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!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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.
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