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Ready to Ride!

4 days before the ride, and it looks like everything is under control!

That just means I'm missing something... heh...

We now have almost 130 riders signed up, and we've already collected over $10,000 in donations. The weather report says rain, so in New England that actually means to expect a glorious day! Come back to see how we did!

There is still time to sign up to ride. If you want to join us, go to:
http://www.boston2portland.com/rimain.html
for all the information.


If you'd like to help out, go to the Volunteer pages:
http://www.boston2portland.com/volmain.html

And, of course, you can sponsor us... go to:
http://www.boston2portland.com/conmain.html
...to donate online, or send us a check.

Thanks for stopping by, and wish us luck!

-Ted
ted@boston2portland.com

Welcome!

BOSTON2PORTLAND
RIDE TO CURE PARKINSON'S
SEPTEMBER 15, 2007
Welcome to Boston2Portland, a benefit bike ride to help fund research to fight Parkinson's Disease, now heading into its third year.

Visit us at http://www.boston2portland.com


Boston2Portland is New England's first and biggest bike ride to fund Parkinson's research. Not just one, but three overlapping rides, finishing at the same time, Boston2Portland gives riders of every level of skill the chance to contribute to the fight to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease.

Unlike any other ride of it's kind, 100% of every donation goes directly to research to fight Parkinson's, through the Foundation for Neurologic Diseases.

The Rides
Boston2Portland is made up of three legs, a full Century (100-mile) ride, starting on Revere Beach, a half-Century 50-mile ride starting in Rye New Hampshire, and a third-Century (36 miles, to tell the truth...) starting from York Beach Maine. The rides are timed to overlap, with riders from all three legs finishing together in Old Orchard Beach at "The Pier". It's one of the prettiest routes in New England... following the coast up from Revere and Lynn beaches through Hamilton, Ipswich, and Newburyport, on through the New Hampshire beaches up to the rolling coastal hills of Kittery and Kennebunk, in Southern Maine. The finish, down the final approach in Old Orchard Beach, to the famous "Pier", is a remarkable experience... riding wheel-to-wheel with old friends, and friends just made, down Main Street, together in a great cause.

The Money
All the funds raised go directly to the Foundation for Neurologic Diseases, specifically to fight Parkinson's. Established in Boston in 1988, the Foundation supports innovative research on Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as AD, MLS and ALS. The Foundation's work is carried out at the Center for Neurologic Diseases, a world-renowned laboratory at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Supporting the Foundation ensures that every dollar we raise will go to research, not overhead.

We are...
...our riders, our volunteers, every single person who gives their time and money to support our rides. We are not a big Corporation and we don't have vast resources. No one is making a salary off your hard work. We are, ultimately, what every single one of us contributes, from giving up nights and weekends to help organize logistics, right to the people on the route handing out PowerBars.

Join us!
Whether to ride, volunteer, spread the word or sponsor a rider, we need your help. Explore the information here and help us fight to find a cure for Parkinsons's!