Brake the Cycle of Poverty

Join Friend, Inc. Community Services on August 11, 2018 for the 9th annual “Brake the Cycle of Poverty”—a benefit bike ride from 8 AM-2 PM at Saucony Creek Brewing Company, 15032 Kutztown Road, Kutztown PA. Cost includes a sandwich from their Gastropub and a 10-oz beer (21 and older) upon completion of your ride!

Choose from 10, 25, 40 or 62 mile routes. We will have SAG support, well marked roads and cue sheets, food for registered riders, and more.

Registration starts at 7:00 AM. $35 individual registration fee ($45 day of event) and children under 12 ride for FREE!

Register by July 9th and get a t-shirt, otherwise as supplies last. Raise your own money through sponsors and get more prizes and even a BRAKE THE CYCLE Jersey! For more information or questions, please call 610-683-7791.

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Each rider that raises $300 of sponsors receives a Brake the Cycle Jersey.

There will be three prizes for the top sponsor amounts:
1st place will receive a Garmin Cycling GPS
2nd place will receive a FitBit Alta
3rd place will receive a $50 Visa Card

We invite you to “Show off your Helmet” for the “Brake the Cycle of Poverty” Bike Ride on August 12. As a participant in this event you will be sporting your helmet. So get out there on Facebook, Twitter, etc. and show the world your helmet.

It’s the easiest way blow past your $300 goal and raise the most to support for Friend, Inc. The three riders with the most support win awesome prizes.

Just take a selfie in your helmet and post it along with this message:

I’m riding for “Brake the Cycle of Poverty” on August 12. Donate towards my ride at www.friendinc.org/donate/ I want to raise the most money and support the good work of Friend, Inc., an agency that works to fight poverty in Northeastern Berks County, PA. Type my name in “special instructions” on the second page and I’ll be on my way!