PedalFest
When
Sunday, August 30, 2009
6:30am: Check-In
8:00am: 50k and 100k rides start **
9:00am: Kid's Bike Events begin (cycling safety training, obstacle course and decorate your bike contest)
9:30am: 5 Mile family & friends ride to Chisholm Trail Park and back to Heartspring
11:00am: Lunch served (generously donated by Farmland Foods, Ben E. Keith, McDonald's and Pepsi)
**No riders will be allowed out on the route after 8:30am
Pre-Registration and Packet Pick-up
Ride Routes
50K Route:
East on 29th to Webb. South on Webb to 31st, then east to Greenwich. South on Greenwich to 63rd, then west to Buckner, then north on Buckner (turns into Oliver) to Pawnee. East on Pawnee back to Webb, then north on Webb back to Heartspring. 50.4K total.
SAGs:
- 8:30 - 10:00 Hidden Lakes Golf Course, 6020 S Greenwich, gravel drive north of main drive (mile 12.3)
- 9:15 – 12:00 Cessna, 5800 E Pawnee St (mile 22.2)
100K Route:
East on 29th to Webb. South on Webb to 31st, then east to Greenwich. South on Greenwich to 63rd, then west to Hydraulic, then South on Hydraulic to 119th (Highway 53). East on 119th to Oliver, then south on Oliver to the Belle Plain Cenex at 4th avenue. Turn around and back to the north on Oliver to Highway 53, then east on 53 into Mulvane. 53 highway to Main Street (east on W Bridge St, then south on S 1st Ave). East on Main to Greenwich, then north on Greenwich to 31st South. West on 31st to Webb, then north on Webb back to Heartspring. 100K
SAGs:
- 8:30 – 10:00 Hidden Lakes Golf Course, 6020 S Greenwich, gravel drive north of main drive (mile 12.3)
- 9:15 – 11:30 Aggregate Topsoil, 10911 S Hydraulic (mile 25)
- 10:00 – 1:00 Park in Mulvane on Main at east 3rd avenue (mile 39.5)
- 11:00 – 2:00 Hidden Lakes Golf Course (mile 49.5)
Who benefits
Heartspring has had the honor of being one of the nation’s top facilities serving children with special needs for 75 years. Originating in Wichita, Heartspring has grown to help children across the nation and around the world. Our mission, in partnership with parents, professionals and the community, is to help children with special needs learn and grow on a path to a more independent life. Heartspring provides greater independence for children with disabilities through the Heartspring School, Heartspring Pediatric Services, the Heartspring Hearing Center, Heartspring World Reach and Heartspring Community of Autism Resources and Education (CARE) Program. Children with special needs make great strides towards greater independence every day through programs and services offered by Heartspring.
Thanks to local support of Heartspring events such as PedalFest, children with special needs in our community are receiving the therapies and tools to help them become the best and the most independent that they can be. Last year, Heartspring Pediatric Services met the outpatient therapy needs of over 700 children with developmental delays and disabilities. Although the majority of these children are from Wichita and the surrounding area, Pediatric Services clients also came from 30 counties and 73 cities across Kansas last year. The Financial Assistance Program, which is partially funded by PedalFest proceeds, distributed over $253,000 in discounted or free therapies to 149 of these families.
Directions
Heartspring is conveniently located in northeast Wichita, Kansas on 29th Street between Rock Road and Webb Road. Nearby highways include I-135, K-96 and US Highway 400.
Link to an interactive map or driving directions to Heartspring.
