Degidon Challenge

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Nov
4

The Degidon Challenge AKA the Lage 2gidon Challenge is a way to promote awareness of an issue in Haiti that you, the challenger, care about. The challenge involves riding your bike hands free with an object on top of your head for 5 seconds or more.

Here is how it works:

Get someone to help you with the filming. Before riding say your name, what you’re doing and the issue you care about. Example: my name is …, I am taking the Degidon Challenge to bring awareness to the… situation in Haiti. You can say a quick little something about the issue. Challenge 3 or more of you friends. Then LAGE DEGIDON! Be creative.

– Your friends have 48 hours to do it or forfeit by making a financial donation to Color of Hope.

– One more thing. Post your video with the hashtag ‪#‎DegidonChallengeForHaiti‬ epidasit!

Save the Date to Save Haiti 1-10-2015

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Sep
16

Next January marks the 5th Annual Save Haiti Bike Ride and we would love for you to join us. Mark your calendar for January 10, 2015 for a fun, challenging and worthy event.

Besides getting in great shape and having fun, this bike ride event benefits Color of Hope, a non-profit organization, that is improving lives of the Haitian people by providing access to education, resources and a technological environment for our youth in Haiti to develop 21st century skills.

The event begins in Miami and ends in Palm Beach County at the cultural plaza in Lake Worth. If you are more of a casual rider, no worries! You do not have to do the entire ride. You can chose to ride your city, county or just a few miles. So, get ready… get set…start training!

2014 Save Haiti Bike Ride

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Nov
29

JOIN US for the 4th Annual Save Haiti Bike Ride on January 11th, 2014 to remind the children and families in Haiti that we have not forgotten them and will never forget January 12, 2010.

Ever since the earthquake, the ride brings together community leaders, elected officials and friends of Haiti across Dade, Broward and Palm Beach county. The event helps raise awareness, brings relief and helps support education in Haiti. You can join in at any of the stops in broward, Boca or Delray Beach. For specific time and location see below.

Date:
Saturday, January 11, 2014  kick off 7:00AM

Schedule:
7:00 AM – Registration at MOCA plaza –
7:30 AM – Departure from MOCA plaza bike ride kick off
9:00 AM – Rest Stop #1 Young Circle
9:15 AM – Depart from Young Circle
10:45 AM – Rest Stop #2 Jaco Pastorious Park
11:00 AM – Depart from Jaco Pastorious Park
12:30 PM – Rest Stop #3 Lighthouse Point ( Dan Witt Park ) – Lunch
1:00 PM – Depart from Lighthouse Point ( Dan Witt Park )
2:30 PM – Rest Stop #4 Pompey Park
3:00 PM – Depart from Pompey Park
4:30 PM – Arrive at Lake Worth City Hall Annex Cultural Plaza – The finish Line

Bike Route:
Depart from MOCA , 770 NE 125th Terrace, North Miami, 33161 Cycling North on West Dixie Highway to NE 215th Street Turn Right at NE 215th Street and cross RR Tracks Turn left onto SE 1st Ave Turn Right onto Old Federal Highway Turn right on SE 5th Street Turn left onto US 1 north to Young Circle, Hollywood (Approx. 10 miles)

Rest stop #1 Young Circle Park – 1 N Young Cir, Hollywood, FL 33022
Continue north on US 1 (Ft. Lauderdale Airport detour) Turn left on E. Broward Blvd. Take Right onto 3^rd Ave./JW McLaughlin Ave. Continue straight to Progresso Drive Turn Right onto NE 34^th Ct Turn Right onto NE 12^th Ave (Approx. 12 miles)

Rest Stop #2 Jaco Pastorious Park -3350 NE 12th Ave., Oakland Park 33307
Turn Right on US 1 proceed north to Lighthouse Point, Fl. Turn Right on NE 44th Street. Turn Left on NE 22nd Ave Turn Left into Dan Witt Park, 4521 NE 22nd Ave, Lighthouse Point, Fl. 33064 (Approx. 10 miles)

Rest Stop #3 Dan Witt Park- LightHouse Point – 4521 NE 22nd Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Exit Dan Witt park Turn Left on NE 22nd Ave Turn Right onto US 1 Proceed north to Delray Beach (Approx. 14 miles)

Rest Stop #4 Pompey Park – 1101 NW 2nd Street , Delray Beach, Fl. 33445 (Approx. 12 miles)

Proceed north on US to Lake Worth City Hall Annex Cultural Plaza – 414 Lake Ave., Lake Worth, FL, 33460 Ride Finish Line .

Fees: To register download, fill out and save this Registration Form and email it back to us then submit payment online or mail in your check to Color of Hope – P. O. Box 5621 Lake Worth, FL 33466. Early registration: $25 per person – After 12/24/2013): $35 per person. The registration fee includes a t-shirt, food and drinks throughout the ride. Fee is waived for sponsored bikers. 

Sponsored Bikers: This year, we are offering every biker an opportunity to make a greater impact  in Haiti. Bikers who would like to make the pledge and get sponsored should email [email protected] or call (786) 315-0625 for more information.

Preparation:
All bikers are required to bring their own bike and bring a bike helmet to wear throughout the ride. Upon signing into the ride at initial registration in North Miami or one of the rest stops, each biker will be provided with a T-shirt to wear throughout the ride. You have to wear your Tshirt as you ride for security reasons. Please dress appropriately for the weather and the sporting activity. Please examine the schedule and route to be on time and decide the best starting point for you. Bikers can drop in and out of the ride between the two stops of their choosing. Only sponsored bikers are guaranteed a car ride back to their point of entry in the ride. All other bikers have to make personal arrangements to get back to their starting point as this is a one way ride that does not loop back.

Notes:
Bikers will be provided with drinks throughout the ride to stay hydrated and with power snacks at each rest-stop. Support vehicles and volunteers will be accessible all the way through. If at any point a biker gets tired they will have access to sit it out in a support vehicle until the next rest stop. This ride is not a race we anticipate maintaining a mild pace between 10 and 12 mi per hour. Please warm up and prepare your body for an endurance ride in the days preceding the ride. Children under 15 years of age must have parental supervision throughout the ride. When we hit the finish line in Lake Worth we will have a brief closing ceremony to thank and honor all the bikers and supporters.

Contact: For further questions and clarification please email us or call (786) 315-0625

Save Haiti Bike Ride 1.12.13

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Nov
23

JOIN US and ride your bike for a great cause! Children and families in Haiti need our help. More than 400,000 are still living in tents from the 2010 earthquake. Many children lack access to basic education or safe drinking water. Tropical storm Isaac only made things worst. Help us raise awareness about the dire situation and provide funds to help many in need.

The Save Haiti Bike Ride is an annual event to commemorate the strength of our community, raise awareness of the dire situation in Haiti and to garner

support for reconstruction efforts in the country after the January 12th earthquake. Funds raise from the event benefit the recovery of our local community and the “Save Haiti Project,” the project aims to relegate socioeconomic benefits to isolated communities in Haiti by raising awareness around issues impacting Haiti’s marginalized and underrepresented populations. Click here to read article from the Palm Beach Post about the Save Haiti Bike Ride. You can also view photos from the event at these links 2011 – 2012

Pre-Registration: $25 through Nov. 30, 2012

Registration: $35 after Nov 30, 2012

Fee Includes: Bike Ride T-Shirt, bicyclists lunch ticket, rest stops, and support vehicles

Make Checks Payable: Color of Hope Inc

Send Pre-Registration to: P.O Box 5621 Lake Worth, Fl 33466  – Click here to download registration form

– Save Haiti Bike Ride Schedule: