THE
COURSE
Start Date: September 16th
Latham, NY
Woburn, MA
Boston, MA
Saugerties, NY
Greenwood Lake, NY
Sterling, CT
Canton, CT
Princeton, NJ
WHAT IS IT?
Simply put, a bike ride. A bike ride with three great
objectives: Camaraderie. Advocacy. Health. The
Awesome Beacon Bike Ride is a series of day rides
from Boston, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida, a
total distance of more than 2,000 miles. Below are
some specifics about the ride:
Wilmington, DE
Towson, MD
Reston VA
Prince William
Forest Park, VA
Hanover County, VA
York River State
Park, VA
Norfolk, VA
Franklin, VA
Macon, NC
Morrisville, NC
Fayetteville, NC
• Each day varies in distance from 15 to 86 miles.
• You can sign up for a distance that you
feel comfortable with, in a location that is
accessible to you along the primary East Coast
route (additional options for non-East Coast
riders will also be available in select locations).
Aynor, SC
Buck Hall Recreation Area, SC
Green Pond, SC
Savannah, GA
Dock Junction, GA
• You can participate for one day, part of a day,
or more.
Jacksonville, FL
St. Augustine, FL
Daytona Beach, FL
• Experienced cyclists, as well as a safety
vehicle, will accompany each ride.
• The ride will stop off at Beacon offices on
route.
• There will also be some local media stop-offs
scheduled to raise awareness for the ride.
Cocoa Beach, FL
Stuart, FL
End Date: October 18th
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Miami, FL
WHY?
Most of all, this will be a fun company-wide initiative. We spend so much time together at work that this is an
opportunity to spend time with colleagues building a sense of community and enjoying a different kind of
team-building experience!
Through the ride, we are promoting advocacy for the cause of behavioral health and fundraising for our two
charity partners: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and Mental Health America. Our goal is to raise
$50,000 for each organization.
The fundraising strategy targets corporate sponsorship rather than individual contributions. We have a
Fundraising Committee that will be contacting many of the vendors with whom Beacon works about the
opportunity for corporate sponsorship. Unless individuals are inspired to do so, we are not planning to pursue
individual sponsorship.
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Participation in The Awesome Beacon Bike Ride is open to Beacon employees, family members and friends
of Beacon employees, Beacon clients, partners and vendors. In addition to participating as a rider, there are
many other ways that you can get involved in The Awesome Beacon Bike Ride.
We have specific work streams around fundraising, communications and route logistics. We are also looking for
volunteers to provide start/finish line support, as well as people to drive support vehicles behind our riders.
To register your interest, please sign up via the SurveyMonkey links below:
• Beacon employees:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/BeaconBike
• Non-Beacon employees:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/BeaconBikeRide
So far, nearly 400 Beacon-ites have already signed up to participate in the bike ride in some way. If you
have already registered interest, there is no need to repeat this brief survey. We will be in contact shortly to
confirm which dates, rides and roles that you want to commit to.
WHEN?
We will be departing from Beacon’s Woburn office on Friday, September 16, with a short late afternoon ride
to Beacon’s headquarters at 200 State Street, Boston. For the next month, there will be daily rides during the
week and on weekends with a few rest days scheduled.
Weather permitting, the ride will arrive in Miami, Florida on Tuesday, October 18. This date is in time for
Beacon’s 2016 National Leadership Team (NLT) offsite. Road bikes can be hired for any NLT members who
wish to participate in the final day ride(s) to Miami.
With manager approval, Beacon employees will be able to use their 2016 allocated “Community Service” day
to participate in this ride.
WHAT NEXT?
• For those who are riding, get ready – we will share monthly training plans from March.
CONTACT DETAILS:
For any queries related to The Awesome Beacon Bike Ride, contact: [email protected]
For regular updates, keep an eye on our website: www.beaconhealthoptions.com/BeaconBikeRide
For fundraising-related enquiries, contact: [email protected]
For press-related enquiries, contact: [email protected]
For social media: #BeaconBikeRide