Meet in the parking lot off of Winslow Street

Required: SIGN THE WAIVER for 2023.

There will be 4 pace groups of varying riding abilities. See Website for details!

Kids bike & scooter rides with obstacle courses. The whole family and community can celebrate after with food, music & more.

This event will give kids the opportunity to explore their community on two wheels and participate in family-friendly, non-competitive riding. This event helps to build riding skills while having fun. The whole family and community can celebrate after with food, music & more.

Event Features:

There will be two different event categories, and we encourage all kids— regardless of their size and ability — to join in.

• Balance Bike & Scooter Events - Short ride on the Melrose High School (H.S.) Athletic Complex paths with optional obstacle course.
• Kids Pedal Event led by Bike to the Sea - A few loops around the Melrose H.S. paths with obstacle courses. This event is best for kids who can confidently ride a pedal bike on their own, and are between the ages of around 3-10. The obstacle courses will have optional ramps, noodle tunnels and more!

Other event features include:

• 9am coffee at registration sponsored by Atomic Coffee
• Helmet decorating & coloring
• 10:30am-12:30pm La Qchara food truck offering make your own tacos - vegan, vegetarian and GF available
• 11:45-12:30 Music by Matt Heaton
• & more

The goal of this event is to inspire families from Melrose, Malden, Wakefield, and the surrounding communities to bike and roll more, to ultimately get #morekidsonbikes.

(Steady morning rain will reschedule the event to Sunday, June 4th.)

Are you ready to join an amazing community cycling to #ENDALZ? On Saturday, June 3rd, you will hop on your bike with hundreds of other riders and head out on one of three scenic routes – 100, 62, and 30 miles – cycling along the beautiful coast of New Hampshire and through picturesque Massachusetts towns and woodlands. 

While you’re out on the route, we’ll have you covered with rest stops every 15-20 miles supplied with water, Gatorade, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, snacks, and cheering volunteers to fuel you to the finish line! In addition, SAG vehicles will be out on all routes for the duration of the ride, including medical support, mechanical support, and police escorts. 

At the end of your Ride, you’ll be greeted by even more cheering volunteers who will welcome you to our fun filled post-Ride celebration on the beach where you will enjoy live music, barbeque, ice cold beer, and the company of fellow riders! 

June 3 - RIDE START TIMES:
100 miles: 7:00am
62 miles: 9:00am
30 miles: 11:00am

Check the Event Website for more details!

This year marks the 38th Annual Valley Friendship Tour, Open Sky Community Services' signature fundraising event. Open Sky provides services to more than 5,000 individuals in Central Mass working to overcome the challenges of mental illness, developmental disabilities, brain injury, homelessness or other complex challenges. By coming together with other participants, you'll be helping to ensure the youth, young adults, adults and families Open Sky serves will have the support they need to build fulfilling lives.  

This year's Valley Friendship Tour is scheduled for Saturday, June 3. The Tour offers those who register the choice of participating in a 30 mile bike ride, 5K run/walk or 1 mile stroll. Just to make sure you'll have nothing to think about but enjoying a day in the beautiful and historic Blackstone Valley, we'll have water stops, sweep vehicles and emergency services.

The fun continues at the Finish Line, where you'll enjoy lunch, live music and the chance to win terrific raffle prizes. Not to mention the satisfaction of knowing you have made a REAL difference!

Location
All of the Valley Friendship Tour activities are centered at Alternatives' Whitin Mill, located in the beautiful and historic Blackstone Valley. The cycling, running and walking routes all begin and end at the Mill. 

Please make sure to arrive 30 minutes before your route begins to register.

  8:45 am - 9:00 am      Opening Ceremony

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm    30 Mile Bike Ride

  9:30 am - 9:45 am      Speeches/Announcements

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm   5K Run/Walk

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm    Golden Mile Walk

  11:00 am - 2:00 pm        Lunch is served!

This event will give kids the opportunity to explore their community on two wheels and participate in family-friendly, non-competitive riding. This event helps to build riding skills while having fun. The whole family and community can celebrate after with food, music & more.

Event Features:

There will be two different event categories, and we encourage all kids— regardless of their size and ability — to join in.

• Balance Bike & Scooter Events - Short ride on the Melrose High School Athletic Complex paths and The Loop's (reimagined) parking lot, with obstacle courses.
• Kids Pedal Event - A few loops around the Melrose High School Athletic Complex paths with obstacle courses. This event is best for kids who can confidently ride a pedal bike on their own, and are between the ages of 3-10.

