Part bike ride - Part food drive - All fun!
Join us for our 2nd Annual Cranksgiving Junior family bike ride through Hilltop on Saturday November 26, 2016, at 11 a.m. from 2nd Cycle Community Cycle Center (1213 MLK Jr Way).
We'll pedal to a park for some play time then pedal to the Hilltop Safeway for a chance to try your hand at family shopping by bicycle. Riders will be asked to purchase a few items from a given list that will be donated to the Backpack Program at St. Leo Food Connection. Be sure to bring along some way to haul your food items with you on your bike - a bag, a basket, a trailer, etc.
As always, we will be riding in the street and following the Rules of the Road. For this ride, younger riders with push bikes or training wheels can ride directly to Safeway along the sidewalk. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please plan accordingly and dress for the weather! Helmets for all riders are required.
What: Cranksgiving Junior with Kidical Mass Tacoma
"The Backpack program currently provides two day's worth of food every weekend throughout the school year to more than 750 children at 26 Tacoma and Clover Park Schools. The counselor at each of the schools identifies those students most at-risk of hunger. The St. Leo Food Connection provides each student with six kid-friendly meals and snacks, including fresh fruits and vegetables, every Friday during the school year."After we shop, we'll pedal to the Food Connection to deliver our items and take a quick tour. Cash donations to the Backpack Program will also be accepted and are used to purchase fresh produce. You can also donate directly through their website.
As always, we will be riding in the street and following the Rules of the Road. For this ride, younger riders with push bikes or training wheels can ride directly to Safeway along the sidewalk. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please plan accordingly and dress for the weather! Helmets for all riders are required.
When: 11am, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016
Where: 2nd Cycle, 1205 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma
Who: Kids and their Families, Neighbors, Friends
Why: Food Drive for the Food Connection Backpack Program (and Learn to Shop by Bike!)
Thanks to the Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club for sponsoring our events.
BONUS RIDE! There will also be an afternoon alley cat-style Cranksgiving event starting from 2nd Cycle on the same day! More of a grown-up ride, but also helping hungry Tacomans.
BONUS RIDE! There will also be an afternoon alley cat-style Cranksgiving event starting from 2nd Cycle on the same day! More of a grown-up ride, but also helping hungry Tacomans.
