Celebrating 30 years of the STEEPLE CHASE BIKE TOUR!!
100% of proceeds support the following non-profit organizations:
This charity ride raises money for three critical Windham County social service agencies that shelter the homeless, offer a path to recovery for people with addiction and mental illness, and provide basic needs from clothing to heat for under-resourced individuals and families.
Saturday, August 21st, 2021
SAVE THE DATE!!
Calling all cyclists and walkers, families and friends!
Event details coming soon!
Want to sponsor the 2021 event?
Contact: steeple.chase@perceptionprograms.org
2021 SPONSORS
Now accepting sponsorships!
Contact: steeple.chase@perceptionprograms.org
And a huge THANK YOU to our 2020 sponsors!!
For a complete list of 2020 sponsors, donors, volunteers, and other generally wonderful people, CLICK HERE
Steeple Chase Bike Tour was featured on WFSB Video!
The live video highlights the rides philanthropic efforts, the charities benefited, and our spectacular participants!
“There is a negative stigma around mental health. It seems that you can't be open about your mental health, and if you are, you’re looked at differently. The message we were trying to send is that you are not alone, and that it’s okay to not be okay. It takes a lot of strength to open up to others about your mental health and to seek help. I believe that if you try and get help, you are strong. It takes a lot of courage for someone to do so.”![]()
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Proud of this group from ECSU peddling to raise funding and awareness for mental health.
Eastern grad, students pedal 600 miles to raise mental health awareness
www.easternct.edu
Six Eastern Connecticut State University students and alumni recently concluded a 600-mile bike ride to raise awareness of mental health issues. The group, known as “The Valley Boys Ride,” concluded their two-week journey in mid-June in the Outer Banks, NC, and raised more than $5,000 for the Na...
Join us at the 30th Annual Steeple Chase Ride/Walk, the biggest fundraiser of the year for WAIM, the Windham No Freeze Project and Perception Programs. Share this post so we have the most participants ever this year!
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This year's 5-mile ride/walk will visit nine parks in #willimantic, some very well known and some hidden gems. This route is enjoyable for all ages and abilities. Register today at www.steeplechasebiketour.org. And please share this post - the more participants, the more $ we raise.
This year's in-person Steeple Chase will begin and end at St. Mary St. Joseph School located at 35 Valley Street in the heart of Willimantic. There's plenty of parking and it's close to excellent restaurants and shops. Ride early and spend the day on August 21!