2024 Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Ride - 27th Annual!
- Date Thu 26th September 2024 - Sat 28th September 2024
- Time 8:30AM EST
- Location Santa Cruz, California
- Price $600.00
- Races 1 race
- Distances Ultra
Event summary
Join us for the 27th Annual Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Ride, happening from September 26 to September 28, 2024, in the stunning coastal city of Santa Cruz! This exhilarating 3-day event features a fully supported 200-mile ride that begins in the picturesque wine country of Healdsburg and winds through beautiful landscapes, including the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and the breathtaking coastline of Santa Cruz. Whether you're a seasoned cyclist or a beginner, this ride offers a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself while supporting a wonderful cause.
Participants will enjoy a range of amenities, including premier lodging, delicious meals, and medical support throughout the journey. The ride culminates in a festive Finish Line Party, where friends and family can celebrate your accomplishments with food, music, and fun. Funds raised from this year's ride will benefit local organizations, including Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park, providing a universally designed playground for children of all abilities. With a goal to raise $1,000 per rider, every pedal stroke will help make a lasting impact in our community. Don't miss out on this incredible adventure—secure your spot today, as spaces are limited and always fill up quickly!
Participants will enjoy a range of amenities, including premier lodging, delicious meals, and medical support throughout the journey. The ride culminates in a festive Finish Line Party, where friends and family can celebrate your accomplishments with food, music, and fun. Funds raised from this year's ride will benefit local organizations, including Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park, providing a universally designed playground for children of all abilities. With a goal to raise $1,000 per rider, every pedal stroke will help make a lasting impact in our community. Don't miss out on this incredible adventure—secure your spot today, as spaces are limited and always fill up quickly!
Organiser's Description
The_ Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Ride_, celebrating its 27th year, is a fun fundraising event like no other. Proceeds go to local organizations serving the youth in our community. The Rotary Ride consists of a 3-day fully supported 200 mile ride culminating at a festive Finish Line Party featuring music, food, fun and friends.
Over the years we've raised more than $1,800,000 for local organizations! Each year we choose a primary beneficiary or cause to receive the largest percentage of the ride proceeds.
We are excited to announce that this year's Rotary Ride will focus on supporting Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park [https://www.countyparkfriends.org/jadestpark.html] in partnership with Santa Cruz County Park Friends [https://www.countyparkfriends.org]. Treasure Cove will be a universally designed playground where children of all abilities can play together. We are passionate about this project because the playground will provide a play environment designed to foster friendships, acceptance, and joy.
[https://www.countyparkfriends.org/jadestpark.html]
Read more [https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/SantaCruzSunriseRotaryRide3Day/Page-14] about our partnership with County Park Friends and how your generous support of Treasure Cove will be an investment impacting thousands of children and their families providing positive benefit to our community for generations.
Our secondary beneficiaries this year include: Skills of Life Caf'e [https://www.facebook.com/Skillsoflifecafe/], Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County [https://boysandgirlsclub.info] and The Teen Kitchen Project [https://www.TeenKitchenProject.org].
And, as always, the ride proceeds will support other youth organizations in our community through the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary [https://www.SantaCruzSunriseRotary.org] club's _Charities and Grants_ [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwUHTqGPcNYMZmVweWJqaWNIYWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zP6o4pQYe9DnIAa3LGEq2A] and _High School Scholarship_ [http://scholarships.santacruzsunriserotary.org] programs.
The History of the Sunrise Rotary Ride, aka, _Jon & Ken's Most Excellent Adventure_
In 1997 Jon Sisk and Ken Whiting created a biking fundraiser that over the years has grown into our current 3-day adventure. Our ride begins in the heart of the wine country in Healdsburg and takes us through the beauty of the Russian River, Sonoma County wine country, Tomales Bay to San Francisco, over the Golden Gate Bridge and down the coast to Santa Cruz. No large riding experience is needed, only a love for our beautiful state and a desire to have some fun while supporting youth in our community.
