the route will be quite different for returning riders and completely different for new riders. We know you’re itching to register. Go ahead; visit our website at charitytreks.org and click on the “REGISTER ONLINE” button at the top of the page.
For the 2014 event, we decided to give ourselves some goals to shoot for. We’re hoping this will motivate our extended family to help us reach these goals, and have our most successful year ever.
So here goes: in 2014, we’re hoping for 75 riders, 35 crew and $150,000 in donations.
Please help us reach these goals by starting your recruiting or fundraising efforts sooner, rather than later.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!
The final tally is in . . . the donation total for 2013 was $85,835.91.
This amount will be split equally between our two beneficiaries:
the Emory Vaccine Center and the UCLA AIDS Institute.
Thanks to everyone involved and we look forward to another successful event in 2014.
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The event is from Burlington, VT to Portland, ME, from August 11 – 15, 2014.
Come take part in an incredible event and create lifelong memories !!
Click on the image below to register online or visit the forms page to register by mail.
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Registration for the 2014 ride is now open!
The event is from Burlington, VT to Portland, ME, from August 11 – 15, 2014.
Come take part in an incredible event and create lifelong memories !!
Click on the image below to register online or visit the forms page to register by mail.
We will continue to accept online donations for the 2013 event until October 1, 2013. Donations made after this date will apply to the 2014 event.
We will continue to collect donations mailed in until October 10th and will process any matching fund requests as we receive them. We will publish the total amount raised by the end of October.
If you have any questions about donations, feel free to e-mail mark [at] charitytreks [dot] org.