Hi there! Thanks for stopping by.

This will be my first ride with R4R but I certainly don’t see it being my last.

Coming back to cycling after a 2+ year hiatus, I had no idea that 2 months in I would be signing up for my very first official event! Leave it to the beautiful community of Oakland cyclers to introduce me to such an incredible cause.

And as a new parent (approx 15 months in!) to my daughter who will be enrolling in Oakland public schools, it meant something that I try to make an impact close to home. It is no secret that supporting teachers and education is necessary, perhaps now more than ever before. And doing it while also doing what I love? Sign me up!

I hope you’ll join me in this endeavor to support the teachers and students of Oakland and Alameda.  I’m hopping on my bike in April to join Ride 4A Reason- an annual fundraiser and bike ride to Sacramento and I am asking you to join my fundraising efforts.

Last year, thanks to the riders and supporters of Ride 4A Reason, more than 6,000 kids in eleven public schools in Oakland and Alameda had field trips, got to visit their school libraries, experienced the awe of river rafting, and wore official team uniforms for their sports teams -- for many, these were firsts.  

This is the 17th year that R4R will be making the trek to Sacramento and I’m proud to be part of it. Over this time we have raised close to $1.8 million for public schools in Oakland and Alameda. 

COVID-19 highlighted the glaring inequities in our education system, and, especially now that the short-term funding from the pandemic years has expired, the challenges facing our school children are as great as ever. I’m even more committed to ride and raise awareness for our dismally underfunded school system that affects us all as students, parents, teachers, and neighbors.

My goal is to raise $500 by the time I hop on my bike on April 26th - can you donate today to help me get there?  100% of the funds I raise will go directly to these public schools in Oakland and Alameda. Please consider donating $10, $50, $100 or more to help me get there!

Thank you so much!

PS. If you want to send in a check, you can make it payable to "Social Good Fund" and put "R4R 2024" in the memo line.  You can mail it to:

Tax ID: 

Ride 4A Reason
PO Box 11386
Oakland, CA  94611