What a Week! We've Hit $20,000! What's Next?

A very big, warm thank you to everyone who has contributed to help build the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) -- you are supporting an emerging cycling route network that could become the largest in the world!

What a week! In 3 days, we met BOB's matching challenge grant of $1,000, then yesterday, Woman Tours came on as a business supporter and made a contribution of $1,000!

Plus, earlier this week, USA Cycling joined the campaign as a media partner to help spread the word. We also published profiles of two of our other wonderful media partners: the voice of the Northern Rockies, New West, and Wend magazine, a great publication dedicated to stories about travel, adventure, the environment, and sustainability.

Julie Emnett, our associate development director, published inspiring profiles of two of our core supporters for the campaign:  Thomas Nelson (a 5-year Adventure Cycling member dedicated to raising $500 for the USBRS) and Ray Hanson (life member of Adventure Cycling, long time donor, and tour leader committed to raising $250 for the USBRS).


Since launching the Build it. Bike it. Be a part of it. campaign on May 3rd, cyclists and other supporters have donated over $8,800 through Causes on Facebook and through the campaign's Change.org page. Counting these donations together with business donations and paper check contributions, as of yesterday afternoon we've flown past our initial goal of raising $20,000!!!

 Having met our initial goal in the 3rd week of the campaign, we're hoping that next week (the final week of our campaign -- which ends on Monday, May 31st) we can raise another $6,200 from cyclists and other supporters. We would then reach a total of $15,000 raised through Causes on Facebook and our Change.org page! With more than 11,000 supporters on the USBRS Facebook page, this should be a piece of cake!

Please consider a donation of as little as $10 today, donate today on Causes or through Change.org (or, see below for USPS option).

Thanks again so much for your support!

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BUILD IT. BIKE IT. BE A PART OF IT. is a month-long fundraising campaign to help build the U.S. Bicycle Route System. Donations will help sustain Adventure Cycling's ongoing organizing and mapping efforts for this project. Donate on Causes or Change.org. You can also mail donations to Adventure Cycling, 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT, 59802. Please write the phrase “be a part of it” in the note.

Business supporters of the campaign include BikeFlights.com, BOB, Klean Kanteen, Red Arrow Group, Renaissance Bicycles, Salsa Cycles, Team Estrogen, and Woman Tours.

Media partners are helping to spread the word about the Build it. Bike it. Be a part of it. campaign; they include Bicycle Radio, Momentum, New Belgium Brewing, NewWest.net, Pedal Pushers, USA Cycling, and Wend.

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Posted by WINONA BATEMAN, media director for Adventure Cycling Association.