The ride is exceptionally well supported including all food, premier lodging, medical and sag. You can rest assured that you will be able to enjoy every bit of every day, while you do the ride that you want to do. The route incorporates rolling hills, some optional steeper hills, remote seaside riding and in-town riding. More seasoned riders can find great challenges each day, while entry level riders can build their experience and achieve their personal bests.
Day 1 We take a bus from Santa Cruz to Healdsburg and set out just before lunch to ride 51 miles to the Rohnert Park. Along the way, a fabulous lunch is served at Rick Hofstetter's river-side chalet on the Russian River. Lodging is at the newly rebranded Hotel Centro Sonoma Wine Country [https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/stsrhup-hotel-centro-sonoma-wine-country/] A scrumptious spread of hand crafted hors d'oeuvres and beverages are served at cocktail hour around the hot tub followed by a catered dinner and festivities.
Day 2 Get an early start for an 88 mile ride from Rohnert Park to Pacifica. Lunch is served in Sausalito just before you cross the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. From there we ride through San Francisco then on to Pacifica where we spend Friday night at the Pacifica Lighthouse Hotel [https://www.pacificalighthouse.com] at Rockaway Beach. Dinner and celebration of the day's accomplishments is at Nicks Restaurant [https://nicksrestaurant.net].
Day 3 64 Miles from Pacifica to Santa Cruz, culminating in a finish line party at Santa Cruz County Bank [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Santa+Cruz+County+Bank/@36.977358,-122.0258416,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x808e40266e480c09:0xbb73e877256c3d50!8m2!3d36.977305!4d-122.0253413] (75 River St. Santa Cruz) where we join up with family and friends (all are invited) for food, drink, music raffles and auctions. Guests are encouraged to arrive at the finish line party by 12:30pm. Riders will gather on the Riverwalk adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente / Santa Cruz Warriors Arena at 12:45pm and triumphantly ride into the party at 1:00pm.
And best of all, everything is included!
The ride brings together like-minded individuals committed to supporting our youth and provides great opportunities for fun and networking. This event is a fundraiser with an all-volunteer crew. 100% of the proceeds go to the charities.
THE $600 REGISTRATION FEE COVERS ALL RIDER EXPENSES including transportation to Healdsburg, 2 nights premier lodging, all meals, snack stops, happy hours, sag and medical support, the 2024 collectable biking jersey, a commemorative ride T-shirt and admittance to the Finish Line Party.
RIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO FUNDRAISE A MINIMUM OF $1000 (in addition to the $600 registration fee) 100% of which goes to our designated charities. As part of the registration process, you will be guided through the creation of a personal fundraising web page that you can use to support your fundraising efforts. Although $1,000 is the minimum riders commit to raise, most will far exceed that amount with our easy to use fundraising platform.
FOR TIPS ON HOW TO MOUNT AN EASY AND SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORT, check out our guide _Fundraising is as easy as 1, 2, 3._ [https://SunriseRotaryRide.org/Fundraising]
The Sunrise Rotary Ride is limited to only 100 participants and always sells out so sign up today!
Over the years we've raised more than $1,800,000 for local organizations! Each year we choose a primary beneficiary or cause to receive the largest percentage of the ride proceeds.
We are excited to announce that this year's Rotary Ride will focus on supporting Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park [https://www.countyparkfriends.org/jadestpark.html] in partnership with Santa Cruz County Park Friends [https://www.countyparkfriends.org]. Treasure Cove will be a universally designed playground where children of all abilities can play together. We are passionate about this project because the playground will provide a play environment designed to foster friendships, acceptance, and joy.
[https://www.countyparkfriends.org/jadestpark.html]
Read more [https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/SantaCruzSunriseRotaryRide3Day/Page-14] about our partnership with County Park Friends and how your generous support of Treasure Cove will be an investment impacting thousands of children and their families providing positive benefit to our community for generations.
Our secondary beneficiaries this year include: Skills of Life Caf'e [https://www.facebook.com/Skillsoflifecafe/], Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County [https://boysandgirlsclub.info] and The Teen Kitchen Project [https://www.TeenKitchenProject.org].
