The date for the 7th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:
November 8th 2014
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. Four years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
First Sponsors and prizes are coming in already. Chrome and Wald have signed on again and continue to be some our biggest supporters. Chrome is donating two pro series messenger bags and Wald is donating a front basket with a matching bag.
Also, the awesome folks over at ActiveIndy Tours and CODO graphic design were nice enough to let us use their cranksgiving logo from last year. Here is what our 2013 spoke cards will look like, with all the awesome sponsor logos on the reverse side.
Also, the awesome folks over at ActiveIndy Tours and CODO graphic design were nice enough to let us use their cranksgiving logo from last year. Here is what our 2013 spoke cards will look like, with all the awesome sponsor logos on the reverse side.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Cranksgiving 2013!
The date for the 6th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:
November 17th 2013
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 6th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Three years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!
November 17th 2013
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 6th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Three years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Local Sponsors!
Aroma Cafe, Bakers Bikes, Bead & Botanicals, Big Grove Tavern, Café Kopi , Champaign Cycle, Common Ground, The Corkscrew, Courier Café, Espresso Royale, Esquire, Fiesta Cafe, The Great Impasta, Heartland Gallery, Heel To Toe, Krannert Center, Sam's Cafe, Seaboat, Silvercreek, The Art Theater, and the University ymca have all donated prizes for our participants this year, and there are still prizes coming in! Come on out an donate some of your time and money for the hungry and get rewarded by our great local sponsors.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Cranksgiving 2012!
The date for the 5th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:
November 4th 2012
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 5th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Two years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!
November 4th 2012
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 5th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Two years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sponsors Sponsors Sponsors
The event is just around the corner, and we have a ton of local suppost this year.
Sponsors include: Schnucks, Strawberry Fields, The Food Coop, Esquire, Bunnys, Farrens, Crane Alley, H20 Sallon, Corkscrew, Heartland Gallery, Beads and Botanicals, Das Cafe, The Great Impasta, Heel to Toe, Courier Cafe, Silvercreek, Noodles and Co, Bakers Bikes, Rentertainment, Columbia Street Roastery, the University YMCA, Heritage Wine Cellars, Lexco, Wald, Chrome, Eight Inch, and sponsors are still coming in!
Sponsors include: Schnucks, Strawberry Fields, The Food Coop, Esquire, Bunnys, Farrens, Crane Alley, H20 Sallon, Corkscrew, Heartland Gallery, Beads and Botanicals, Das Cafe, The Great Impasta, Heel to Toe, Courier Cafe, Silvercreek, Noodles and Co, Bakers Bikes, Rentertainment, Columbia Street Roastery, the University YMCA, Heritage Wine Cellars, Lexco, Wald, Chrome, Eight Inch, and sponsors are still coming in!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
First Sponsors!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Cranksgiving 2011
The date for the 4th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:
November 13th 2011
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride is the fast time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all you friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 4th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Last year we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Lets try and beat that this year!
November 13th 2011
What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride is the fast time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.
Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.
Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.
Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer).
Please tell all you friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 4th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Last year we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Lets try and beat that this year!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
News from the Foodbank
So, we just heard from Eastern Illinois Foodbank that the total weight Chambana Cranksgiving 2010 hauled in - 1,921 pounds - is the equivalent of 1,478 meals for local families. NICE WORK, EVERYONE! We can't wait to see what we can do next year.
See more information from the Foodbank about Chambana Cranksgiving here.
See more information from the Foodbank about Chambana Cranksgiving here.
Monday, November 15, 2010
By the Numbers
58 riders...1 TV interview...1 blown tube...1 self-destructing trailer...0 crashes...27 business sponsors...$2000 in donated prizes and after-party refreshments...
1921 pounds of food!
1 hugely successful Chambana Cranksgiving.
In three years, we have donated over 3400 pounds of food for Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Congratulations, everyone, (and particularly to Charlie Smyth, this year's grand prize winner of a Chrome jersey, Heel to Toe socks, and, of course, an Urban Velo beer cozy in the category of Most Generous Individual), for making Chambana Cranksgiving an annual event and a community institution. We're already looking forward to our fourth annual event but, in the meantime, check out the upcoming Parade of Lights, of which Champaign County Bikes is a part. Thank you to all of our cyclists, sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making this year's event a record one. See you next year!
A slideshow of pictures from this year's event can be found here.
1921 pounds of food!
1 hugely successful Chambana Cranksgiving.
In three years, we have donated over 3400 pounds of food for Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Congratulations, everyone, (and particularly to Charlie Smyth, this year's grand prize winner of a Chrome jersey, Heel to Toe socks, and, of course, an Urban Velo beer cozy in the category of Most Generous Individual), for making Chambana Cranksgiving an annual event and a community institution. We're already looking forward to our fourth annual event but, in the meantime, check out the upcoming Parade of Lights, of which Champaign County Bikes is a part. Thank you to all of our cyclists, sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making this year's event a record one. See you next year!
A slideshow of pictures from this year's event can be found here.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Chambana Cranksgiving on TV!
WCIA 3 covered Cranksgiving on their 5:30 and 10:00 news tonight. Check out the slot online and see if you can find yourself!
http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=193097
And check back here tomorrow to see how much food our third annual event raised....because we're pretty sure it was A LOT. Nice work, everyone - battling the wind AND hauling what is sure to be record amounts of food. Countless families in eastern Illinois appreciate the effort you made today in putting food on their tables this holiday season.
http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=193097
And check back here tomorrow to see how much food our third annual event raised....because we're pretty sure it was A LOT. Nice work, everyone - battling the wind AND hauling what is sure to be record amounts of food. Countless families in eastern Illinois appreciate the effort you made today in putting food on their tables this holiday season.
Friday, November 12, 2010
It's just around the corner
I can't believe the amount of prizes we have to give away. We don't have a total value for everything yet but we easily have well over $1000 in prizes for our cyclists. I am blown away by our sponsors' generosity and am hopeful that everyone who comes out to participate will follow their lead and make this our most successful Cranksgiving yet.
So many prizes
We just got a package from Twin Six and let me tell you that we have some absolutely awesome prizes up for grabs! Come out and participate and you'll walk away with some amazing prizes and a meal to boot.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
FREE Bike Light for First 50 Riders
A free bar-end bike light will be given to each of the first 50 registrants for Chambana Cranksgiving 2010! Lexco Bike, a regional bicycle parts distributor in Chicago, is on board this year and has generously sent us a box of lights, which we can't wait to pass on to our cyclists. Don't forget: there is no pre-registration; registration begins at 1 pm on Sunday afternoon, with the race and after-party to follow. So, come get your free light, ride a bike, and feed the hungry!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Chambana Cranksgiving on WEFT 90.1 FM
Check it out! An interview about Cranksgiving aired on WEFT on Friday, November 5. The link to the podcast is here - our portion starts about 3/4 of the way through the show.
Many thanks to Joel Gillespie and Smile Politely for this opportunity!
Many thanks to Joel Gillespie and Smile Politely for this opportunity!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Why we do this
This article shows why we continue to run Cranksgiving
http://www.smilepolitely.com/news/hunger_in_the_heartland_pt._1/
http://www.smilepolitely.com/news/hunger_in_the_heartland_pt._1/
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Prizes for All
Wow, the enthusiastic response to our third annual Chambana Cranksgiving from the business community has been overwhelming. From bike gear to nights out at local restaurants and grocery money, from gallery gift certificates to manicures and, yes, even a tarot reading, we've got you covered. So, come out for a few hours of riding and after-partying on the 14th, and go home with the pleasure of knowing you've helped out our community while being tangibly rewarded too.
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