Hi and Bievenidos! I'm excited to tell you about why I decided to support Jon and Ken's 200 mile bike ride with the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary! The Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise has a long history of supporting youth organizations with this ride.
This year we will be biking to raise funds to support the Aztecas Youth Soccer Academy. Azteca's mission is to reclaim the lives of at-risk youth that struggle with gangs, violence, poverty, and drugs in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. The academy was established to provide an alternative to gang involvement and violence, using soccer as a unifying and empowering tool
I invite you to read more about Aztecas and how through our partnership we will support our young community members. Aztecas Soccer has made an incredible impact in Watsonville and the wider community over the last 20 years. Aztecas provides kids with an alternative to negative influences through support, opportunity, and confidence that they can make a positive contribution to the world.
In addition, as always, the ride will provide support to other community organizations dedicated to the heath, well-being and growth of youth in our community. Included this year are: Sienna House, whose mission is to give the best start in life to new mothers and their babies experiencing homelessness, by providing a supportive environment throughout pregnancy and a baby’s critical first year of development. And The Cabrillo College Children's Center a place to Transform the Future Together, From Birth to Adulthood by offering a high-quality and diverse early care and education learning environment and a strong Early Childhood Workforce Development Program.
As always, the ride also provides support for the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary's High School Scholarship program (providing 2 and 4-year college scholarship) and the Charities and Grants program (providing grants to local youth athletic and arts organizations).
I've committed to fundraise a minimum of $1000 with a personal goal of $1500! So please consider sponsoring me for this ride. With an all-volunteer crew 100% of the proceeds go to the charities, and it’s all tax deductible as the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Donations by cash or check can be mailed as follows:
Checks should be made out to "Sunrise Rotary Foundation" and mailed to the following address:
Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise,
PO Box 7026
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Include on the Memo Line "Bike Ride Sponsorship for Suzi Merriam
Thank you for sponsoring me and for making a difference in our community!
