Newsletter - Trips For Kids

Trips for Kids News
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TFK SUPPORTS OUR CHAPTERS
For the third year, TFK® International granted a total of $38,000 to our qualifying chapters. Each grantee received up to $1,200 to use to benefit their participants, and/or to attend the International Mountain Biking Association Summit.
“Our chapters
have served
over 127,000
youth since our
inception”
"Every dollar counts when you're running a grass roots program serving at-risk
kids," said Bernie Rupe, executive director of TFK Chicago Voyagers. "The
grants we’ve received from TFKI have helped us purchase key equipment and
enabled us to triple our program. We are grateful to TFKI and industry sponsors for their ongoing support."
TFKI grants are funded by proceeds from the sale of over-stocked, out-of-date,
or used items generously donated by corporate sponsors across the cycling
and outdoor industries, and sold at TFK’s Re-Cyclery Bicycle Thrift Shop.
Great Smile, Great Ride!
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Chapter
Updates
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TFK
Chapter
2
What
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Chapters
Are Doing
TFK News 3
Sponsor
Logos
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Sponsor
Lists
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"We created the grant fund to help youth advocates, community organizations,
cycling clubs and others grow their local TFK chapters," said TFKI Executive Director, Marilyn Price.
"Thanks to the annual contributions from our industry sponsors, we can continue our support and put
more kids on bikes."
UNIVERSALITY & DIVERSITY OF TFK
As Trips for Kids® celebrates its 26th successful year, we contemplate our
goals and achievements. Why are there dozens of successful chapters in
the US and internationally? Why have we so successfully given opportunities to thousands of kids? The answer, of course, is bikes and nature. The
bike is universally loved. It transports, challenges, and enhances health and
well-being. Nature is the universal restorer; its regenerative powers are
the stuff of legends. When we combine bikes, nature and kids, magic happens. Lives are transformed. It happens every day, every year, in every
TFK chapter, no matter where it’s located or who the kids are. Year after
successful year we experience the incredible power of this simple combination to profoundly change lives for the better - in all of us.
Ready, set, let’s go RIDE!
REMEMBERING ROBIN WILLIAMS
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TFK
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Robin & Marilyn at TFK’s 20th Anniversary
Robin Williams, a Marin County native and honorary Trips for
Kids board member for over twelve years, brought his passion
for cycling, his generosity and his star power to help Trips for
Kids grow and prosper. A frequent rider of our local trails and
roads, he believed in the power of bicycles to change lives and
inspired everyone - on the bike and off - who was fortunate
enough to come in contact with him. Even with his busy life,
Robin attended Trips for Kids fundraisers and visited us many
times at the Marin Re-Cyclery where he donated items in support of our cause. He was loved by all of us at Trips for Kids –
we will miss him terribly.
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Trips for Kids Success Stories
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Using the simple bicycle, Trips for Kids® chapters around the world provide life-changing opportunities for kids day after day, week after week. We’d like share a few inspiring highlights
with you.
TFK Ottawa kids after a
great ride
There are more than
80 TFK® chapters in
the US, Canada,
Israel and Africa
Alabama
Alberta
New Mexico
New York
Arizona
British Columbia
California
North Carolina
Nova Scotia
Ohio
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Oklahoma
Ontario
Oregon
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Texas
Utah
Washington
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
West Virginia
Wisconsin
TFK Charlotte: “Three brothers rode with us nearly every Saturday,” said TFK Director
Paula Fricke. “Their foster-caregiver emailed us: ‘The boys and I worked in the yard and had to
put their bikes in the driveway to get them out of the way. One of the boys woke me up
around 11PM that night saying he was worried about the bikes and was going out to move them
to the backyard and lock them up. I was very proud of him and surprised. That bike means
more to him than most folks probably realize. It is the first thing in his life that he earned that
was not stolen from him or taken away.’"
TFK WNC: “It’s a two-minute walk that might as well be 100 miles away without TFK WNC
program.” said the I Have a Dream Foundation Director. It’s an incredible part of our program,
and it really does enrich what we’re doing. The vast majority don’t even own bikes. They really
love the opportunity to ride every week, and it is great exercise as well.” “Riding a bike is a
sense of freedom,” TFK WNC’s Director Stephen Janes said. “It teaches confidence and respect. It broadens their horizons and makes them realize there is more out there in the world
than just ourselves.”
TFK Birmingham: “My group from the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club went out with Trips
for Kids. After the ride, every single participant said he or she would like to do the trip again;
every single participant said that they learned something new; every single participant mentioned a potential lifestyle change. I saw their worlds get a little bigger as they got some exercise. In the end, what more could you wish for?”
