We welcomed September with the closing out of our 2025 fundraising year having raised more than $1.26 million! Thank you for all who rode, donated and were able to secure donations to help support the mission of the American Cancer Society. Not skipping a beat, our organizing committee for 2026 met for its first official meeting for the year. We welcomed three new members to the committee, and we are excited about the new perspective, insights, and ideas that they will bring to our event.

Our initial meeting focused on the framework of our ride and how we can continue to enhance your experience and achieve continued success. We have outlined our objectives and areas to concentrate our attention upon as we develop our plans for the 2026 ride. Watch for periodic updates as we meet throughout the fall and help our visions take shape.

We are pleased to report that three of our teams (Team Medi- Dose, Team WMMR and Team Evesham) have been recognized on a national level as being a part of the Top Performers by raising in excess of $75,000 each this past year. Their achievement places them within the top echelon of all ACS community based fundraising events nationally and brings additional recognition and accolades to the achievements of Bike-A-Thon, which also happened to be the #2 Endurance community based fundraising event nationally in 2025. As a perennial top fundraising event for ACS nationally, we look forward to maintaining this standard for 2026.

We must be doing something appealing and right given that we have more than 775 riders already registered to ride in 2026 and have raised in excess of $40,000. These figures encourage and energize us to continue to work to deliver a 5 star experience for everyone. If you have already registered, thank you. If not, take advantage of the low $50 registration rate and sign up now. You want to be on board in preparation for some of the promotional offerings that will be announced in the ensuing weeks. To be eligible, you must be registered to ride. 

Continue to follow us on social media and other platforms so that you can see what activities and events are taking place and put them on you calendar. You will see, there are far more opportunities then just riding and fundraising. The more you learn of the vast array of what ACS is doing in the community, the more you will want to become engaged.

Sincerely,

Mark Feinman