Reaching for $30,000 -- BikeFlights & Donors Step up for U.S. Bicycle Route System!

We're in our last day of fundraising for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) and we're still pushing toward our $30,000 goal. As of this writing we've raised over $27, 000, and we saw some great support for the project over this past weekend and today. (Donate now to help us hit $30,000 by midnight tonight!)

This afternoon we announced that BikeFlights has come on as a business supporter of the campaign, contributing $500 toward our $30,000 goal. Thank you BikeFlights!

And, over the long holiday weekend, we also saw over $2,000 in donations from members and supporters like you. Thanks for your support!

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To encourage some last minute donations, we're offering some great incentives*. From now until midnight on Tuesday, May 31st:

  • Members of Adventure Cycling who donate between $25 and $249, will get a $10 coupon to our Cyclosource store.
  • Non-member donors who give between $25 and $249 before the deadline, will receive a free membership in Adventure Cycling Association.
  • Now here is the big one! If you donate $250 or more before the deadline below, we will mail you a beautiful U.S. Bicycle Route System poster as a thank you.

All donations are tax deductible and will support Adventure Cycling's organizing efforts and technical assistance for the U.S. Bicycle Route System.

Thanks in advance for your generous gifts and for helping us to reach our goal! Donate today!

Also, don?t forget that you can donate by check if you don?t want to donate online. Checks should be made out to Adventure Cycling with the phrase ?USBRS2011? in the note. They can be mailed to Adventure Cycling Association, 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT, 59802.

*All of these offers close at 11:59pm PST, on Tuesday, May 31st. Memberships and posters are for US addresses only. Prize winners will be notified via email. You cannot donate anonymously to be included.

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The 2011 BUILD IT. BIKE IT. BE A PART OF IT. campaign runs through May 31, 2011. Please donate $10 today! (It's a great way to celebrate National Bike Month.) All donations are tax deductible and will support Adventure Cycling's organizing efforts and technical assistance for the U.S. Bicycle Route System. This campaign is supported by Adventure Cycling members, a dedicated group of core supporters, and other cyclists across North America. Thank you! We are also grateful to our business supporters, partner organizations, and all our other wonderful partners in this effort.

Business supporters include AdventureCORPS, BikeQuest Touring Company, Ortlieb, Razoo, Red Arrow Group, Salsa, Stan's No Tubes, and TeamEstrogen.com.

State partner organizations include Bike Walk Tennessee, Bicycle Alliance of Washington, New Mexico Touring Society (with the Bicycle Coalition of New Mexico), Virginia Bicycle Federation, Bike Utah, South Dakota Bicycle Coalition, and Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/05/reaching-for-30000-bikeflights-donors.html

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Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2011/05/12/fitting-for-ride-the-divide-2745-miles-by-mtb

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