Riders needed for 7th Annual Catholic Charities Lake Wobegon Regional Trail Ride September 8, 2012

Catholic Charities will host the 7th Annual Lake Wobegon Regional Trail Ride benefitting Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children’s Home and local participating faith communities on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The ride begins in St. Joseph and ends in Sauk Centre. Families of all faiths are invited to participate in this benefit event. Funds raised will support the Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children’s Home and local participating faith communities.
The event kicks-off at 9:00 a.m. in St. Joseph, registration at 8:30 a.m., and ends 36.1 miles later at the Sauk Centre fairgrounds. Other starting checkpoints are in Avon and Melrose between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Participants will be given official wristbands for the ride. Note that helmets are required in order to partake in this event.
Light refreshments will be offered along the trail, as well as transportation to return riders and bikes back to their starting locations. The first return shuttle will depart from Sauk Centre at 1 p.m. and continue until 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to stay in Sauk Centre where refreshments will be provided from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Advance registration is preferred, but not required. Donation to ride and registration forms are available online at www.ccstcloud.org/wobegonride. Additional fund raising is encouraged but not required.
Children under 12, priests, pastors and religious sisters are invited to ride for free due to generous donors. For more information or to register by mail, please contact Chuck Rieland, Volunteer Ride Director at 763.571.9661 or 320.256.7148 (weekends).
Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children’s Home is a residential treatment facility that provides a safe place for at-risk youth. These children, ranging in ages from eight to 18, are given opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them. They learn coping skills and practice healthy family lifestyles. Those participating in this benefit event will have a positive impact on the youth living the St. Cloud Children’s Home.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud serves people across the heart of our state. We are a nonprofit organization supported by generous individuals, foundations, faith communities and corporations.