TFK Tallahassee: A Boys Town teacher comments, “The youth are constantly providing
amazing encouragement and showing signs of personal growth. I love seeing the kids become
more determined to be successful, overcoming the obstacles of the trail, the look on their faces
knowing they can do it and being more confident the second time out. Cycling is a great social
opportunity for the kids, and they’re learning a lifelong lesson: you can ride a bicycle forever.”
Welcome Our Newest Chapters
New Jersey
Kids learn important bike
mechanic skills in TFK’s
Earn-a-Bike program
TFK Boys & Girls Club of Fall River, MA selects riders by their desire, attendance and school
performance.
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TFK Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, ME is under the umbrella of Freyburg Academy, an indeTFK
pendent secondary school that serves local day students and boarding students.
TFK Full Cycle in Providence, Rhode Island in under the umbrella of The Providence Met
School, a flagship school of the Big Picture Learning network.
TFK Heritage Bike Rides in Claremont, CA enriches the lives of children and their families
through education, public health, and art.
TFK Nurtured Seeds is located in Columbus, Ohio. Their mission is "Nurture the seeds of a
sustainable future...NOW! Linking urban youth to sustainable practices like biking and gardening.
TFK Old Brooklyn Bicycle Club in Cleveland OH is under the umbrella of St. Mark Lutheran
Church
TFK Phoenix in Arizona provides mountain bike trips, skills clinics and educational forums for the
kids.
TFK UReach in Loma Linda, CA is under the umbrella of the Southeastern California Conference
of Seventh-day Adventists
TFK Wildwood in Norman, Oklahoma operates as a ministry of Wildwood Community Church
Their aim is to invest in kids to build character and relationships through mountain biking.
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Trips for Kids Participates in the Biking World
Trips for Kids' 16th annual "Meet the Mountain Bike Pioneers Bash" was co -hosted with the NorCal High School Cycling League.
Proceeds from a raffle for the grand prize of a Jamis Exile Comp mountain bike raised $1,400. Mountain bike pioneers in attendance were
Otis Guy, Ned Overend, Charles Kelly, Joe Breeze, Chris Chance, Dave
Garoutte, Michael Kelley and Marilyn Price.
Thanks to the generosity of IMBA, Trips for Kids was able to once more hold
our bi-annual TFK Chapter Conference at the Summit. Chapters attending
discussed such topics as ride ideas, tips on dealing with difficult kids, agency &
volunteer recruitment, fundraisers, PR, grants, evaluations, and more.
A large number of Trips for Kids® chapters participate each year in
IMBA's Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day and last year was no exception.
TFK chapters spiced up the day with barbeques, races, and other fun activities.
Our TFK Director has attended Interbike every year since 1989 and the Sea
Otter Bike Classic since 2000. With the great help from TFK chapter directors, we reach out to lots of people and inform them of our programs.
Pioneers & Friends at TFK’s Meet the Mt. Bike Pioneers Bash
Former multiple World Champion Juli Furtado chose Marilyn Price, founder of
Top Row left to right: Noah Berry, Austin McInerny, Otis Guy,
Ned Overend, Charles Kelly, Joe Breeze, Chris Chance, Neil Macc TFK, to join her select group of inspirational ambassadors for the Juliana Bicycles brand, a women’s line of mountain bikes launched by Santa Cruz BicySecond Row: Dave Garoutte, Michael Kelley, Vanessa Hauswald,
cles.
John Price Jeffris, Marilyn Price, Rick Sutton, Peter Buhl
IMAGINATIVE GIVING
The following businesses and their employees, have helped make our programs a success:
Thanks to a nomination by Thule, TFK secured a grant from the Outdoor Foundation’s Outsiders Ball Project Fund
Giant Bicycles held their annual Employee Product Donation Drive for TFK in memory of Russ Okawa
Crank Brothers held a Christmas product donation drive
Beeline Bikes’ financial support through Plus3 turns workouts into contributions for TFK. Visit www.plus3network.com
Duro Tire & Wheel’s Ride Your Cause has a new line of charity bicycle tires designed in10 awareness colors. A portion of proceeds
from the purchase of these tires supported TFK
At the Sea Otter Classic, Slime directed customers to donate to our TFK booth in lieu of payment for product purchased.
TFK’S Bike Thrift Shop & Earn-a-Bike Programs
In 1994 the Marin Chapter of Trips for Kids International launched Re-Cyclery, a bike thrift shop, to
keep bikes out of landfills and provide affordable, environmentally friendly transportation. The next
year TFK Marin started the Earn-a-Bike program for at risk kids. Both programs have been enormously successful!
