Cranksgiving Downtown Columbia
- Date Sat 8th November 2025
- Time 10:00AM EST
- Location Columbia, Maryland
- Price Free
- Races 1 race
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Event summary
This year, Cranksgiving encourages residents to rally their Columbia Villages in a friendly competition to see who can donate the most food items to Grassroots Crisis Intervention. With mapped biking routes leading to the drop-off location, itβs easy for everyone to participate and contribute to a worthy cause. Plus, the first 100 registrants will receive a special commemorative event shirt! Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to make a difference in your community while enjoying a day of cycling and fun. Get ready to crank up the spirit of giving this Thanksgiving season!
Organiser's Description
Participants ride into Downtown Columbia with food donations for Grassroots Crisis Intervention [https://grassrootscrisis.org]. Cyclists of all skill levels are welcome, making it a family-friendly event that fosters camaraderie among the local cycling community while supporting those in need.
The countys Office of Transportation has mapped out biking routes [https://gohoward.org/schedule-of-upcoming-events-and-promotions/biking-directions-to-tmic/] to the drop-off location from all Columbia Villages and other points across the county.
WHERE: The Plaza at The Mall in Columbia
COMPETITION: Columbia Villages, along with any other interested communities, are invited to compete to see who can donate the most. Each village will have a designated table, staffed by a volunteer provided by the Downtown Columbia Partnership, where residents can drop off their contributions. At the end of the event, we will announce the winning village based on the total donations received. (If you live outside of Columbia but want your community to participate in the challenge, please contact us). Last year, Town Center came in first with Wilde Lake coming in a close second. Let's see if another village can take the title this year.
ABOUT THE NAME: The name "Cranksgiving" is a playful combination of "crank," a part of a bicycle, and "Thanksgiving," a holiday focused on gratitude and giving. It perfectly captures both the cycling focus and charitable spirit of the event, which takes place during the Thanksgiving season.
PRIZES: The first one hundred registrants will receive a really cool commemorative event shirt. Deadline to receive shirt is noon on 10/31.
LIST OF MOST NEEDED ITEMS
* Canned Meals: Chef Boyardee, Chicken & Dumplings, Spaghettios, Corned Beef Hash, Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Canned Chili
* Canned Meats: Chicken, Sardines, Salmon, Vienna Sausage, Roast Beef, Canned Ham, Spam, Tuna
* Canned Chunky or Progresso soups
* Canned Fruit: Applesauce, Peaches, Pears, Fruit Cocktail, Mandarin Oranges, Pineapple
* Instant Oatmeal Packets: Any flavor
* Peanut Butter-16oz container
* Grape Jelly-18oz container (no glass please)
* Pasta Sauce
* Breakfast Cereal
Races
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Cranksgiving Downtown Columbia
Incl. T-Shirt
Sat 8th November 2025 (10:00AM EST)
Free
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10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, 21044, MD, United States
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