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We will have 120
riders and support personnel making the trip this year.
We need your help. How? Here are a few ways:
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Money.
We need money for fuel, lodging, and other expenses for all the riders
and support crew PLUS we want to add to the scholarship fund for Charlotte's
Finest Legacy Foundation. With more participants this year (more than
double last year's rider total), the total $$ needed will increase.
Finding one donor to write the Big Check would be great; however,
it wouldn’t take that many small donors to make a big difference.
Last year the community was very generous and we were able to meet
our fundraising goal. We know this year will be a challenge - and
due to the number of riders, our goal for this year is $60,000.
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Vehicles.
We are still working on our vehicle needs. Last year these
companies helped us, we have not yet finalized arrangements for this
year.:
U-Haul
provided a 17' truck to haul luggage and food during the trip.
Coach America
and Rose Chauffeured Transportation helped us
with coaches to transport our officers back from DC to Charlotte
after the end of our ride.
Charlotte Van
and Storage transported our bicycles back from DC to
Charlotte after the end of our ride.
We still need fuel for
the vehicles, it's a major expense.
- Lodging. We have reservations in Asheboro (Hampton
Inn), South Boston (pending - Holiday Inn or Fairfield Inn), Richmond
(Hilton Garden Inn), and DC (Homewood Suites)– but have been
unable to get any “deals” when making those reservations.
If you have any contacts with any of those chains that might be able
to help us with comped rooms or even discount rates that will make
a big impact. Any help here would be huge - lodging accounts for
most of our expenses.
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Food
and drink. We had several generous donors last year who gave
things like:
Gift Cards
for meals (Thank You Subway)
Gift Cards
for groceries (Thank You Harris-Teeter, Sams Club)
Water and
sports drinks (Thank You Coca-Cola, Harris-Teeter, and Pepsi)
Snacks along
the way - crackers, pretzels, chips (Thank You Lance)
Gels, Nutrition
bars (Thank You Carolina Smoothies, Inside Out Sports, Harris Teeter)
These were lifesavers - we need such generosity again this year!
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Publicity.
Spread the word about the ride. Direct people to this website. Even
if you don’t raise money, it will raise awareness.
Want to make a tax-deductible
contribution?
Our Credit Card donation capability is not available
right now, we expect to have it online soon.
In the meantime, you can
donate by making your check out to:
Charlotte's
Finest Legacy Foundation
(please
do NOT make the check out to "Bike to DC" or "CMPD")
and mail it
to:
Bike
to DC
c/o Ron Horton
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
601 E. Trade St
Charlotte, NC 28202-2940
If you would like to donate in the name of someone who is riding write
their name in the Memo line of the check.
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