The Baby Dragon 180 Ride - Turning Lives Around One Mile At A Time
The Baby Dragon 180 Ride is a fun-filled and fully supported, 2-day, 180-mile roundtrip bike ride along a gorgeous route from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. This intimate cycling event will be limited to 100-150 individuals who are eager to ride and committed to raising funds for a great cause.
The Baby Dragon 180 Ride will take place September 25-26, 2010, over 180 miles through beautiful Southern California from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. Each participant will be supported throughout their training program and fundraising efforts.
 Each cyclist is responsible for raising a minimum of $1000 to benefit Mental Health Services, Crystal Meth Recovery Services, and programs for LGBT youth at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.
Cyclists will leave from Los Angeles the morning of Saturday September 25th and will arrive in Santa Barbara later that evening.
All meals and hotel accommodations will be covered. We will be staying at the Lemon Tree Inn in Santa Barbara Saturday night.
Breakfast foods (yogurt, bagels, fruit, etc.) will be provided Saturday morning before ride out. Lunch will be provided on the route Saturday and Sunday. Dinner will be provided on Saturday evening, as well as a full breakfast buffet at the hotel on Sunday morning.
In addition to the meals listed above, we will have 2-3 rest stops each day complete with water, electrolyte drinks and snacks.
We are offering three tiers of registration fees, depending on your hotel accommodations, as follows:
- $100 - Fully-supported event, all meals, and hotel accommodations with four people per room (two queen size beds)
- $135 - Fully-supported event, all meals, and hotel accommodations with two people per room (either two queen beds or one king bed)
- $200 - Fully-supported event, all meals, and hotel accommodations with only one person per room (king size bed)
 Your registration fee covers:
- Meals (breakfast and lunch each day, dinner Saturday night, and rest stop snacks)
- Hotel accommodations
- Event t-shirt
- Luggage transportation to the Lemon Tree Inn in Santa Barbara
- Training program
- Fundraising and training support
- Fundraising website
- A great weekend raising funds for people in need!
Registration fees must be completely paid by September 15, 2010.
Each cyclist will have assistance with training and fundraising, as well as emotional and practical support from the moment you register through the event's completion. A number of fundraising workshops will be offered in the coming months, and will be listed on the event calendar.
Baby Dragon 180 Ride History
The Baby Dragon 180 Ride was developed to raise funds to provide mental health and crystal meth recovery services, as well as to help LGBT youth. After the tragic loss of a loved one (whose nickname was Baby Dragon), family and friends created The Baby Dragon Fund to help those in our community, especially youth, find alternatives when dealing with addiction and mental health issues. The Baby Dragon 180 Ride was established to enhance the funding of these very important programs.
The Baby Dragon represents:
- Anyone who displays valor in the face of addiction
- Anyone who breaks out of the repressive shell of mental illness
- Anyone with a fire in their belly to stand up for who they are regardless of the consequences
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