While I did not attend, I need to give a shout-out to the great work by the Club Fraser members who participated in the 24-hour charity fundraiser at the Computrainer Cycling lab at Fraser Bicycle, raising over $6,300.00 for various charities. Great work for some great causes. I'm not sure if it ended up happening, but I heard of a few members attempting an indoor century....starting at midnight! That's some serious mental fortitude for a January trainer session! The event summary, as posted by Club Fraser on their facebook page, is here:
Fraser Bicycle and Club Fraser held their 2nd Annual Pedal for a Purpose Lab-a-Thon to use sweat to raise funds for some very worthy causes. Eight teams of riders rode on various ‘courses’ without even leaving the bike lab! The riders traded off times from noon Saturday January 28th through noon Sunday January 29th with some very generous riders taking the overnight hours to truly make this a 24 hour fundraiser! They were joined by ‘drop-in’ riders who just wanted to spend an hour or two supporting their cause!
In the end, the teams themselves rode for over 2700 miles. That sweat and determination yielded $6363 to help support 11 different charities near and dear to the riders!
During those 24 hours, the teams even battled each other over the miles rode by their members. In the end, the Racing Greyhounds edged out the Yellow Submarine team. But the Yellow Submarine riders get the style points for their green flashing glasses that lit up the basement!!
Racing Greyhounds 465
Yellow Submarine (Bob) 404
Purple Team (Mike & Wayne)388
Team Ben (Trish) 372
Roman Cycling 358
Blue by You (Bonnie) 352
Red Team (Paul) 326
Team Ben 2 67
A special ‘Thank You’ goes to Fraser Bicycle who provided the facilities to help us ‘Pedal for a Purpose’! Extra special thanks goes to Paul Rogers, John Hoopingarner, Trish Marshall and Jedidiah Reich-Challis who stayed during the entire duration to help get riders checked in, bikes on trainers and courses set!
Thanks to everyone who donated toward the FANTASTIC spread of food, gels and beverages to help support the riders and those involved in the planning and support of this event.
The planning has already started for the 3rd annual Pedal for a Purpose!!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
SLS3 supports Sea Shepherd's “Stand Up for the Oceans”
While not an original post, I wanted to highlight the recent decision by SLS3 to donate $1.00 for each product sold to the Sea Shepherd. In today's business climate with companies typically focused on the bottom line and profits, it's always refreshing to see an organization to do what they can to give back. This makes me proud to partner with them again in 2012:
Oceanside, CA – January 26th. SLS3 the leader in compression sportswear just announced its support for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS). $1 of every product that is being sold will be donated to Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization which uses direct action tactics to protect sealife.In 2008, Animal Planet began filming the weekly series Whale Wars based on the group's encounters with the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
“I watched the show a couple of years ago for the first time and was hooked ever since” says Sebastian Linke, owner of SLS3. “ In addition to building innovative products that reduce environmental impact, we take our social responsibility mission very seriously - We feel honored to be giving back to those who defend what is so precious to us all.”
Visit www.sls3.com to find a retailer near you and learn howYOU can make a difference.
About SLS3:
SLS3 manufactures sport compression and Triathlon race apparel in the USA. We design and market high quality compression and triathlon race apparel that meet and exceed the needs of our customers. Our products will enhance performance with emphasis on technical design for comfort. Our goal is to produce the best possible products to serve our customers who are looking for comfort and performance. MADE IN U.S.A. is an important part of our apparel line as we have made a commitment to production of our apparel in America. We hire local staff and we purchase our materials from the highest quality vendors available to us.
About Sea Shepherd:
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Their mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. The organization has gained recognition through the TV Series “Whale Wars”
Oceanside, CA – January 26th. SLS3 the leader in compression sportswear just announced its support for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS). $1 of every product that is being sold will be donated to Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization which uses direct action tactics to protect sealife.In 2008, Animal Planet began filming the weekly series Whale Wars based on the group's encounters with the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
“I watched the show a couple of years ago for the first time and was hooked ever since” says Sebastian Linke, owner of SLS3. “ In addition to building innovative products that reduce environmental impact, we take our social responsibility mission very seriously - We feel honored to be giving back to those who defend what is so precious to us all.”
Visit www.sls3.com to find a retailer near you and learn howYOU can make a difference.
About SLS3:
SLS3 manufactures sport compression and Triathlon race apparel in the USA. We design and market high quality compression and triathlon race apparel that meet and exceed the needs of our customers. Our products will enhance performance with emphasis on technical design for comfort. Our goal is to produce the best possible products to serve our customers who are looking for comfort and performance. MADE IN U.S.A. is an important part of our apparel line as we have made a commitment to production of our apparel in America. We hire local staff and we purchase our materials from the highest quality vendors available to us.
About Sea Shepherd:
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Their mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. The organization has gained recognition through the TV Series “Whale Wars”
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