I’m proud to be riding with Team Building a Bigger Table in the Second Summer Cycle!
Building a Bigger Table supports displaced families on Cape Cod by building relationships, creating community, and helping people find the resources they need to build more stable lives. The organization connects families with housing, employment, education, financial assistance, and other vital resources.
This work has been especially meaningful in supporting migrant families who have come to Cape Cod in search of safety and a better future. Building a Bigger Table has responded in very practical—and very human—ways: providing clothing, offering ESL classes and social knitting groups, connecting people with resources, and simply helping families feel welcomed and supported in their new community.
I’m riding because I believe everyone deserves a place at the table—and a community that welcomes them.
Your donation, large or small, will help Building a Bigger Table continue this important work right here on Cape Cod.
Thank you for supporting my ride and helping make our community a little more welcoming for everyone.
Building a Bigger Table - Second Summer Cycle
Overview
The Second Summer Cycle is the perfect event for riders of all levels, offering a picturesque journey through 8 historic Cape Cod towns and a strong committment to rider safety. Four distances are being offered, 15, 30, 60, and 100 miles. The start and finish is at beautiful Smugglers Beach in South Yarmouth where there will be a Finish Line Celebration from 12PM-4PM, including local beer, food trucks and live music.
Beneficiaries
18 Local non profits will benefit from the monies generated by the riders, each of whom is asked to raise at least $250 for their non-profit of choice, or to be disseminated across all participating charities, in addition to the registration fee.
Hosted by: Second Summer Cycle, Inc, a 501c3, non-profit organization.
Don't miss your chance to be part of the Second Summer Cycle on September 13th, 2026!
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Building a Bigger Table formed in 2019, when migrant families were being separated and caged at our southern border. In that moment, Building a Bigger Table (BBT) was born. When you have more than you need, build a bigger table, not a higher wall. Our mission is to support asylum seekers, migrants and refugees. We are a task force of First Parish Brewster UU.
We focus our work in three areas: accompaniment, education and advocacy. We help migrants adjudicate their cases; manage (complex) life in the US; develop agency; become more independent; and stay safe. We plug our friends into helpful resources.
We work daily with:
- Making appointments and going with them
- Health care
- School communication and meetings
- Driving lessons and licenses
- Submitting forms, fees and securing legal representation
- Housing and household items
- English classes
- Continuing education and professional certifications
- Resumes and job search
- Day care and play groups
- Enrichment, fun and birthday parties
We do immigration advocacy work on a local, state and national level, often networking with other organizations and agencies.
We seek to educate ourselves and our communities about migrant issues and about the population we serve. Our goal is that our friends from away be safe, self-sustaining, contributing members of society.
They teach us every day what it is like to be a migrant; about determination, patience, and courage, for migration is an act of courage.