Overview

FUNDRAISING GOAL:$25,000.

Donation Drop:
FRIDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2012
6:30 – 8 PM
MLK FAME Community Center, 3201 E. Republican St., Seattle, WA.

Please join us the night before the ride and pick up your registration goodies (please register through this website anytime before March 1st. Afterward, we’re closing it!) and get all checked in for the ride in the morning to ensure a smooth departure. If you cannot make it to this, please arrive earlier than 8:30 AM on the 3rd.

If you can make it, please RSVP to this eVite.

RIDE DETAILS:

• Date:
  March 3rd, 2012.
• Time:
  - Meet at 8:30 AM;
  - Depart at 9 AM;
  - End by 6 PM.
• Location: MLK FAME Center, 3201 E. Republican St., Seattle, WA.
• The Route:
  - 70 miles;
  - Begins in Seattle;
  - Lunch + Halfway point at: Seattle Tilth Farm Works, 17601 Southeast Lake Moneysmith Road, Auburn, WA.
  - Riders will ride a slightly different route back to Seattle after lunch.
• During The Ride:
  - Food: Breakfast, lunch + dinner provided, along with snacks along the route;
  - The entire route will be marked using the Dan Henry Marking System and cyclists will receive a printed copy of cue sheets (or download for use on a smart phone);
  - Rest stops: Every 10-15 miles; packed with water + nibbles to keep you energized.
  - Support: 2 sweet vehicles in case you get tired (or cold) + bike mechanics en route + tire pumps at each rest stop.

A NOTE ABOUT THIS YEARS RIDE:

At Alleycat Acres, we’re an organization that exists for a number of reasons, powered by people (and bikes). To all of us, we see food as a powerful vehicle for change — from both a social and environmental standpoint. And since 2010, we’ve partnered with a number of individuals, schools and community organizations to help construct 2 farms on land that would otherwise sit empty.

One of our guiding philosophies is that of Ubuntu — an African philosophy that roughly translates to I Am Because You Are. And issues we see facing our farming counterparts across the globe are issues we also face here on the home front — issues created because of the inequalities in the food system. Indeed, we are all in this together. And together we can make it change.

For 2012, we’re headed down to Seattle Tilth Farm Works in Auburn, a farm incubator program that works with Somali refugee families, assisting in the transition of agricultural and business skills in our region. Earlier this year, we hosted a crop mob and more than 20 folks joined us in a day of work on the farms — a day that most of us will never forget. By selecting Seattle Tilth Farm Works as this year’s destination, we aim to draw a connection between our work and the work of the farm — connecting urban and rural in a cross cultural setting.