Tag: cranksgiving

November 25, 2019

Seattle’s 10th Cranksgiving smashes the attendance record + Photos UPDATE: More than 1 ton donated!

I thought it was a bit strange that the line for the two sign-up clipboards was so long. I had used the same forms for nine Cranksgivings before, and the line to sign in was never that long before. So it was a good thing that I made so many extra spoke cards … except…
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tagged: bike works, bikery, cascade bicycle club, cascade designs, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2019, facing homelessness, rainier valley food bank, swift industries, tara migliore
November 11, 2019

Seattle’s 10th Annual Cranksgiving is November 23

That’s right, this will be the tenth (!!!!) Cranksgiving Seattle Bike Blog has organized. I have had to do the math a bunch of times because I find it hard to believe, but it’s true. So this will be the tenth year people from all over the region will get together the Saturday before Thanksgiving…
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tagged: bikery, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2019, rainier valley food bank, swift industries, west seattle cranksgiving
November 20, 2018

Scenes from Cranksgiving 2018: A new donation record

Seattle’s Cranksgiving 2018 hit a new record Saturday, with 150 riders donating an astounding 1,713 pounds of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank. For the ninth year, Seattle Bike Blog hosted this food drive scavenger hunt by bike on RVFB’s final distribution day before Thanksgiving. It’s a very low-budget event that is free to join.…
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November 6, 2018

Seattle’s Cranksgiving 2018 is November 17

A food drive scavenger hunt by bike, Cranksgiving riders bike to a secret list of unique food sellers around Seattle buying food to donate to Rainier Valley Food Bank. For the ninth year, Seattle’s Cranksgiving is hosted by Seattle Bike Blog. The 2018 ride is Saturday, November 17, starting on Occidental Ave near the CenturyLink…
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November 4, 2017

Cranksgiving Seattle 2017 is November 18

A food drive scavenger hunt by bike, Cranksgiving riders bike to a secret list of unique food sellers around Seattle buying food to donate to Rainier Valley Food Bank. For the eighth year, Seattle’s Cranksgiving is hosted by Seattle Bike Blog. The 2017 ride is Saturday, November 18, starting behind Swift Industries (Occidental Ave near the…
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November 21, 2016

Happy Cranksgiving! Riders bike 1,132 pounds of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank

More than 90 people gathered on Seattle’s statistically-most-likely-to-rain day of the year to ride bikes all around town buying food to donate to their neighbors. Within hours of leaving Cal Anderson, riders in Seattle’s Seventh Cranksgiving had purchased and biked 1,132 pounds of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank (“RVFB”). Huge thanks to everyone who…
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