The obstacle courses will have optional ramps, noodle tunnels and so much more!

Other event features include:

• 9am coffee at registration sponsored by Atomic Coffee
• Helmet decorating & coloring
• 10:30am-12:30pm La Qchara food truck offering make your own tacos - vegan, vegetarian and GF available
• 11:45-12:30 Matt Heaton - music for kids
• & more

The goal of this event is to inspire families from Melrose, Malden, Wakefield, and the surrounding communities to bike and roll more, to ultimately get #morekidsonbikes.

Register Here

Donate your used bike and pass along the joy of biking to a new rider. Bring your used bike* to any of the 5 REI Massachusetts (Boston, Cambridge, Hingham, Reading, or Framingham) locations on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. REI will collect and take it to Bikes Not Bombs and they'll get it into the hands of someone in need.

Located in Jamaica Plain/Boston, MA, Bikes Not Bombs uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South. The first 10 people to donate a bike at each REI location will receive a $30 REI gift card.

*Bikes Not Bombs cannot accept anything that has significant rust, kick scooters, anything with a gasoline motor, tricycles, or trail-a-bikes.

Learn More & Register

The Franklin PMC Kids Rides is back in person! We hope that you will join us as we raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The PMC Kids Ride gives us the opportunity to work together with the Franklin community and make a significant impact in the fight against cancer. We have all been touched in some way with someone who has had cancer. This ride gives children an opportunity to feel that they can make a difference. It empowers kids to become part of the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) mission of raising money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. This ride also teaches children the value of riding for the benefit of others.

PMC supporters Lisa Marchioni and Lisa Cronin will be organizing the ride along with committee members Sharon Baryluk, Nancy Brogan and Heidi Winiker.

Routes

Schedule of Events

The Acton-Boxboro-Maynard PMC Kids Rides is back! We hope that you will join us as we raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 

The PMC Kids Rides program became an official PMC program in 2005 as a way to include young cyclists in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge's (PMC) mission of raising money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Since then, PMC Kids rides have raised over $11 million. The program engages youth in philanthropy, instills the value of working for the benefit of others, and promotes athletic fitness and physical activity.

The PMC Kids Rides program offers children, parents, and neighbors an opportunity to work together to create individual bike-a-thons in neighborhoods, at schools, or in business complexes. These rides enable children to ride their bikes and solicit sponsors to donate money to cancer research. 100% of all money raised at this event and by the children will go directly to DFCI via the PMC.

In 2022, the Pan-Mass Challenge raised $69 million for Dana-Farber. Make the commitment to join us because you want to help cure cancer! This ride is dedicated to all of our loved ones whose lives were cut short by cancer and to those who continue to inspire us as they live with cancer. The Acton-Boxboro-Maynard PMC Kids Ride will bring us "closer by the mile" to a cure!

We look forward to seeing you at the ride and thank you for your support!

Your Coordinators,
Leigh D'Agostine, Dana Greenberg, Julie James and Mary Lavene

Check the event website for more details

PMC Kids Ride Schedule at a glance for June 4, 2023

• 6:30 am: Volunteers begin to arrive
• 8:30 to 9:30 am: Check-In/Registration (pick up goodie bag with t-shirt, water bottle and bike number)
• 8:30 to 9:30 am: Bike check and decorating – have your bike and helmet inspected by Pedal Power before the ride and then decorate it!
• 9 am: Opening Ceremony
• 9:30 to 11 am: Ride on your chosen bike route
• 9 am to 12 pm: Fun at NARA park! Enjoy music, food, face painting, crafts, bike decorating, games, and cheering on your friends!

Launched in 2012, Raid Rockingham has grown to be one of New England’s premier gravel events. In our first year we operated out of a construction zone behind the historic Newmarket Mills which were undergoing redevelopment at the time, we had about 75 riders. We now host more than 450 riders each year.

Raid Rockingham combines elements of the area’s best gravel roads on a supported course, with a great party awaiting you at the finish. There will be cold craft beer on tap and some tasty grub to match, all at at the legendary Stone Church Music Club!

The beauty of Raid Rockingham is that it holds something for every rider, from the gravel-curious to the seasoned veteran. With 2 route choices, gravel segments peppered with paved transitions and a moderate amount of climbing allows each rider to meet their own personal challenge.  

Check Event Website for more important details!