Category Archives: Coming Events
Be The One
by Michelle Stanley
Friends of the Legacy Trail (FLT) will be participating in the 2018 Giving Challenge presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation. This year the event will run from noon May 1, 2018, through 11:59 a.m. May 2.
Each and every person can “Be The One” to make a difference during the Giving Challenge.
How to participate:
- Beginning noon May 1 through 11:59 a.m. May 2
- Donations to be made at givingpartnerchallenge.org, then look up Friends of the Legacy Trail
- All done online, no cash or checks
- Minimum Donation is $25.00
All donations up to $100 per unique donor (eg, husband can be one, wife can be second unique donor as long as the donations are made on two separate credit cards) will be matched 100 percent. We also have an anonymous donor who will match the first $1,000 in donations that are made. Thus your donation could be worth $300 to FLT: $100 from donor, $100 from The Patterson Foundation and $100 from an anonymous donor.
- We are eligible for some extra funds if we get the most donations right away, so please consider logging on at noon on May 1.
Support the Friends of The Legacy Trail by donating during this exciting fund raiser!
Sharky’s 16th Annual Ride The Beaches
When: April 29, 2018
Where: 1600 Harbor Dr S, Venice, FL 34285
Registration and Info:
www.sharkysonthepier.com/events-and-news/ride-the-beaches
Sharky’s Ride the Beaches Celebrates 16 Years
SCENIC BIKE RIDE WITH A HUGE HEART
Venice, FL—-March 1st, 2018—- Cyclists from near and far will be traveling to Sharky’s in Venice on 29th to be a part of THE bike event of the season – Sharky’s Ride the Beaches. Celebrating it’s 16th year, Ride the Beaches has a rich history of giving back to the community. This year the ride will support three charities:
Team Tony, a local Sarasota based foundation helping, hands on those going though cancer treatment and their families.
Friends of the Legacy Trail, dedicated to the maintenance and expansion of Sarasota County’s best cycling asset, the Legacy Trail Park.
Livestrong Foundation, helping people nationwide finding the resources and strength to fight cancer.
In 2017 Ride the Beaches hosted 1,200 cyclists and raised over $35,000 for charity. Over the past 15 years, Ride the Beaches has donated $255,000 to charity. The owners and employees of Sharky’s, as well as community members, donate their time to this event. Every penny over cost is donated.
All riders will start the day with complimentary breakfast on the beach at Sharky’s consisting of fresh fruit, juice, bagels, fruit bread, and coffee. All rest stops will be stocked with water, sports drink, fresh fruit, snacks and/or sandwiches. After riders work up a sweat, they will be able to sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch complete with beer, smack dab on the beach at Sharky’s.
Riders will have the choice of three scenic bike rides – 15, 35 or 70 mile rides. The 15 mile ride stays on the island of Venice, with an optional extra 4 miles that goes off the island, on the Venetian Waterway Trail. This ride is suitable for almost anyone with a bike and a desire to see some of the most beautiful spots on the Island of Venice. You will ride to Casperson Beach and access the Waterway trail. After riding the trail to the north side of Venice you will ride low traffic roads to the Venice Yacht Club for a rest stop. From there you will meander through residential side streets back to Sharky’s. The 35 mile ride will take you over the intracoastal waterway to the neighborhood streets of south Venice. You will cross the intracosstal waterway again, and have your first rest stop. Now ride down beautiful Manasota Key. In some places you will be so close to the beach, you have to watch for sand in the road. After returning on the key you will hit the rest stop again and head back to Venice, this time using the Venetian Waterway Trail part of the way.
FREE Monthly Cycle Tours through the Everglades
Friends of the River of Grass Greenway (FROGG) has info available for on / off-road riding in the Everglades on your own or with organized group rides the second Sunday of each month.
First Ride: September 10 9:00 a.m. at McLeod Park in Everglades City. (Directions: proceed on SR 29 to US 41, continue along the Tamiami Trail through the Big Cypress National Preserve to H.P. Williams Roadside Park and return by the same route to Everglades City, for a total of 22 miles. For information: https://evergladesrogg.org/events.
New brochures are available for other Everglades rides and amenities / safety info along Tamiami Trail. Printed copies are available on request. Contact Patricia Huff at info@evergladesrogg.org