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Beautiful family bike ride, barbecue & balloons. Helping kids in crisis. What’s not to like?
This family-friendly event has something for everybody: a 10-mile neighborhood bike ride, 20-mile bike ride, and a 2-mile fun-loop. After the ride, participants can enjoy a barbecue lunch, cotton candy, snow cones, numerous kid-friendly activities, and music to listen to on the lawn.
For questions please contact Megan Spinler at 406-549-0058 or via email at [email protected]
2020 T-Shirt Artwork Contest
Contest Guidelines:
- Student must be in 1st through 5th grade
- Drawing must be of a TROUT riding a bicycle
- Drawing must be in marker or crayon on plain white 8 ½ x 11 paper
- Artist’s name (First and Last), phone number, grade, school & teacher’s name must be on the back
- Entries must be received at Watson Children’s Shelter, 4978 Buckhouse Lane, Missoula, MT 59804, by Monday, February 24th
Contest winners will have their artwork displayed on all of the event t-shirts and medals, receive a pizza party for their entire class and a special award plaque!
Our 2019 T-Shirt Contest Winner was Brooke, a 4th grader at St. Joseph School!
Click HERE to view photos from the 19th annual Bike for Shelter or check out the video below from our 2019 Bike for Shelter!
2020 Sponsors:
Premier Big Wheeler Sponsor:
Super Spoke Sponsors:
Power Pedaler:
ALPS • Blackfoot • Cherry Creek Media • Community Medical Center • First Interstate Bank • Good Food Store • Lithia Toyota of Missoula • Muralt’s Travel Plaza • NorthWestern Energy
Cool Cruiser:
KLO Group – Merrill Lynch • PayneWest Insurance • Round|Carlino Investment Planning Group – a member of D.A. Davidson & Co. • ALT 101.5 • KYSS 94.9 • ZOO 107.5 • 96.3 The Blaze
Mile Marker:
Advanced Technology Group • Allegiance • Dr. Kevin A. Miltko, Miltko Family Dentistry • Garlington Lohn & Robinson • Lamar Advertising • Langel & Associates • Missoula Broadcasting/U 104.5 • MSO HUB • Stone of Accord • Terry Payne & Company • Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Tricycle Trooper:
AlphaGraphics • Burnin’ Daylight Mini Horse Ranch • Comfort Systems USA • Integrated Information Solutions • JCCS Accounting Firm • The Kid’s Fun Zone • Kohl’s • Larry Stayner MD, Northern Rockies Orthopaedics • Mission Ridge Church • Missoula Pediatric Dentistry • Mountain West Holding Company • Office Solutions and Services • Park Side Credit Union • Paradise Dental Technologies • PartnersCreative • Republic Services of Montana • The Shirt Shop • Towe & Fitzpatrick, PLLC • Warm Springs Productions
Sponsorship: If you are interested in sponsoring Bike for Shelter, we’d love to talk to you! Please introduce yourself by contacting us at: (406) 549-0058 or angie@shelter4children.com.
RAISE and RIDE for Montana children in crisis!
We welcome you to raise funds and ride in the 20th annual Bike for Shelter. Participants who raise $250 or more for Watson Children’s Shelter will receive custom Watson Children’s Shelter swag! Best of all, by gathering pledges, YOU are helping Watson Children’s Shelter provide a safe and nurturing home to abused and neglected Montana children. Riders of the 2019 Raise and Ride raised over $1,500!! WAY to GO riders!
How it works:
- Click HERE to create your own Facebook fundraiser. Title it “2020 Raise and Ride for Watson Children’s Shelter!”
- From now until May 11th ask your friends, family, neighbors to help support your efforts.
- START SHARING – encourage everyone to donate to your Facebook fundraising page or mail their donation directly to Watson Children’s Shelter – 4978 Buckhouse Lane. Missoula, MT 59804.
- On May 30th tell the volunteer at the registration table that you chose to Raise and Ride and they’ll take it from there!
LIMITED EDITION 2020 Bike Jersey!
Click here to purchase your limited edition 2020 Bike Jersey. 30% of the proceeds goes back directly to our mission of providing safety, nurturing, and stability to children and families through quality services and trauma informed care.
2020 Schedule
LOCATION: Fort Missoula Road, Watson Children’s Shelter and Community Medical Center parking lots.
Rides
8:00 am Event Registration Opens
9:00 am – 9:30 am Start -20 Mile Bike Ride*
9:30 am – 9:45 am Start – 10 Mile Bike Ride*
10:00 am – 11:00 am Start – 2 Mile Fun Loop*
11:00 am Event Registration Closes
Festivities
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Bike Rodeo
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Carnival Games*
11:00 am Barbecue Opens*
11:30 am Announcements
12:30 pm Raffle Drawing (must be present to win)*
1:30 pm Thank you for coming!
* All participants must check in at the Registration Table upon arriving to complete an event waiver. Once checking in, they will receive an event wristband which allows them to participate in all event festivities and be entered into the drawing!
2020 Maps
Volunteer
It takes more than 150 volunteers to make Bike for Shelter possible and that is why we need your help!
Megan Spinler
Development Coordinator
Watson Children’s Shelter
4978 Buckhouse Lane
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 549-0058
[email protected]
