Summer—Time to Get More Kids on Bikes & Build a New Trail! Outride Fund Can Help— Apply by August 8th!
Kick Back and Ride—Be Inspired by Ollie making his mark!
We agree there is nothing better than to go for a bike ride—shred? You bet, read our Athlete Ambassador Dylan Sherrard’s adventure tale, “Summers are for Shredding,“ and learn how the Shred Hard Summer Camp and the trails at Sun Peaks Park in Kamloops, British Columbia, helped Ollie Smith hone his bike skills and build his confidence on and off the trails. When asked if he feels aware of the impact bikes create in his life, outside of the trail, Ollie explained, “Yeah, when I have a good riding day the day before I feel good the next day. I feel like I'm going to have a good rest of the day because I had a good time and had a lot of fun. Those good feelings roll over into the rest of the day. I think it gives me confidence.” And—isn’t that what summer is all about? Carefree living and riding and loving it! Read the full story here on the From the Desk of Dylan Sherrard.
Kick Back and Read—a little R&R for a summer time break!
The team at Outride has compiled a list of reading and resources—Outride at Home— to help you learn more about riding over the summer months. Full details here. Tips galore on bike skills, family rides, bike safety, and how cycling can benefit your overall health. Outride compiled these materials for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Healthy at Home Campaign in response to the COVID-19 shelter in place but who doesn’t want to always want to stay active whatever the challenges.
Build Trails and more—Apply for an Outride fund GRant—Deadline August 8, 2020
The Outride Fund empowers communities to launch youth cycling programs. Through dollar for dollar matching grants the Outride Fund seeks to make fundraising easier and to accelerate the process. Learn more about Outride and how you can start a campaign in your area and earn a grant in youth cycling education, youth rider development, and for trails and pump track projects.
Outride just announced this spring our commitment to youth cycling by funding grant awards surpassing $250,000 to organizations in 22 unique states. Let’s add your dream project to the list. The summer deadline to apply to the Outride Fund is August 8, 2020.
The process is simple—an organization launches a fundraising campaign with Outride’s fundraising platform and applies for match funds up to $15,000. Donors who contribute to the fundraiser receive a tax-deductible donation letter. The funding occurs with a cadence of three times a year—Spring, Summer, and Fall—not too late to get started now! Full details here on how to apply.
Outride Fund Changing Lives ONE GRANT AT A TIME!
The Outride Fund now supports getting more kids on bikes in over three dozen communities across the country. The California Field School in Oakland, California, reached their target goal and received $15k in Outride matching funds for a combined total of $30k to support their adventure learning bike tours exploring social and environmental justice.
Image credit: California Field School
This trip in 2019 was part of California Field School’s Life Academy's post-session, an innovative immersive learning program where high school students spend two weeks earning academic credit.
FLYRS is a Flagstaff, Arizona, non-profit that focuses on youth rider development that just applied for an Outride Fund Grant. Flagstaff is a premier mountain biking location and FLYRS is filling the need for a comprehensive youth cycling development program that is accessible, diverse, and community-based. FLYRS has grown from an initial group of seven kids in the summer of 2016 to serving almost 300 kids in 2019! Support their campaign here.
Both the CA Field School and FLYRS organizations are committed to helping youth from diverse backgrounds. They applied for Outride Fund grants and you can too!
Full details here on the complete list of spring Outride Fund grants.
Remember, the next round of Outride Fund grant applications closes on August 8, 2020.