The Re-Cyclery model is straight-forward: bike manufacturers and individuals donate parts (both new
and used). Skilled bike mechanics reconstruct bikes that are then sold at reasonable prices. Revenues
from Re-Cyclery support more than 60% of TFK’s International program. Earn-a-Bike program teaches bike-repair, career and social skills. To date, 16 chapters have replicated our Earn-a-Bike and 4
have opened their local version of a bike thrift shop.
TFK DIRECTOR RECEIVES AWARDS
Since founding Trips for Kids® 26 years ago, Marilyn Price has received numerous awards. This year at the September 2014 Interbike trade show, the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) awarded Marilyn the
Pioneering Woman Award to recognize women who have furthered the vision of the OIWC by demonstrating
an outstanding commitment to mentoring female colleagues. Earlier this year, Bicycle Retailer magazine named
Marilyn one of 50 Influential Women Driving the Business. Marilyn has successfully combined her love of kids,
bicycling, environmentalism, and indefatigable devotion to TFK®; these are certainly well-deserved honors.
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Thanks to Our Sponsors
The generosity of our sponsors makes our work possible. The following sponsors make critically needed in-kind donations: Raleigh, Park Tool, Clif Bar, Primal Wear, CST, Adventure Medical Kits. and John Wayne Cancer Foundation
CST, New Belgium Brewing Company, Beeline Bikes, Plus 3 Network, Interbike, Team Estrogen, DrivingTests.org, BoutiqueHotels.com and the Outdoor Foundation on the recommendation of Thule made generous financial contributions.
Specialized provided an enormous amount of items to our bicycle thrift shop, Re-Cyclery.
The following publications help us tremendously with media exposure: Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, Bicycle Times,
Bicycling Magazine, BIKE, Decline, Dirt Rag, League of American Bicyclists, Mountain Magazine, Mt. Bike Action, Velo
News and Vital Media MTB.
Chip Smith and his team at SOAR Communications keep us in the news by issuing all our press releases.
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B IK E IND UST RY C ONT RIBUTORS
The following contributors have donated overstock product in the past year
to help support Re-Cyclery, the Trips For Kids® bike thrift shop. The shop not
only works to keep these items out of landfill, but money raised from the sale
of these products provides the funding necessary to support all Trips for Kids
programs. Many thanks to all our sponsors!
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A’ME
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Jamis Bicycles
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SockGuy
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Basic Bottles
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Louis Garneau
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SRAM
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Bellwether
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Marin Bikes
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Sutherland's Bicycle Shop Aids
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Bern
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MAVIC
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Tern
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Bianchi
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Ortlieb
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Terry Precision Cycling
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Bike
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Otus
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Todson (Topeak)
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BMC
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Pace Sportswear
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Trek
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Boeshield T9
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Paceline Products
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Trialtir
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BRG Sports
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Pacific Cycle
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Tri-Flow
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Camelbak
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Panaracer
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Two Knobby Tires
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Cannondale
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Peace, Love & Pedals
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Voler Team Apparel
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CatEye
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Primal Wear
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Wilderness Trail Bikes
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Continental
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ProCycleGear
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X-Fusion
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Crank Brothers
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ProGold Lubricants
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Yakima
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De Soto Sport
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Profile Design
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Zoic
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Detours
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Projectsport
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Fox
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Ritchey
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Garmin
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Ryders Eyewear
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Gary Fisher Bicycles •
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Hans Johnsen
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Selle Royal
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Haro Bikes
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Serfas
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Highway 2
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Shinola
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Hydrapak
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SIDI
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Ice Tools
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Slime
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YES! I WANT TO GET KIDS OUTDOORS AND ON
A BIKE BY SUPPORTING TRIPS FOR KIDS.
Donations help us support new and exciting chapters. We encourage you to
contact us and find out how your contribution can make a difference in the
lives of underserved youth.
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Phone: 415-458-2986
Email: [email protected]
www.tripsforkids.org
Start A Trips for Kids Chapter!
You can make a positive difference
in the lives of disadvantaged youth
in your community. You can
change their perspectives and help
them imagine a different future, all
by riding bikes in the great outdoors. If that prospect appeals to
you, we invite you to start a Trips
for Kids® chapter. or support one
in your community.
TFK® chapters are established by
dedicated individuals who want to
take at-risk youth outside to experience the world of nature on
bikes. While each chapter is independent, all work toward the com-
mon goal of changing lives through
the joy and challenge of cycling outdoors.
Trips for Kids is here to provide
guidance and support to help you
develop a local chapter. We provide
a set of simple guidelines along with
a start-up set of bikes and equipment, We are eager to share over
25 years of experience to help your
chapter thrive.
For more information, please call
visit www.tripsforkids.org , or
call 415-458-2986 or email us at
[email protected].
Thanks for your support!