Noon Rotary’s Bike Rally Returns Tomorrow!

As a proud member of the Rotary Club of New Tampa Noon — which meets Wednesdays at noon in Mulligan’s Irish Pub, inside the Pebble Creek Golf Club — I am really excited about my club’s fourth annual bike rally (the photo is from last year’s event) to benefit U.S. military veterans and first responders.

The ride — which is not a race — is an opportunity for riders to ride a 4-, 18- or 39-mile course, starting from the Chili’s Grill & Bar on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. (directly adjacent to the BBD entrance to Flatwoods Wilderness Park) while raising funds to benefit four nonprofit charities that help local veterans, law enforcement and firefighters.

Over the first three years of the rally, Noon Rotary president Valerie Casey says that more than 200 total riders have helped the club raise more than $18,000 to helped its selected first responder charities. “We’d love to get to 100 riders this year,” Valerie says. “Come on out and support some great charitable organizations.”

Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit four charitable organizations — Support the Troops, the Stay in Step Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue & The Homefront Foundation. The suggested donation to ride is $30 anytime after March 10.

This year’s sponsors include Chili’s, The Little Greek Restaurant, Gentle Care Dentistry (the office of Dr. Tom Frankfurth), Stifel Financial/Mike Wallace, Children’s Dentistry (the office of Dr. Greg Stepanski), State Farm Insurance/Joyce Coleman and the New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News.

For registration & info, visit Active.com and search “Cycling for Vets” or see the ad in the latest New Tampa issue.