I wanted to write one final note on the Tri-State Trek. As of last count we reached $4,454 in Team Bishop contributions for ALSTDF and support for our incredible riders. This ended up being 44% of our $10,000 goal. I guess that is just a number that is prevalent in our life! That goal was simply a nice round number to shoot for and please know we are thrilled to cover our dedicated riders commitments and exceed that by over $1,000 in this first year of our fundraising for this event.
Jennifer has vowed to do this ride next year and she has been very dedicated since August working out on our Nordic Track. She is looking forward to taking a spin class soon as well.
Please take a look at the following email we received from event coordinator Mat Mandel in regards to summarizing this years efforts and looking forward to next year:
Good morning!
On-line registration for the 2006 Tri-State Trek is now open! We’ve already begun receiving paper registration forms, and are well beyond where we were this time last
year! Thanks to the folks at active.com, on-line registration is available to both Crew and
Riders.
As of now, reg fees for the 2006 event will remain what they were last year ($125 for Riders and free for Crew). However, after November 25, these will increase to $150
for Riders and $35 for Crew. Why? We’ve spoken to our friends at UConn and have secured air conditioned dorms! Because we don’t fundraise for air conditioning, we
need to pass these costs along to continue to ensure that as much money as possible is returned to the ALS TDF. Next year’s fundraising commitment will remain $1650.
Though not all 2005 fundraising has been collected, we are able to project that we will bring in almost $92,000 in participant fundraising. This, along with about
$18,000 in sponsorship income and registration fees will bring the total funds generated for 2005 to over $109,000! So now you have an idea of what kind of growth we’ve
seen, two years ago (our first year) that number was $41,000. Not too bad!
Finally, here are some more great pictures of this year’s event sent in by Craig Roth. Click on Tri-State Trek Photo Gallery. Then click on “Slideshow” at the top of the page for best viewing.
See you all soon!
Mat
We would love to go back to Boston with a much larger contingent of riders next year. We know a lot of you reading this are avid bicyclists. This is an incredibly well run and beautiful ride. Don’t hesitate to register early under Team Bishop!
All of Team Bishop consisting of Todd Morin, Ty Ricker, Jennifer and myself want to express our overwhelming gratitude to everyone that contributed financially and in spirit. You are our inspiration to continue our fight and maintain our positive attitude. Thank you so much for your generosity!
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