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VENTURA VELO is a non-profit public-benefit
corporation and a 501c3 public charity registered with the IRS. We are organized and dedicated to cycling, sustainability
and community service. Our staff of volunteers donate time, labor and efforts to support safe
cycling and community charities without financial compensation. Glenn Mutch
Ventura Velo is a member of Directors Association of
America
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Online registration for
TOUR du GREEN TOUR du GREEN is a educational
bicycle tour with over 5000' of climbing along carefully crafted Metric and Century routes along the Pacific coast and mountains.
This May 15th tour will challenge your cycling skills and expand your knowledge of all things GREEN while fund-raising
for charity. Come enjoy some of the best cycling in America while learning what is being done now to bring a sustainable future!
Joining the ASCE & the Central Coast GREEN Building Council, TEAM
Ventura Velo will once again provide outstanding SAG and host abundantly-supplied rest stops. Industry Professionals will
lead tours of national award-winning sustainability sites featuring the latest technologies in solar, water, agricultural
& recycling innovations. Also offered is a safe & sane Family Coastal Ride (10- 25 mi.) with stops like the City of Ventura's LEED
certified WAV Artist's Complex. Veteran ride producer Ventura Velo.Org, donates all funds to improve safe cycling and
to Cancer, MS, Arthritis (+ other worthy orgs). Make a positive impact on the environment and GET YOUR RIDE ON by joining the TOUR du GREEN, registering now on
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| TEAM VENTURA VELO @ CA Mission Santa Ynez in Solvang |
TWO CYCLING TOURS are
held annually to raise funds for charitable cycling activities. Early registration NOW OPEN for the 2010 TOUR
du GREEN - May 15, 2010. The Three
Harbors Tour will be held on July 10th. Registration will
open in May 2010. TOPOGRAPHICAL ROUTE MAPS & INFO POSTING, SOON SO CHECK BACK! VENTURA VELO requires all Riders MUST WEAR HELMETS & obey all traffic laws. PLEASE RIDE SAFE & LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!
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| CCCT 09' Team Ventura Velo |
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Monies
from fundraising events are used to support Ventura Velo's bicycling advocacy and safety programs as well as charitable organizations
selected by V.V. Board of Directors. Ventura Velo has donated 90+% of ride proceeds to the American Cancer
Society, American Red Cross, the Arthritis Foundation, Avon Walk for the Cure, Habitat for Humanity and the MS Society
among others.
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| V.V. SAG wagon and Volunteers working the ride. |
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Our staff
continues to actively sponsor & participate in the
maintenance of
local cycling routes.
You, the local riders can help
by being our eyes in the field.
Please report where safety hazards
are located by emailing us
and crews will follow up.
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a 10-day, 500 mile charity bike
ride sponsored by Amgen. Team Captain Craig Reinhart did a great job this past year
and all 10 team members came through the ride with flying colors. In 2009, Team Ventura Velo raised over $31,000 for
The Arthritis Foundation (AF) and over $65,000 in previous years.
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| Team Ventura Velo at MS Society Ride Oct. 2009 |
was
a great success led by Team Captain Marilyn Becker, whose infectious enthusiasm inspired all present. Riding
again in this year's CCCT and MS Bike Tours, Team Ventura Velo members have started training and fundraising. Please
check out the team's donation webpages for an update on member's current fundraising efforts.
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A BIG THANK YOU to all sponsors for their very generous support. Some sponsors have been with us for many years and some are new for this year's events.
Please visit their links listed
below.
The Bill & Doris Williams
Family (ASCE) Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Just call, email or mail: VENTURA VELO
P.O.Box 6101,
Ventura, CA 93006-6101 805-815-5258
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| Sunset view along the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route |
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Your contributions to VENTURA
VELO are fully tax deductable.
Ventura
Velo, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt public charity.
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