Monday, October 28, 2013

Sean Bird's Cycling Blog

One of our team members, Sean Bird, is a very gifted athlete. He is a Category 3 road biker and Category 1 mountain biker who has won numerous races in the Southern California area. His goal is to become a professional cyclists in Europe and we are sure he will get there. In June, in order to combine his passion for print journalism and cycling, he created a cycling blog which reviews all the latest cycling gears from power meters to bars and gels. I (Sebouh) have been interested in cycling since freshman year, but it was not until meeting Sean, when I really became committed to this great sport. If you are a cyclist or just interested please visit http://seanbirdcycling.blogspot.com/. I find his reviews very helpful as an aspiring competitive cyclist myself.
A screenshot from Sean's Blog. This particular review was posted in Nov 3.



Thank you Mayor Dave Weaver!

I am honored to be receiving this Commendation Award on behalf of the Bikes 4 Orphans' team. Hopefully you can attend our Bike-a-thon and Hike-a-thon next year!

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Very Successful Bike-a-thon and Hike-A-Thon, THANK YOU!

We are so excited to report that we've raised almost $6000! We had more than 150 participants and many wonderful volunteers.  We were blown away by the support of our community.  THANK YOU!
Thank you to Solemn Bound for putting on an amazing performance. Thank you to the St. Francis Mountain Biking team for supporting this event. Thank you to the Glendale Adventist Medical Team for providing medical support. Thank you Warner Brothers, PAA, Incycle, and Pasadena Cyclery for donating wonderful items for the raffle. And thank you to Vita Coco for providing hundreds of bottles of coconut juice (People loved it). We can all proudly say that we came together as a community and made a difference in the lives of orphans.  We are truly honored and humbled by all your support.

Update 11/07/13: $8241 raised from Bike-a-thon/Hike-a-thon
October 26th, 2013.  Our 1st bike/hike-a-thon
More photos will be posted on our FB.  Please check our FB page.


Monday, October 14, 2013

Our first TV Appearance on KNBC!

More details about the Oct26 bike/hike event.

We have created another blog you updated on our Bike-a-thon/Hike-a-thon. Here is the link.

Please remember that this bike-a-thon is not a race but a fun event to bring the biking community together and help raise funds for Bikes 4 Orphans.

See you all on October 26, 2013 at the Glendale Sports Complex!  Please RSVP here on our Facebook event page.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Donating Online









For the people who are interested on donating online.
Please visit http://www.focusonchildrennow.org/involved/donate.htm.
Important: Under "AIM" please write "Bikes 4 Orphans"
Thank you for your support!

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Bikes 4 Orphans is an official non-profit 501(c)3 organization!

We have some great news to announce!

A non-profit organization, Focus on Children Now, has selected Bikes 4 Orphans to become a branch of their organization. FCN is an organization that helps impoverished children around the world. We decided to merge with them in order to be classified as an official non-profit organization and in order to take advantage of their wide variety of assets.

Thus, all future checks should be written out to "Focus on Children Now-Bikes 4 Orphans" and all future donations will go through their website. It is also important to note that the mission of Bikes 4 Orphans will stay the same; we will continue to donate to orphanages in order to provide access to education and other basic necessities in life through bicycles.

FCN website: http://www.focusonchildrennow.org/