Welcome to my fundraising page for Phoenix Bikes!
on August 1 my sublings & I will be honoring our Parents, Hank & Becky Dunbar, by doing our own bike rides to support Phoenix Bikes via Team Hank & Becky Dunbar. Phoenix Bikes is a non-profit organization that promotes biking by refurbushing old bikes and giving them to under privileged children. My brother Henry worked for Phoenix Bikes for years and has continued to support the group. After our Parent's passed away in 2018 he started participating in the Phoenix Bike fund raisiing ride in honor of our Parents. This year with the Covid-19 pandemic, this event was cancelled and they are asking potential participants to have their own rides. I agreed to join with my siblings who will all be hosting their own rides; Effie in Seattle, Kathy in Chicago, and Henry in Arlington, my ride will be in Kodiak Alaska. An approximate 50 miler, pretty much the full length of the pavement in Kodiak. Narrow cape, where the pavement ends to town. Please help with this great cause by donating what you can.
Phoenix Bikes Raise + Ride: Sizzling Summer Century
This year's Sizzling Summer Century ride will be a little different than normal, but that's 2020! We're changing our summer ride to make sure everyone stays safe and socially distant, but also that we re-connect this community through the joy of cycling. Your challenge this year is to come up with a ride that challenges you and to raise money to support the mission of Phoenix Bikes. You can ride the full 100 mile century on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail--our typical route--or you can make your neighborhood trails into a race course. Whether it's the most mileage in the smallest area or the longest ride in a single day, we'll be giving out amazing prizes to the individuals or teams with the most creative ride. This summer ride is also a peer-to-peer fundraiser for Phoenix Bikes, and we encourage you to reach out to your friends and family to help fundraise. We're also giving prizes to the most successful fundraisers! Last year, you raised over $27,000 total, so let's try and top that this year. We can't wait to get rolling!
The mission of Phoenix Bikes is harnessing the power of bikes to help youth build passion, purpose, and a place in the community. We are an Arlington nonprofit that uniquely combines youth educational programs with a full-service professional bike shop and retail store. Since our launch, we have had the opportunity to engage thousands of teens, with over 900 earning their own bikes so far. Local youth, ages 12 to 17, are invited to participate in bike refurbishment and retail operations as they contribute to the daily operations of the Phoenix Bikes shop located in South Arlington, VA. Through these experiences, our students are not only given the opportunity to learn technical mechanical skills and put in hard work, but also develop their problem solving abilities and gain self confidence.