Event Details
There are many ways to get involved with Ride or Stride!
Bike in one of the 3 route options
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37-mile Gravel Grinder: start time 7:45 a.m.
- This ride is on scenic maintained active roads & unmaintained fire/Jeep roads. A challenging route recommended for experienced riders. Cyclocross, gravel bike or a mountain bike required. NOT for road bikes.
- Ride with GPS
- Garmin Connect
- ride or stride gravel cue sheet
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23-mile Backroad Burner: start time 9:30 a.m.
- This road ride is on a beautiful, low traffic country roads along lakes and through Devils Hopyard State Park. Includes a few challenging hills.
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10-mile Causeway Cruiser: start time 10:00 a.m.
- A shorter road ride passing a farm and the lakes.
Stride in the 5K Foliage Walk/Run: start time 11:00 a.m.
- Walk or run. This run will be timed. We welcome all “169 Club” runners!
Ride or stride alone or in a team!
Start & Finish at the Moodus Sportsman’s Club on 299 East Haddam-Colchester Turnpike, Moodus, CT. Don’t forget to join us after for a post-race picnic and exciting raffle prizes!
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Volunteer
Ride or Stride’s success depends on our volunteers! Whether you’re attending with a race participant, a teen looking for community service hours, or just want to help out and have fun, we’d love for you to join us!
Contact us to learn more about volunteer opportunities.
Register
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Questions? Email us and we’ll get back to you.
Sponsorship
The success of this event depends on the generous sponsors and volunteers in our community. In 2019, over 170 people participated in Ride or Stride and $7,000+ was raised!
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Gold Medal
East Haddam Police Union
Gelston House
Nathan Hale Pharmacy
Zane’s Cycles
Silver Medal
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Dutch Oil Company, Inc.
Bronze Medal
Action Steel
Annino Strength & Conditioning
Jezek & Barbi Attorneys at Law
MoreFIT
Performance Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, Inc.
Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supply
Wolf’s Den Family Campground
Additional thanks to ConnectiCare, Inc. for sponsoring East Haddam school & town employees!
Thank you Raffle Donors!
Airline Cycles • Annino Strength & Conditioning • Anytime Fitness
Ballek’s Garden Center • DaVinci Pizza • Earthshine Massage
East Haddam Veterinary Clinic • EMP Apparel • Goodspeed Musicals
Grandview Camp Resort • Lucky Goat Butcher Shop • Moodus Ice Cream
Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supply • 2 Wrasslin’ Cats
Thank you to the sponsors who provided lunch!
Gelston House • Cooking Company • Town Tavern •
Moodus BBQ • Stop & Shop (Old Saybrook)
2019 Sponsor packet
Sponsorship Opportunities
Gold Medal Sponsor – $500
Sponsorship benefits:
- Paid registration for 4 team members
- Publicized as a gold medal sponsor with logo/name on:
- Event Signage (Main Event)
- Newspaper, Social Media & Website
- 4 Raffle tickets
Silver Medal Sponsor – $250
Sponsorship benefits:
- Paid registration for 2 team members
- Publicized as a silver medal sponsor with logo/name on:
- Event Signage (Main Event)
- Newspaper, Social Media & Website
- 4 Raffle tickets
Bronze Medal Sponsor – $100
Sponsorship benefits:
- Paid registration for 1 team member
- Publicized as a bronze medal sponsor with logo/name on:
- Event Signage (Main Event)
- Newspaper, Social Media & Website
- 1 Raffle ticket
In-kind donations are welcome and appreciated! All donors will be publicized accordingly.
Email us with questions or comments regarding Sponsorship.
About Us
East Haddam Youth & Family Services (EHYFS) is a private, non-profit agency dedicated to inspiring the potential of and promoting the positive and healthy development of youth and families. EHYFS strives to create and enhance opportunities which advance the quality of life for all youth and families within our community by providing a spectrum of prevention, intervention and advocacy services.
Your donation of:
- $35 would support one middle school student attending SHARP (Safe Home Alone Readiness Program) or one individual or family counseling session.
- $50 Would support one session (two months) of a homework assistance program at the middle school.
- $100 would support one elementary school Family Night.
- $300 would support a summer Beach Party for middle and high school students.
- $500 would pay for one parent workshop.
- $1000 would pay for a middle or high school assembly.
Ride or Stride is a charity event organized by the EHYFS Board of Directors and run entirely by volunteers.
To learn more about EHYFS, visit: www.ehyfs.org or find us on Facebook
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Thank you to all who supported and participated in this event the past four years!
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