Diabetes Challenge replacement announced

Many of you knew (and many of you didn’t know) that Suncoast Cycling’s 11 years of putting on the Diabetes Challenge for the benefit of ADA (American Diabetes Association) officially ended with last year’s event. There were many factors to effect the change but you can be assured it was a friendly parting.

As members, you have always played a great part in the success of our annual fundraising event, either by participating, fundraising, volunteering or all of above. One thing we are keenly aware of is that OUR CLUB MEMBERS CONTINUE TO SHOW HOW SPECIAL THEY ARE! So, we are counting on you to continue with your valuable support of our club and now of … “drum roll”……

OUR NEW EVENT – MDA CHALLENGE – IS NOW OFFICIAL!

The event will take place on Sunday, November 16th. Please mark your calendars NOW and plan to participate. The same great routes and venue will be offered, plus some great fundraising incentives as in the past. And YES, there will again be an exciting limited edition jersey available for your fundraising efforts!

MDA IS A GREAT CAUSE!

Please visit their site to learn more about this disease and their associated cause for ALS. (mda.org) One of our club member’s daughters will be our “Ambassador”, so watch for her inspiring story to motivate you to get involved. Then get ready to “Ride for the Kids” and for MDA!

WE DO NEED VOLUNTEERS!

We are playing catch up a bit and are still open for sponsorships, volunteers, committee help and more. If you are interested in getting involved, let me know and I’ll add you to the email list, plus let you know when the next meeting is, and what types of assistance we need. Some needs are “pre event” and some are basically “day of”. We hope you’ll support us by volunteering to be part of making our club “event” continue to be a great success, as it has been in the past.

WATCH FOR OUR WEBSITE LAUNCH…

MDAChallenge.com will launch soon with lots more details, our Youth Ambassador story, online registration, fundraising info, downloadable forms and LOTS MORE! PLEASE SHARE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH ALL YOUR CYCLING FRIENDS THAT MAY BE IN OTHER CLUBS!

Thanks for your time! Hope to hear from you.

Christine Tabor
Suncoast Cycling / MDA Committee