ABOUT

The Food Rescue Ride is Denver Food Rescue’s (DFR) biggest fundraising event of the year! All registration fees and fundraising amounts go to DFR’s general operating budget. DFR’s mission is to produce health equity with Denver neighborhoods by increasing access to fresh whole fruits & vegetables. We do this by utilizing edible produce that would otherwise be thrown away from grocery stores, farmers markets, & distributors. We then take the food directly from the food donor to our No Cost Grocery Programs (NCGPs) – often with bicycles! NCGPs are located around the Denver Metro area at frequented, established, and trusted locations like elementary schools and community centers. They are co-created, managed, and led by the residents and organization themselves! This ensures the programs are inclusive, culturally appropriate, and best suite the needs of the community

So, where do my fundraising dollars go?

Your 200 dollars of fundraising money accomplishes:

- $1,400 dollars in grocery savings for NCGP participants
- 400 pounds of food rescued
- 578 pounds of CO2 emissions saved

SATURDAY AUGUST 31st
CHERRY CREEK STATE PARK

EVENT INFO

This is Denver Food Rescue’s yearly un-gala. We wanna be out on our bikes while we fundraise and celebrate the successes of DFR and our neighborhood partners! Our extra-ordinary community is passionate about bikes AND healthy food…for all! Join us for a 15 or 30 mile cruise! Some riders dress as their favorite fruit or veggie, others decorate up a bike trailer and pull 100 pounds of garden soil for an extra challenge. All of us have a great time together and after the ride we party with lunch, drinks, and prizes.

Hybrid and Road bikes available to rent on-site!

The trailer-pull is a challenging ride that takes extra strength and equipment. You must provide your own bicycle trailer to participate in this special ride. Please note the trailer cannot be more than 64 inches long or 32 inches wide. We will provide you with 100 pounds (the average weight of rescued food a DFR volunteer pulls) of gardening soil (later to be donated to school gardens in our partnering communities), which you will load onto your trailer at the start of the ride and unload upon finishing the ride. You may not ditch any of the contents of the trailer along the way! You can do the trailer pull for either the 15 mile or 30 mile ride option.

This ride is noncompetitive, meaning it’s not a race, which makes it perfect for families and cyclists of all skill levels. Also, helmets are required.

Please arrive to the Smokey Hill shelter at Cherry Creek State Park before the ride for coffee and breakfast. Riders will return for lunch / award ceremony / raffle prize drawings.

Times & Schedule

Breakfast & Registration / Packet Pick Up:
8:00 am to 9:00 am

Ride:
30 milers take off no later than 9:00 am
15 milers take off at 9:30

Lunch, Drinks, Activities, Award Ceremony, Prizes, Auction & Raffle:
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
bring your swimsuit if you wanna swim! We are close to the swim beach.

Where to meet:

Smokey Hill Shelter. Detailed details on this will be sent to all Riders

What your Registration includes:

- - Every rider gets a thank you gift of your choice, lunch, beers, ice cream, raffle tickets, a goodie bag with coupons, natural snacks, bars, & body products + so.much.fun.