4th Annual Juneteenth Solidarity Ride

WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2023. On-site registration at 8am. On-line registration closes on Friday at 5pm EST. Wheels down at 9am.

WHERE: Shawnee Park. Meet at restrooms across from football field.

EVENT DETAILS:
Join us for the 4th Annual Juneteenth Solidarity Ride. This FREE bike ride commemorates Juneteenth, now observed as a federal holiday. This is an inclusive, family friendly, casual, no-drop ride. Helmets required. Traffic laws will be followed. Snacks and water provided.

RIDE OVERVIEW:

This ride begins and ends in the beautiful Shawnee Park with a loop in quaint Willow Park. Want more miles?

There is a 24 and 50 mile option. The 24 mile route goes through the rolling hills of Cherokee Park with a loop around the luscious green space of Seneca Park and back. The 50 mile route goes through Seneca and back to Broadway with a turn that takes to scenic views of quiet Southwestern Parkway and the spacious Ohio Levee Trail.

REGISTER ONLINE: https://juneteenthsolidarityride.eventbrite.com

Route maps for 13, 24 and 50 mile options:

13 MILE ROUTE:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39363174

24 MILE ROUTE:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39367910

50 MILE ROUTE:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42234191

STAY SOCIAL!
Use the hashtag #juneteenthride502

QUESTIONS? WANT TO BE A SPONSOR?
Email: info@iamsweetonyou.com or
Call: 502-888-1920

HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH:
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed January 1, 1863, it would be 2 1/2 years later that Texas the most remote of the union states would receive the news. It would be on June 19, 1865 that enslaved African-Americans In Galveston Houston, TX received news that they were free. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2020.

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