It looks to be a warm, pleasant evening this Saturday,
September 11 at 6:30 pm in Woodstock, Illinois for
a special bicycle ride through the streets and neighborhoods
of charming city. It will be neighbors
helping neighbors at the Ride
To Leave a Light On As a Beacon for Others. Sponsored by Ken West’s Material
Things shop the bike ride will raise funds for local organizations
that support community members who are struggling in one manner
or another.
This year those organizations will include New Directions
Addiction Recovery Services; Live4Lali
which “works to reduce stigma and prevent substance use disorder among
individuals, families, and communities, and minimize the overall health, legal
and social harms associated with substance use”; CLBreak, a Crystal
Lake teen center; Illinois Migrant Council; the Community
Foundation for McHenry County; CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates for children) of McHenry County; and Compassion for
Campers which provides gear and supplies to the unhoused.
Folks can support any or all of these great causes by purchasing
strings of lights for $10 each to decorate bicycles and riders
and, of course, by riding. Strings can
be purchased from participating organizations, from Material Things using this link,
or the evening of the event. You can designate
your purchase to support any of the organizations or to be split evenly
by all.
Strings and information on the organizations will be
available on Woodstock Square beginning at 6:30 as riders gather. There will be opening remarks and instructions
beginning at 7, and the ride will set off at 7:20. Ride is approximately 4.5 miles on level terrain and take
45 to 50 minutes. When
riders return to the Square there will be live music by Big Fish.
It promises to be a family friendly, joyous evening
for riders, supporters, and folks out and about around the Square.
Material
Things, a fine crafts artisan market at 103 East Van
Buren Street on the Square is donating the lights for sale.
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