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Tarwheels announce donation

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Staff

The Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club recently donated $23,000 to seven local projects aimed at providing improved bicycling opportunities for residents in the Triangle area.
The projects were funded by the proceeds from Tarwheels’ Bikefest events in 2009 and 2010. Bikefest has taken place in Hillsborough for the last 16 years and brings in nearly 800 riders every August.
The club plans to invest the money into providing bicycles and helmets for disadvantaged children at New Hope Elementary School, Durham County Social Services and Lewis Days of Durham. The money will also help fund mountain bike trips for Trips for Kids Triangle, new signs for Chapel Hill Greenways and paving between the American Tobacco Trail Connector project and Herndon Park.
In addition, a record 78 bicycles will be donated to children in need this year, far more than the previous Tarwheels record of 15.

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