2024 Pedals for Progress Event
Join Upcycle Bikes for our annual fundraising event to support greater access to community resources through the power of a bike. Pedals for Progress will be held on September 18, 2024 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at the Embassy Suites. Together we'll provide community members with enhanced independence and opportunity as they ride refurbished bikes on the road to greater stability.
The Pedals for Progress program will highlight Upcycle Bikes' efforts and growth, individual and partner impact stories, and opportunities to support the large community need for an affordable mode of transportation.
We'll also host a silent auction that includes many fun items and several interesting bikes! We hope you’ll join us for this fun and unique event.
“Alternative Directions has received over 50 bicycles from Upcycle Bikes in 2024. The gift of a bicycle for our parole and probation participants is a huge first step in setting them up for success. Our participants utilize these bicycles for all their transportation needs. With the independence afforded by a bicycle, our participants have a much better chance of gaining and maintaining employment. A bicycle also enables a greater level of confidence and self-reliance that allows participants to more deeply engage with community resources and opportunities. A bicycle truly is a stepping stone to their success.”
-Austin Fry, Kent County Resource Navigator at Alternative Directions
Event Sponsorship
Each sponsorship will receive special recognition at the Pedals for Progress event, recognition in the Upcycle Bikes Annual Impact Report, and recognition in all promotional and social media materials. To become an event sponsor, please contact Rick Armbruster at rick@upcyclebikes.org. Thank you to our 2024 event sponsors:
Podium Sponsor
Provides organizational impact and leverage to support growth in 2025. Includes registration for twelve to the event. Only one sponsorship will be available at this level.
Sprint Sponsors
Provides a year of bikes for one of our largest distribution partners. Includes registration for eight to the event.
Breakaway Sponsors
Provides helmets and locks for 200 bike recipients. Includes registration for four to the event.
Peloton Sponsors
Covers event costs and provides leverage for additional fundraising. Includes registration for two to the event.
Community Sponsors
Supports the importance of our mission across our community. Includes registration for one to the event.
2023 Bikes & Brews Birthday Bash and Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who attended our first annual Bikes & Brews event on November 2nd, 2023 at Saugatuck Brewery in the Creston Neighborhood. It was such a huge success and such a fun time to celebrate with so many of our friends and champions.
Thank you to all of our event sponsors and silent auction donors. Together we were able to meet our fundraising goal. We hope to see you all at next year’s event!
Thanks to our silent auction donors
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CKO Kickboxing
Garage Bar & Grill
City Built Brewing
Meg Goebel
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Groundhog Day Marathon
Olives
Pedego of Grand Rapids
Reed’s Lake Resolution Run
REI of Grand Rapids
Rockford Footwear Depot
Salon Re
Steelcase
StretchLab
Tri del Sol
Tris4Health: Gran Fondo
Upcycle Bikes
Velocity USA
Wines for Humanity
No need to wait until our next event. Become a part of the Upcycle Bikes mission and community today!
Your donation and/or time will help make an impact on a huge community need.