{"id":16879,"date":"2010-07-15T20:43:50","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T00:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=16879"},"modified":"2010-07-15T20:43:50","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T00:43:50","slug":"habitat-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/habitat-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike to Build fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/10july\/bikebuildth.jpg' alt='image.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' \/>Bicyclists can put the pedal to the metal on Sat., Aug. 21<!--more--> to support Habitat for Humanity of Clinton County and Habitat for Humanity of Lansing. Funds raised will benefit Habitat&#8217;s mission of affordable housing in both Lansing and Clinton County.<br \/>\n<img src='http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/10july\/bikebuild.jpg' alt='image.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-right' \/>&#8220;We&#8217;re really excited to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Lansing for this fundraiser,&#8221; says Sue Carroll, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Clinton County. &#8220;It will be a fun event with proceeds set to help us with our mission of providing safe, decent affordable housing for those in need.&#8221;<br \/>\nCarroll says there is a way for everyone to participate in this fundraiser.<br \/>\n&#8220;Of course we are looking for bike riders to register for t he event. But we are also looking for volunteers to help us the day of the event. Volunteering is a great way to come out and support Habitat for Humanity,&#8221; says Carroll.<br \/>\nRiders can chose from three routes. The 20-mile ride begins from the Habitat Lansing office to DeWitt and back; the 45-mile ride goes to Wacousta and Westphalia before stopping in DeWitt and returning to Lansing; the 75-mile route includes DeWitt, Wacousta, Westphalia plus a tour through the country near Sleepy Hollow State Park. Each route stops in DeWitt for lunch at the DeWitt Ox Roast. All routes include refreshment stops and SAG support until 3 p.m.<br \/>\nThe ride begins at the Habitat Lansing office at 1941 Benjamin Drive in Lansing. Registration and start is from 8 am to 10 am. Parking is available at nearby Otto Middle School, where there will be a parking lot attendant until 3 p.m.<br \/>\nRide fees are $25 before Aug. 3 and $30 after that date. Everyone registering by Aug. 3 will receive a T-Shirt. To register, download the registration form at http:\/<a href=\"http:\/\/\/www.habitatlansing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\/www.habitatlansing.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nParticipants must wear a helmet and are encouraged to make sure their bike is in good condition. Bringing a bottle of water and money for emergencies is also recommended.<br \/>\nSponsorships and volunteer opportunities are available. For more information, please contact Sue Carroll, Habitat for Humanity of Clinton County, at 989 227-1771 or Julie Burtch at Habitat for Humanity of Lansing at 517 374-1313.\u00a0<br \/>\nPhoto Caption: Diane Younts, manager of Turning Point Youth Center in St. Johns, was the first person to register for Habitat for Humanity&#8217;s Bike to Build Fundraiser, which takes place Sat., Aug. 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bicyclists can put the pedal to the metal on Sat., Aug. 21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}