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November 20, 2023

Cranksgiving 2023 riders break the donation record by biking 3,699 lbs to food banks

I am still riding high on the happy and caring vibes from Seattle’s 14th Annual Cranksgiving. 168 people biked all over our beautiful city Saturday to buy items the U District, Rainier Valley and Byrd Barr Place Food Banks requested. Pannier by backpack by trailer load, the riders all pitched in to deliver an all-time…
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tagged: byrd barr place, cascade bicycle club, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2023, maxwell burton, rainier valley food bank, seattle pedaling relief project, u district food bank
June 6, 2023

Pedaling Relief Project nears milestone: Hauling 1 million pounds of local food bank donations by bike

Seattle Bike Blog has been cheering on the Pedaling Relief Project since it first started as a “disaster relief” effort to help food banks handle the tumultuous period when the COVID-19 pandemic began. With many people suddenly out of a job and social distancing requirements complicating the usual methods for distribution, food banks had to…
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November 22, 2022

180 riders hauled an astounding 3,308 pounds of donations during Cranksgiving 2022

Timelapse from Saturday's #cranksgivingSEA pic.twitter.com/BvibRuI9K2 — Gary A. Fujioka, Sr. (@garyfujiokasr) November 21, 2022 Seattle’s 13th Annual Cranksgiving was one for the record books. The food drive bike ride’s 199 participants (180 riders and 19 volunteers) bought and hauled 3,308 pounds of food and essentials to the U District, Rainier Valley and Byrd Barr Place…
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tagged: bike works, byrd barr place, cascade bicycle club, central cinema, cranksgiving 2022, CranksgivingSEA, maxwell burton, rainier valley food bank, rishan mohideen, seattle pedaling relief project, u district food bank
October 28, 2022

Save the date: A next-level Cranksgiving 2022 is November 19

It’s been three years since the last proper Cranksgiving. Thanks to everyone who participated in our dramatically scaled-back pandemic versions in 2020 and 2021. But I think it’s time to get together again and do it right. Or better yet, go bigger than ever before. We have some very fun changes coming for Seattle’s 13th…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2022, maxwell burton, seattle pedaling relief project
May 5, 2021

Cascade makes the Pedaling Relief Project permanent

The Seattle Pedaling Relief Project (“SPRP”) started in the spring of 2020 as a way to help food banks deal with the sudden influx of people who needed to access their services at a time when COVID restrictions made it more difficult for people to get there. The SPRP was initially designed as a “cargo…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, maxwell burton, mike lang, seattle pedaling relief project, tamara schmautz
July 15, 2020

Watch: ‘This is no longer a Disaster Relief Trials, this is disaster relief’

Maxwell Burton and Michael Lang had started organizing the 2020 Disaster Relief Trials, a cargo-hauling bike competition, when the COVID-19 outbreak hit. As soon as schools closed down in the spring, Lang and Burton realized their mission had just changed. The Disaster Relief Trials (“DRT”) is “a trial competition that’s meant to simulate a natural…
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tagged: covid-19, maxwell burton, seattle pedaling relief project