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coolwave · training wheels Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 38

Charity Alleycat in the Spirit of Cranksgiving
Sunday November 21
2:00pm - registration
3:00pm - start
...Woodland Park
Hot Apple Cider will be waiting for you.

Race manifest for those who want to race and ride manifest for families and the cruising type.

Description:

To help out some charities in this giving time of year, this race will be about purchasing and delivering needed goods to a few charities in/around Lexington. No registration fee, however it is expected that you will spend $10-$15 purchasing deliverable goods along the ride.

Bring: Bag/rack/cargobike, helmets, map (optional), friends, family, a team.

Prizes: First place male/female, First place female, First Second Third most points (how much you give)
The prizes are awsome and range from handmade mugs to magees pie, to memberships to 'Swim Bike Run'
Anyone can win!

A crank is a park of a bike if you all dont get it

Detailed details:
The goal will be to purchase needed items for charitable organizations during the race. The locations and items(to some extent) will be designated by your manifest. Being that there are two routes (race and ride) there will be 2 manifests with two different sets of information. One is geared for the easy riders (families, non intense individuals, unwilling to compete, or just out for a good cruise for a cause) the other is meant for the race (fast, longer, make you sweat). All the items will be carried back to woodland park. It is important to bring some form of money with you during the ride (US currency) so that you can purchase your donations that will go to Gods Pantry (and BONUS charity!)*
So, it is an alleycat, with a purpose.

Let me know of any questions.
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jakubtoborek · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject:

I really like the poster that NYC made for their event: http://cranksgiving.org/2010/

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

Cool. I see at least three polo players in there (Zach, Johnny Midwest, and Ken), and is that Squid on the far left?

But... careful. $5 says you're going to have some Lexington person asking where Thompkins Square Park is....
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coolwave · training wheels Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 38

Shout out any charities that you can think of you all.
Ive got a few in mind, but im sure there are some you care about.
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jakubtoborek · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:24 pm Post subject:

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jakubtoborek · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:27 pm Post subject:

Posted for Scott.

politicalhero · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject:

OH man I am so excited about this! I have always wanted to pull a Cranksgiving together but this time of the year is always so damn busy!

Thanks Scott

iridetoobs · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject:

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

That's what happens when you kill a drifter, Pat.
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elzie5000 · cutter Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1177

Was that the one you hit with a master lock inside a tube sock? He had it coming.

jkizzle · cutter Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 519 Location: I.L.L.

so do we buy stuff from people along the ride or before the ride?

jkizzle · cutter Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 519 Location: I.L.L.

ps scott - im going to try and rally a bunch of the old arch crew for this

coolwave · training wheels Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 38

Just to clarify,
The goal will be to purchase needed items for charitable organizations during the race. The locations and items(to some extent) will be designated by your manifest. Being that there are two routes (race and ride) there will be 2 manifests with two different sets of information. One is geared for the easy riders (families, those hung over, non intense individuals unwilling to compete or ride hard) the other is meant for the race (prizes, fast, longer, some cool checkpoints). All the items will be carried back to woodland park. It is important to bring some form of money with you during the ride (US currency) so that you can purchase your donations that will go to charity. I havent got all the costs down, but I am trying to keep the donation amount under $15.
So, it is an alleycat, with a purpose.
ya dig?
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brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

totally.

This is awesome. Thanks for putting this on, Scott. Like Tim, I've always kinda hoped to put one of these on someday here in Lex. I hope this will continue as an annual event, because there's no reason it shouldn't.

And... jkizzle! Shit man, welcome back! Thought you had disappeared.
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jkizzle · cutter Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 519 Location: I.L.L.

yeah, still around and in town, but work a hell of a lot and have a ladyfriend who moved out of town so i hardly am ever around when there is stuff going on.

still reading lexrides when i get the chance, and pumped I might actually be able to make it to an alleycat again.