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Coach Fred Matheny, Guest Speaker at the Skinny Tire Festival, shares his perspective of Moab on a road bike on the premium site at www.roadbikerider.com. ************************************ 

Articles in Grand Junction Sentinel:

Skinny Tire Festival begins this weekend

To the arches and beyond:

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$99 Lodging at host hotel   

 

The Full Festival– $90

Registration fee, plus raise a minimum donation of $90.
   Saturday March 14 – Monday, March 16, 2009. 

 

The Weekender - $70

Registration fee, plus raise a minimum donation of $70 donation.
   Saturday March 14 – Sunday March 15. 

 

Recruit 3 riders, receive FREE Registration.

Registrations must be mailed or faxed together to Skinny Tire Events Office (offer not valid through online registration at Active.com).


Riders, start a team or join an existing team and raise more money for your favorite beneficiary!

Teams currently formed with open membership:  

  • Moab Cancer Treatment Center
  • The Huntsman Cancer Foundation (research)
  • Caring Friends Foundation Supporting The San Juan Cancer Center
  • Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado
  • Triumph Fitness Program at UC Davis University Cancer Center
  • The Lance Armstrong Foundation (survivors) 

Join the Huntsman Cancer Foundation Hometown Heroes team and guarantee your entry to Arches National Park!  Minimum fundraising amount of $500 gets you a team jersey and we’ll pay your entry into the race.  Open to the first 50 people who register with us at http://www.huntsmancancerfoundation.org. Not raising $500? That's okay. Every dollar counts. Designate any money you raise toward Huntsman Foundation and research benefits.  Online fundrasiing for Huntsman Foundation is also available at this site: www.active.com/donate/HCF-OpenTeam.

Do you live in the southwest area of Colorado (Montrose, Gunnison, Ouray, Ridway, Telluride, Delta)?  Join the Caring Friends Foundation Supporting the San Juan Cancer Center and see your donations go to work in your own backyard. Sign up for the Skinny Tire Festival and tell us you want your donations designated to this virtual team--we'll do the rest. Use approval code #302 on your registration form--and thanks! (For information about services go to www.montrosehospital.com). To make donations or set up your fundraising page, go to http://www.active.com/donate/CaringFriends-Open.

Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado serves families facing serious illness and grief with "Camp Good Grief" for children and teens, caregiver support, hospice care, palliative care and much, much more,  Join this virtual team and join us at the Skinny Tire Festival for a weekend of sunshine, community, and world class road cycling. Use approval code #402 or "Hospice" on your registration form--and thank you!  For more information about programs, see www.hospicewco.com. To make a donation or set up your fundraising page go to http://www.active.com/donate/hospice-OpenTeam.

Join Team MOAB---this virtual team designates 100% of it's fundraising efforts at the Skinny Tire Festival to the two room cancer treatment and resource center designed for the new Moab Valley Healthcare center.  Complete with outdoor garden, music, and artistic touches, the facility provides resources for familes as well as patients undergoing treatment for the cancer situation. To make a donation or set up your fundraising page go to http://www.active.com/donate/Moab-OpenTeam.

Do you live in California? Consider designating your donations to the Triumph Fitness Program at UC Davis Cancer Center. Contact Pam Whitehead for more information.


 

Register & Donate Online at Active.com: 

1. Register Online through

 

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2. Riders can set up your own fundraising page online through Active.com and create an email campaign for friends and family to support your fundraising efforts by sponsoring your ride with a donation. To qualify for Top Fundraising Benefits, donations must be in the Skinny Tire Festival office by February 14, 2009. Additional donations may be brought in to Rider Check-In but will not qualify for Top Fundraiser Benefits.

Read suggestions for Fundraising Tips here

 

Register & Donate by Mail or Fax:

1. Download a printable RIDERS REGISTRATION FORM AND WAIVER RELEASE pdf (Acrobat PDF document)

2. Download a printable RIDERS Donation Form pdf (Acrobat PDF document

Mail to:
Moab Skinny Tire Festival
P.O. Box 934
Moab, UT 84532
Or Fax the application (with credit card info) to: 435-259-2760


Donations — Sponsor a Rider:

To sponsor a rider, go to http://www.active.com/donate/livestrong09, choose your rider or the team, and make your donation to their fundraising efforts. If rider is not listed, you can donate to the general account.  Thank you!



Top Fundraising Prizes

$1000-$1999     Top Fundraiser Private Ride and Dinner, Friday March 13th

$2000-$2999     Top Fundraiser Private Ride, Dinner, Sports Massage, Sport Apparel

Top Prizes for 1st Place, 2nd Place, Messenger Award and Spirit of Survivorship.

  


 

Festival Social - $5.

Tickets for Saturday’s Festival Social for non-riders can be purchased in advance at Rider Check-in.



Bicycle Shipping Service:
Don’t let the distance from Moab slow you down. If you need to ship your bike, Poison Spider Bicycles will receive and assemble your bike. You’ll be ready the moment your feet touch the ground. Contact: 435-259-7882. Be sure to indicate on outside of shipping box if you want your bike built or not.