And, as always, the ride proceeds will support other youth organizations in our community through the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary [https://www.SantaCruzSunriseRotary.org] club's _Charities and Grants_ [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwUHTqGPcNYMZmVweWJqaWNIYWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zP6o4pQYe9DnIAa3LGEq2A] and _High School Scholarship_ [http://scholarships.santacruzsunriserotary.org] programs.
The History of the Sunrise Rotary Ride, aka, _Jon & Ken's Most Excellent Adventure_
In 1997 Jon Sisk and Ken Whiting created a biking fundraiser that over the years has grown into our current 3-day adventure. Our ride begins in the heart of the wine country in Healdsburg and takes us through the beauty of the Russian River, Sonoma County wine country, Tomales Bay to San Francisco, over the Golden Gate Bridge and down the coast to Santa Cruz. No large riding experience is needed, only a love for our beautiful state and a desire to have some fun while supporting youth in our community.
The ride is exceptionally well supported including all food, premier lodging, medical and sag. You can rest assured that you will be able to enjoy every bit of every day, while you do the ride that you want to do. The route incorporates rolling hills, some optional steeper hills, remote seaside riding and in-town riding. More seasoned riders can find great challenges each day, while entry level riders can build their experience and achieve their personal bests.
Day 1 We take a bus from Santa Cruz to Healdsburg and set out just before lunch to ride 51 miles to the Rohnert Park. Along the way, a fabulous lunch is served at Rick Hofstetter's river-side chalet on the Russian River. Lodging is at the newly rebranded Hotel Centro Sonoma Wine Country [https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/stsrhup-hotel-centro-sonoma-wine-country/] A scrumptious spread of hand crafted hors d'oeuvres and beverages are served at cocktail hour around the hot tub followed by a catered dinner and festivities.
Day 2 Get an early start for an 88 mile ride from Rohnert Park to Pacifica. Lunch is served in Sausalito just before you cross the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. From there we ride through San Francisco then on to Pacifica where we spend Friday night at the Pacifica Lighthouse Hotel [https://www.pacificalighthouse.com] at Rockaway Beach. Dinner and celebration of the day's accomplishments is at Nicks Restaurant [https://nicksrestaurant.net].
Day 3 64 Miles from Pacifica to Santa Cruz, culminating in a finish line party at Santa Cruz County Bank [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Santa+Cruz+County+Bank/@36.977358,-122.0258416,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x808e40266e480c09:0xbb73e877256c3d50!8m2!3d36.977305!4d-122.0253413] (75 River St. Santa Cruz) where we join up with family and friends (all are invited) for food, drink, music raffles and auctions. Guests are encouraged to arrive at the finish line party by 12:30pm. Riders will gather on the Riverwalk adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente / Santa Cruz Warriors Arena at 12:45pm and triumphantly ride into the party at 1:00pm.
And best of all, everything is included!
The ride brings together like-minded individuals committed to supporting our youth and provides great opportunities for fun and networking. This event is a fundraiser with an all-volunteer crew. 100% of the proceeds go to the charities.
THE $600 REGISTRATION FEE COVERS ALL RIDER EXPENSES including transportation to Healdsburg, 2 nights premier lodging, all meals, snack stops, happy hours, sag and medical support, the 2024 collectable biking jersey, a commemorative ride T-shirt and admittance to the Finish Line Party.
RIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO FUNDRAISE A MINIMUM OF $1000 (in addition to the $600 registration fee) 100% of which goes to our designated charities. As part of the registration process, you will be guided through the creation of a personal fundraising web page that you can use to support your fundraising efforts. Although $1,000 is the minimum riders commit to raise, most will far exceed that amount with our easy to use fundraising platform.
FOR TIPS ON HOW TO MOUNT AN EASY AND SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORT, check out our guide _Fundraising is as easy as 1, 2, 3._ [https://SunriseRotaryRide.org/Fundraising]
The Sunrise Rotary Ride is limited to only 100 participants and always sells out so sign up today!
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Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Ride
Includes T-Shirt
Thu 26th September 2024 (8:30AM EDT)
$600.00
CLOSED
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