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Gear Up - The Ride for Refuge

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Bicycle Fund Raising Event
West Campus

FBCG is hosting the annual Ride for Refuge - a worldwide event featuring distance bike rides to raise both money and awareness for refugees and needy people in our area. It takes many volunteers to host the hundreds of riders coming to FBCG West Campus on Saturday, October 2nd. Sign up and join family, friends and people of all ages participating as riders and volunteers.

How Can You Help? Serve, Give or Ride

Serve: Serve as one of the many volunteer positions depending on the time commitment you are able to provide. There are many positions to choose from including set-up, sweep vehicles drivers, rest-stop cheerleaders and registration hosts. Training and supervision provided. Sign up with a friend!
 
Give: Give to a rider or to the FBCG team (Team Captain Ken Lippold)
 
Ride: Sign up for the 15 mile, 30 mile, 60 mile routes or 5 mile Fun Ride for Families - you chose the distance that is right for you.

It takes many volunteers to host the hundreds of riders coming to FBCG West Campus on Saturday, October 2nd.

Serve as:

  • Setup/Tear Down Crew
  • Food Crew
  • Greeters
  • Ride Rangers
  • Parking Lot Attendants
  • Rest-stop Cheerleader
  • Plus more to choose from!

Or serve as one of the many other volunteer positions depending on the time commitment you are able to provide.
Questions? Contact Shelly Simmering, 630-740-6331.

Register Now to serve as a Volunteer

October 2nd Schedule

8:00 am - Registration opens (closes at 10:30 a.m.)
9:00 am - RIDE begins (staggered start with "Spandex Crew" starting a touch earlier)
30 miles: 2-3 hrs
15 miles: 1-1.5 hrs
5 miles: 30-45 mins
1:00 pm - Lunch and program

Questions about the route? Contact Jeff Bauer, 630-715-0512

Who will the RIDE help in 2010?

Support our FBCG Team. If our team raises $1000 or more, FBCG refugee ministries will receive 60% of the money raised. First Baptist Church of Geneva has a very active Refugee Ministry. Previously, all of the funds raised went to our vibrant & growing Refugee Assistance & Fellowship Team. This year, as The Ride name change suggest: Ride for Refuge, allows us to further our efforts to help those in need of "refuge" through our specific Refugee Ministry (RAFT)as well as through our short-term missions teams who travel to Austria to serve at a refugee camp for displaced people of many nationalities. In addition, we assist single moms, and through our Compassion in Action Ministry, give financial assistance to people in our local community in financial crisis.

Where the Money Goes

Project Serve

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FMSC is a Christian non-profit organization committed to feeding God's starving children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals formulated specifically for starving children, and FMSC ships the meals to more than 60 countries around the world.

Upcoming Project Serve Dates

FBCG will serve at Feed My Starving Children on October 23, 2010 and January 22, 2011. You may reserve your spot now. We will send you a reminder email before the event.

Individuals and families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult and be in 3rd grade or above.

Sign up now to serve at Feed My Starving Children:


October 23, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

October 23, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

January 22, 2011, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

January 22, 2011, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m

January 22, 2011, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Click on the link above to check on available spaces and to sign up to serve. You will be able to sign up as a guest or if you are a regular attender at FBCG, you can log in to your account. Note: Choose the free registration option.

Please arrive at FMSC 5 minutes before your shift. Directions to FMSC, Aurora.

Volunteer Process: Volunteer activities include measuring ingredients, packing food, and preparing boxes for shipments. Volunteers need to wear closed-toed shoes for safety reasons.Volunteers will be handling food ingredients (rice, dehydrated soy, dehydrated vegetables, and flavored vitamin powder). Volunteers should stay at home if they are not feeling well or if they have food allergies.

Contact: Pam Morphis, 630.232.7068x154

Registration: Click on the times you would like to serve to register. You may also call Pam Morphis, 630.232.7068x154 to register. Spots are limited so please register early.