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Great Bicycle Tour raises $86K for San Mar
San Mar Family and Community Services’ Great Bicycle Tour of the C&O Canal last month raised $86,792 to support the agency’s programs. July 13–16.
The 184.5-mile tour began July 13 in Cumberland, Md., and followed the C&O Canal Tow Path for four days, ending at mile marker 0 in Washington, D.C., on July 16.
More than 100 riders joined this year’s fundraiser to support children, families and communities in the region served by San Mar’s programs including Treatment Foster Care, The Bester Community of Hope and The Jack E. Barr Center for Well-Being.
The riders are supported with meals, lodging, and transportation included.
Local sponsors that helped make the ride possible through donations to cover expenses include lead sponsor The Nora Roberts Foundation; gold sponsors Bitner-Henry Insurance Group Inc. and the Loats Foundation; and a variety of local organizations including Hagerstown Ford; Wheel Base; Sign Here, Inc.; Aircon; First United Bank and Trust; Racine Multisports; PepsiCo; Smith Elliott Kerns, Inc.; Keller Stonebraker Insurance; Weiss Bros., Inc.; and Lions Club chapters from Boonsboro, Hancock, Hagerstown and Cumberland.
A few weeks remain to collect additional donations through rider giving pages, where donors can support their favorite rider at www.SanMar-TGBT.org.
The event has raised well over $1 million for San Mar programs over the past 30 years.
Next year’s Great Bicycle Tour of the C&O Canal will be held July 11 through 14, 2020. Registration will open Nov. 1 at www.SanMar-TGBT.org.