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The
Virginia Capital Trail Foundation is now listed on iGive.com
Shop at your favorite on-line destinations and they will
automatically donate a percentage of your purchase to us!
Just select the Virginia
Capital Trail Foundation as your cause and start shopping.
Check it out:
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Spotlight on our
Volunteers
From left: Ted Hanson
and Ted Moreland
Meet The
Teds
Ted Hanson and Ted Moreland are two extraordinary volunteers.
Avid cyclists and active members of the Williamsburg Area Bicyclists,
both Teds devote much of their time to sharing their enthusiasm for
riding bikes with the Williamsburg community through local events.
Luckily for the VCTF, they also are very committed to the Virginia
Capital Trail, and generously give time and money to the Foundation. In
fact, both are taking on a pioneering role in helping to set up the
first Friends of the Virginia Capital Trail organization in James City
County. Besides meeting with Foundation staff, these two are busy
defining jobs and recruiting volunteers. Once the structure is set and
goals are met, we plan to model the Charles City, Henrico County and
Richmond Friends' organizations after this one.
Among other things, the
Teds are collaborating on a trail usage study with Michael Luchs, a
marketing professor at the William and Mary Mason School of Business,
who is using this project--designing
the survey and
compiling the data--as
part of his class work. Thank you Professor Luchs!
The
Foundation needs this information for everything from providing the
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation with reports on parking usage at the
Settlement, to using the data for fundraising, and promotional and
advocacy efforts. Knowing how and why people use the trail, where they
are from, and how they get there are among the details we hope to learn
and keep track of over time. This data is what we plan to focus on as
we move forward touting the benefits of multiuse trails in our area. Knowing the Teds are in charge, we're confident success is at hand.
If
you are interested in helping with this project or volunteering for
something else in the organization, email:
info@virginiacapitaltrail.org and we'll forward your interest to Ted
and Ted!
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Rocketts Landing Cap2CapreCap
THANK YOU SPONSORS, RIDERS AND VOLUNTEERS!
Lawson Wijesooriya(L) and Sheri Crowell (front)
with the lucky boys and girls from the Blue Sky Fund
(photo by
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Anoth er fun, intense, exhausting, thrilling,
fulfilling day of supporting the
cause through (sort of) serious cycling and volunteering is behind us.
Once again, riders
turned out in record numbers: 1,600 participants registered for the 2010 event! That's an 11% increase over last year's
numbers, with the 50-mile ride growing the most. We think that means lots of first time riders, which means good
things for the future of the ride. The Foundation also netted just
over $45,000, to be used for upcoming projects like a Richmond trailhead
facility, signs in Charles City County, advocacy work in areas where new
phases are being built, and continued promotion and community outreach. Thank you everyone for
supporting our work!
Save the date: May 14, 2011 for the 2011 ride
Photos from both starting venues and beyond are available for purchase:
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Show Your Support!
Jamestown Trailhead
Would you like to see your name along the Virginia Capital Trail?
Buy a trailhead brick and be forever linked to the cause you love so much! You can also see your name on a bench, bike rack or mile marker. Marketing opportunities are also available by advertising your business on our interactive kiosk.
Check it out!
Place a company video or ad in this electronic kiosk and be visible to everyone using the Trail!
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So c'mon...
Add your name to this list:
First Lady
Maureen McDonnell
Blue Print Automation
Bee McLeod and Goody Tyler
Allen and Mary Turnbull
Williamsburg Area Bicyclists
Tracey Ragsdale
Elliott Harrigan
Ted and Sue Moreland
Gary and Thelma Hamrick
Michael Luchs & the Luchs Boys
Ted Hanson (x2!)
John and Kathy Hornung
Chris and Brittany Kilzer
The Meador Family
Eddie and Kim Berry
Bear's Custom Painting
P & L Management Services
Prosecco Pedalers
Chip Andraea in honor of
Ned Massee
Becky Tobey
Karl and Jo Ann Gordon
Ellen and Steve Sukonic
Varina Beautification Committee
James G. Carr
Annie and Clyde Johnson
Shannon Timberlake
Thank you to our expanding list of brick and amenity sponsors!
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Friends of the Virginia Capital
Trail?
Help us name
our volunteer organization. Trails all over the country have a "Friends
of" group supporting everything from maintenance needs to ongoing
improvements. Because we think the Virginia Capital Trail is special,
we'd like to have a unique name for this group of dedicated volunteers.
(Plus, the acronym F.O.C.T. has some obvious issues.) Submit your
suggestions to either our
Facebook page or send an email to: info@virginiacapitaltrail.org
The winner receives a
free personalized brick, just like First Lady Maureen McDonnell's, at
the Trailhead of their choice! (Jamestown, Charles City or Richmond)
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Cap2Cap
Volunteer
Raffle
Carla Adams, happy volunteer on
the Rocketts side won the awesome Trek Bike. Lynn Miller from
Williamsburg won the REI gift card. Thank you to our hardworking
volunteers and to Trek and REI!
Post Ride Survey
How did we do?
Thank you to everyone who filled out a
survey. Over 95% of you thought we did a great job and said you would
recommend the Cap2Cap to a friend. Fear not, we know better than to
assume we nailed it. We have many ideas on how to do even better in
2011.
From our Inbox
This, from Bob Ornelaz, repeat Cap2Cap rider:
As always, the rest
stops were staffed with charming and enthusiastic volunteers, and
stocked with much-needed refreshments. We finished around 2:30pm and
enjoyed a delicious and hearty meal from Buz & Ned's. Thank you and
your staff very much, for all the visible and behind-the-scenes hard
work you do in putting together this event!
Awwww, thank you Bob! Glad you and your
friends had a great day. We had lots of great volunteers, especially from RABA and WAB. Big thanks to our cycling clubs!
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