Mon, 28 Jun 2010
2010 Cranksgiving in June
Seven riders turned out to spend $387.06 collecting 596 pounds of food for Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County. The Unlimited Poundage award went to Sandy Bledsoe, who collected an amazing 330 pounds of food (nearly three times his body weight!). The Shopping List Award went to Andy Hromadka, who collected 1.3 pounds of food per minute in his single trip. The People's Choice Award went to Luke Robinson for his creation of an ad-hoc handlebar bag using one of those reusable plastic bags from Sav-a-Lot. In addition, a total of $96.68 was donated to Food Gatherers — Andy and Sandy donated their cash prizes and Sandy donated the rest of the cash he had raised.
| Rider | Pounds | Time |
| Sandy Bledsoe | 330 | - |
| Jim and Forest Karnopp | 124 | - |
| Andy H. | 46 | 34:56 |
| Luke Robinson | 47 | 53:26 |
| Matt Klute | 19 | 27:40 |
| Tom Lennon | 30 | 59:00 |
Thanks to the following folks for their donations of prizes for the riders:
Extra thanks are also due to all the folks who donated funds to Sandy and to Comet Coffee and Vault of Midnight for matching those donations.
Photos of the race can be found here.
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Sat, 05 Jun 2010
Cranksgiving in June
You've probably heard of Cranksgiving, races held each year near Thanksgiving to collect food to donate to local food banks. Ypsilanti Velo has been happy to help out with the local Cranksgiving the past three years, the last of which brought in an impressive 800 pounds of food for Food Gatherers.
Food Gatherers, the food bank for Washtenaw County, sees a lot of generosity around the holidays at the end of the year, but the need for donations is high year around, especially now. With that in mind, Ypsilanti Velo is holding a Cranksgiving in June, the same idea, just earlier in the year.
This year there are two classes of races:
- $20 Shopping ListYou will have up to two hours to spend up to $20, trying to get the most you can get off your shopping list. You must visit three different stores, and you only get one trip to drop off food. The prize goes to the person with the most food gathered in the shortest time — Should you go fast? Should you get more? The strategy is up to you!
- Unlimited PoundageTwo hours, unlimited trips, no spending limit, you just have to visit at least three different stores. Just how much can you haul in two hours?
First place in both classes gets a $25 cash prize!
- Where: Recreation Park
Corner of N. Congress and Oakwood St.
Ypsilanti, MI - When: June 26, 2010, 6 - 8 pm
- What: You'll have two hours to race to local grocery stores and buy food for Food Gatherers.
- Bring:A bicycle, a bag (or trailer!) and money for food
- Ride safe: helmets and lights recommended
- See the Facebook event.
Links to signs and various media can be found here. For more information, contact info@ypsivelo.org.
Note: are you a business or organization that is wanting to help out with Cranksgiving in June? Ypsilanti Velo is looking for anything we can use as prizes for racers. Send us an e-mail if you are interested to info@ypsivelo.org.