Bike the Bend Inc
EIN 45-3681422 · Petroleum and Coal Products ManufacturingT
What they do
THE ANNUAL BIKE THE BEND BIKE RIDE WAS POPULAR WITH FAMILIES RIDING WITH CHILDREN FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. 25% OF THE RIDERS ARE CHILDREN, FULFILLING OUR MISSION TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO RIDE TOGETHER TO DISCOVER AND REDISCOVER THEIR COMMUNITY. WITH 25% OF RIDERS COMING FROM OUTSIDE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, BIKE THE BEND ALSO PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY ASSETS IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA. A COMPLEMENTARY PANCAKE BREAKFAST WAS HOSTED BY AN UNDERWRITING SPONSOR. COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM POST RIDE SURVEYS WERE POSITIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY OF THE EVENT.
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About this charity
- Location
- 215 S Hawthorne Drive, South Bend, IN 46617
- County
- St. Joseph
- In care of
- GLENDA G LAMONT