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What about the Sea Glass Ride? |
The first Sea Glass Ride took place July 1, 2006 when 40 riders pedaled from Swampscott to Gloucester and back. They followed a route our friend, Sue, loved best. Riders stopped at Stage Fort Park for a snack before heading back to the staging area of Congregation Shirat Hayam, where Sue's kids had attended preschool. The ride is now in its fourth year, and we are looking to expand the event, and we are also looking for sponsors to provide snacks, rider support, spare tires, tubes and other spare bike equipment. Thanks to Charles River Apparel for supplying our shirts last year. We also welcome your expertise to improve this Web site. Registration information is below. Back to the top.
We ride in memory of Sue de Vries of Swampscott, a mother of three, a good friend and a dedicated Pan-Massachusetts Challenge rider who died of breast cancer in April 2006 at age 44. She was an inspiration to us all, to her family, friends, other cancer survivors and riders in the PMC. Sue started a wellness group with her close friends called Sue's Circle of Hope and together they started the Sue de Vries Cancer Foundation to carry on her work of bringing wellness therapies like counseling, yoga or just providing a place to hang out for cancer survivors. All services are free. The ride's main goal is to raise awareness of these programs, and how cancer survivors can access them. Since Sue liked to collect sea glass, we give riders a piece in her memory, too. Main menu
The 42-mile route starts at Congregation Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., in Swampscott and heads up Atlantic Avenue, to Humphrey Street to Route 114 through downtown Salem. We travel over the Beverly Bridge on Route 1A and then travel the coast on Route 127 through Beverly Farms, Manchester, Magnolia and Gloucester. Main menu
Ride is open to all abilities. Ride starts at 7 a.m. sharp Sunday, June 28, 2009, rain or shine. Start is Congregation Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott. Ride stops at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester and returns to the temple. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. Park at the back of the temple, in the far corner of the lot. YOU MUST WEAR A HELMET TO RIDE. YOUR BIKE MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER. Register at Marblehead Cycle, 25 Besson St., Marblehead, Mass. and buy something there and a portion of your purchase will go toward the foundation. |
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| Registration fee $25, Register by June 1 guarantees a T-shirt | Make Checks Payable to: Sue de Vries Cancer Foundation | Additional Fundraising$________________ |
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| Liability waiver "I acknowledge I assume all risks associated with this event, including, without limitation, falls, animal bites, food poisoning, weather problems, like rain, heat and humidity, traffic, potholes, slick pavement, road and ground conditions. I have read and understand this waiver, and for being able to participate, I waive and release the Sue de Vries Cancer Foundation Inc., all ride organizers and their employees, family, directors, officers, volunteers, agents, successors and assigns, and all sponsors, from any and all claims, liabilities, or causes of action, including, without limitation, death, bodily injury, property damage, or any other loss, damage or any inconvenience whatsoever arising from taking part in this event. I also grant the foundation and ride organizers permission to use my image, photo or video for future promotion, and waive the right to inspect such versions when used later on. Sign_______________________________________date_________ |
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Special thanks to the designer of our T-shirts, Tammy Cronin. Also, special thanks Donna Cohen, the ride director, and to Barry Lipsett of Charles River Apparel for supplying T-shirts for last year's ride. Thanks to Smartwater for supplying the foundation with water for its recent events. To order a hand-made tie dye 2007 ride T-shirt, send $10, payable to the Sue de Vries Cancer Foundation, c/o Ethan Forman, 53 Morton Road, Swampscott, MA 01907. Send an email to emossfan AT aol.com for more information. All proceeds go to the foundation. Give me a few weeks to send it out.
