Friends & family,
Please help me support the American Diabetes Association’s Camp Carefree summer kids program as I tackle a 7-day 550 mile ride through 4 NE states (MA, NH, ME, & VT) July 12-18. Each summer, Camp Carefree hosts 120 campers ages 7-16. Through Camp Carefree, children and teens with type one diabetes can learn more about themselves, discover new ways to manage their diabetes, and connect with others like them. The strongest of friendships are formed at camp. Most importantly, children and teens can have a safe and fun camping experience where they don't feel different than than their fellow campers.
Providing inclusive, fun, and supportive experiences for kids has long been a core value of mine. These were the primary motives in my decision to establish, administer, and be a coach of Brookline Youth Lacrosse over two decades ago. So please help me support this worthy cause by donating. Anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated as I seek to raise $3,000.
You can learn more about Camp Carefree and the New England Classic charity ride via the tabs above or by visiting https://www.newenglandclassic.org/why-we-ride/camp-carefree/
Thank you for your support!
New England Classic Charity Bike Tour 150/550 - 2025
The New England Classic Charity Bike Tour is a multi-day fundraising cycling event that offers two-day and seven-day options starting Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Billerica, Mass. at Courtyard Marriott. The 150-mile NEC 150 and 550-mile NEC 550 travel the same route for the first two days. Indoor, air-conditioned accommodations and breakfast and dinner are included with the fundraising minimum of $600 for the NEC 150 and $3,000 for the NEC 550.
The 2025 New England Classic Charity Bike Tour will benefit the American Diabetes Association. Through research, education and advocacy, the ADA pursues its mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. More than 30 million Americans live with diabetes.
NEC 150 riders travel the back roads of the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts into southern New Hampshire and along the seacoast with a destination of Durham, N.H. The Day 2 route takes riders to coastal Maine past beaches, rocky coves and quaint villages. Day 2 ends with dinner and a celebration, then riders take chartered buses back to Bedford while their bicycles are transported there safely.
As Day Three begins, the NEC 550 riders will leave coastal Maine, heading west into the White Mountains region, where the challenge rolls north through Conway and on to the Attitash Grand Summit Resort in Bartlett, New Hampshire.
The journey continues on Day Four with a climb up Crawford Notch on the way to Bethlehem and Littleton, N.H., before turning South at the Connecticut River and riding through the Upper Valley. After a night in West Lebanon, NH, riders cross the river into Vermont and pedal on scenic Route 100 to the Killington area and the welcome comfort of a ski resort.
The trek continues through Vermont and then back into the Monadnock region of New Hampshire with an overnight in Keene, N.H. The final leg heads to Central Massachusetts, winding its way to the finish at the Courtyard by Marriott in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday, July 18.
The New England Classic Charity Bike Tour (NEC Bike Tour) is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. The purpose of the NEC Bike Tour is to raise funds exclusively for charitable purposes in support of the American Diabetes Association and their summer camp for kids with diabetes, Camp Carefree.