START/FINISH LOCATION:
CONTACT US:
Email: info@brighthappypower.org
Phone: 978.273.0308
Fax: 1.866.712.5269
Address: 49 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA 01938
(federal 501[c]3 #26-1668751)
Ride sponsors:
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•Bike New England (providing route development)
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• Ross Chapman (coordination of route support, driver/cyclist mapping, route signage, radio support network)
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• Beverly CB/Radio Operators Club
2011 donations/support by:
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*Ipswich Rotary Club (volunteers, event underwriting)
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*Institution for Savings
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*EBSCO
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*First National Bank of Ipswich
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*Ipswich Police & Fire Departments
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*Ipswich Public Schools (site)
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*Seaside Cycle (repairs)
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*Mercury Brewing (beer and soda)
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*Stone Soup Restaurant (after-ride food/hosting)
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*Ipswich Lions (riders, donations and loan of tents and supplies)
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*American Red Cross (volunteers providing first aid)
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*Coastal Greengrocer (fruit)
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*Shaws (fruit)
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*Pax Massage (massages)
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*Chelsea Morning Produce (fruit)
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*Rest Stop (port-a-potties)
RIDE, VOLUNTEER or SPONSOR:
Saturday, JUNE 16, 2012!
HIGHLIGHTS of 2012 RIDE:
Origami Crane Drop * Snacks * Music * Beverages
Ride Support * Water Stops * First Aid * More!
• After-event celebration (grill) at Stone Soup
• Tap truck by Mercury Brewing (beer & soda)
at Stone Soup!
• Massages by Pax Massage!
ROUTES:
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*Metric century (100km/62mi)
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*Metric half-century (50km/31mi)
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*Routes on Boston’s North Shore through Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Newburyport, Byfield, Topsfield, and South Hamilton.
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*Highlights of metric century and half-century long ride include routes along Ipswich River, through Great Marsh (coastal estuary and wetlands), along Merrimack River, near Ipswich Wildlife Sanctuary and Bradley Palmer and in pastoral settings (villages, fields, woodlands, farms, ponds and rivers).
