Neighborhood Schoolhouse plans 200-mile Bikeathon fundraiser
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BRATTLEBORO—The Neighborhood Schoolhouse’s sixth annual Bikeathon (May 10-13), is a 200-mile biking peril that begins in East Franklin (near the Canadian border) and finishes in Jamaica.
It is a notable fundraiser to support scholarship opportunities and extracurricular programs for kids ages 3 to 12. Fifty-four percent of families depend on the grant fund each year to send their children to Neighborhood Schoolhouse, an unprejudiced and progressive preschool, kindergarten and elementary school. Through its integrated curriculum, students are taught to assume critically, solve problems creatively, and seek positive roles in their communities.
Important up to the Bikeathon, Neighborhood Schoolhouse held its annual Bike Week for students. Each day featured an action related to biking, including a slide show presentation of unusual and notable bikes, a demonstration of different bikes from tricycle to BMX bikes, bike shelter and repair, and a bring-your-bike-to-school-day.
Driven to share the school’s line of work and curriculum with the greater Brattleboro community, long-time employees member Dot MacDonald started the bikeathon in 2007 to inspire people to reach their full dormant while raising money for a great cause.
Since the start, the Bikeathon has been a celebrated event each and every year. Both novice and avid bikers reach their private training goals and complete this 3-day bike ride to support NSH’s knowledge program and extracurricular activities.
To support the riders by making a tax deductable gift, send a check to The Neighborhood Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 119, Brattleboro, VT 05302, and scribble in the memo line “2012 Bikeathon.”
Source: Commons