A company founded by Barrington's Jacob Brier and his wife Dani Sahner Brier recently hosted its tenth and final Ride’ Round Rhody bike-athon.
This year's event raised $75,000 for …
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A company founded by Barrington's Jacob Brier and his wife Dani Sahner Brier recently hosted its tenth and final Ride’ Round Rhody bike-athon.
This year's event raised $75,000 for cancer treatment and research in Rhode Island, and nearly $700,000 since it was first started in 2008.
Mr. Brier said the 10th and final Ride 'Round Rhody was a great event, where riders of all skill levels came together in support of an important cause.
“It was truly a remarkable day,” said Mr. Brier. “To have seen our community pull together like this to close out the ride’s decade of success with our best all-around ride ever… it was really a special day. I’m glad we were able to close this out with a bang!”
Mr. Brier said he and his wife had ridden in a bike-athon in another state that raised money for a cancer center in Boston. That gave them the idea of starting Ride 'Round Rhody.
"When we thought about how important it is to have high quality care close to home, we decided we wanted to keep our effort in Rhode Island," wrote Mr. Brier in a recent email. "The only problem was that there wasn't such a bike-athon, so we decided to create one."
Mr. Brier and his wife established LIFEcycle to be the organization behind the bike-athon. In its first year, there were 39 riders and the event raised a little more than $10,000.
This year, more than 225 people participated in the annual charity event. Katie McDonald said she was proud to Ride 'Round Rhody, which started at the Farmer's Daughter garden center in Wakefield.
“My brother and I crossed the finish line hand in hand 3 hours after the start," said Ms. McDonald, a first time 40-mile rider and founder of bnourished. “My foot numb, butt sore, face beet red, and pride intact knowing that I both served the community and my need to move beyond mediocre.”
Mr. Brier said the future of his organization, LIFEcycle, is a bit uncertain. He said the charity will continue to operate and award grant money to local hospitals and organizations, but its primary program and fund-raising event will no longer take place.
Over the next year, the board of directors will reevaluate LIFEcycle's organizational needs, as well as a funding strategy to support its mission.