Sign Up to Help Bergen Bike Tour

Sponsorship opportunities are available and registration is now open for the 16th annual Bergen Bike Tour, which will be held on Sunday, September 25. Proceeds from the Bergen Bike Tour benefit Tomorrows Children’s Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center and the Volunteer Center of Bergen County.

Sponsors are welcome for this unique family-oriented event, which is headquartered at Darlington Park in Mahwah, and features cycling routes through some of Bergen County’s most scenic areas.  Sponsorship opportunities begin at $500 and up. 

Corporate sponsors at the level of $1,000 or more includes registration of an unlimited number of employees at no extra charge, plus the company’s logo will be featured on a shirt that will be distributed to every rider and volunteer. 

The Kids’ Event will be sponsored by TD Bank, and will feature a Kids’ Ride for children 10 and under, plus crafts, activities, games and prizes. 

“Each year, the Bike Tour turns over an average of over 80 percent of the event’s proceeds to the Volunteer Center and Tomorrow’s Children. This is a rate that far surpasses many events of this kind, and we are very proud of our philanthropic efficiency.  Corporate sponsorship allows us to keep expenses low and give the maximum amount to our charities. We are optimistic that with corporate and community help and participation, we can be successful in 2011,” said Phil Murphy, chairman of the event. 

The Bergen Bike Tour will feature 50-, 25- and 10-mile routes for cyclists of every level. After the ride, cyclists and their friends and families will enjoy a fun-filled barbeque with music, games, prizes and fun for the whole family, typically attended by more than 400 participants every year.

Riders are expected to fundraise and turn in a minimum of $100 per rider in donations.

Riders can register for the Bike Tour  in one of four ways:

1. Register online at www.bergenbiketour.org
2. Download and print a registration form at www.bergenbiketour.org and submit by mail
3. Call 1-877-BER-BIKE, or
4. Register at the event on September 25 at Darlington Park.

For further information about corporate sponsorship or organizing a group to participate in the Bike Tour, call 877-BER-BIKE, or visit the website at www.bergenbiketour.org.

             Tomorrows Children’s Fund was established by loving parents seeking help and relief for their desperately ill children, in association with physicians committed to providing the best possible care.  The Fund addresses the critical needs of families facing the anguish of childhood cancer by providing a warm, healthy and loving atmosphere for children in treatment; a wide range of services to relieve emotional and financial stress; state-of-the-art medical care; and funding for research on childhood cancer and serious blood disorders.

            The Volunteer Center of Bergen County works with more than 600 public and private non-profit agencies in and near Bergen County that value and need the services of volunteers.  The Volunteer Center links individuals, groups, organizations and corporations with rewarding volunteer opportunities that fit their interests, abilities, schedules and locations, while allowing them to make a difference in the community by addressing serious social concerns such as hunger, literacy, poverty, and the needs of children, the elderly and disabled.

Direct community services of the Center include a home repair service for the elderly and disabled; and two mentoring programs in which caring adults are friends, role models and mentors to abused children and parents in need of guidance and support. 

The Volunteer Center also sponsors , the premier learning and leadership program for adults in Bergen County.