Summer Skate Series Event to Raise Funds for B4BC’s Breast Cancer Education, Prevention and Survivorship Programs
July 11, 2023 (Tahoe City, Calif.) – Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) is excited to kick off its Summer Skate Series in Tahoe City, Calif. with its 19th Annual Skate the Lake. The 28 (or 8) mile skate-bike-roll fundraising event will take place on August 6th and will include a Community Celebration on August 5th from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Commons Beach, Tahoe City, CA. This push for prevention is welcome to anyone on wheels of all ages and abilities. Register now and start fundraising here.
August 5th Community Celebration
The weekend full of fun starts with a Community Celebration at Commons Beach, Tahoe City, CA, from 12-7 p.m., with live music from local Tahoe talents Honey Vixen, Bear Whiskey, Fragile Like a Bomb and more. There will be food and drinks, yoga, a silent auction and one of our biggest raffles yet! Come by to register, grab a goodie bag and meet the other skaters.
August 6th Skate-Bike-Roll
The 28-mile skate event starts with skaters meeting at 7:30 a.m. at 64 Acres for check-in and shuttles (next to the Tahoe City Transit Center). The shuttles will load sharply at 8:00 a.m. and head to Sugar Pine Point. At 9:00 a.m., it’ll be time to skate-bike-roll, ending at 1:30 p.m. at Commons Beach Tahoe City, CA. Participants can also join at the 8-mile drop-in point by meeting at noon in front of 22 Bistro at The Village at Palisades Tahoe. Following the event there will be an award ceremony and celebration at 2:00 p.m.
The two-day event will support B4BC’s mission of staying healthy and active to help prevent breast cancer and benefit the nonprofit’s education, prevention and survivorship programs.
The Skate the Lake fundraising goal is $50,000 and participants can register now, here. To register, all skaters must fundraise a minimum of $50. Registrants will receive an event t-shirt, a goodie bag and raffle tickets. Participants will earn ten extra raffle tickets for every $100 they raise and will receive Yeti Drinkware for raising over $150. Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraisers in both individual and team categories.
Participants who can’t be there in person can join Skate the Lake virtually by registering, then cruising their favorite, local path or trail and posting to social media with the hashtag #SkatetheLake and tagging @b4bc. T-shirts will be mailed directly to participants and virtual raffle tickets will be awarded for every $10 raised.
B4BC would like to thank its Skate the Lake partners Suja Organic, Arbor Skateboards, North Tahoe Community Alliance, Morrison Group Tahoe, June Shine, Yeti, Pura Vida, The North Face, Sun Bum, Tahoe Dave’s, Tahoe Longboards, Palisades Tahoe, Traeger Grills, VonZipper, CAPACITY, Dakine, EXL Media, TCPUD, River Ranch Lodge, 22 Bistro, Pastime Club, Willard’s Sports Shop and KTKE Radio Station.
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About B4BC
Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that advocates for early detection and a healthy, active, and conscious lifestyle as the best means of breast cancer prevention. Founded in 1996, B4BC empowers young people to make positive choices that promote lifelong wellness through grassroots events, educational outreach, sustainability, and survivorship support programs. Visit b4bc.org for more information.
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