This week it was announced that the Trips for Kids (TFK) and its “Red Team” of supporters won the CLIF BAR 2 Mile Challenge, a nationwide, six-month long campaign to fight climate change by encouraging people to ride a bike instead of driving a car, especially for trips of two miles or less.
The friendly competition of young riders in the Clif Bar 2 Mille Challenge further resulted in Trips for Kids receiving a bonus grant of $25,000 following the initial grant of the same to each of the three non-profits that support the event. A portion of the awarded funds to Trips for Kids will go to chapters in good standing so as to purchase needed equipment and to create information sharing and program materials, while funds will also be used to create new TFK chapters.
“The CLIF BAR 2 Mile Challenge really motivated our community to get on their bikes to fight climate change. I am particularly proud of our Re-Cyclery staff, including 3 of our staff who were the top three high scorers on our team,” said Marilyn Price, Trips for Kids executive director. “We also owe special thanks to TFK members from Veloreview who enthusiastically supported us every “pedal” of the way. We are so grateful to CLIF BAR for this financial boost that will help us reach out to our increasingly diverse community and inspire a new generation of cyclists.”
Kudos to Trips for Kids for hitting the bike.