Tag: seattle pedaling relief project

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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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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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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November 23, 2020

Cranksgiving 2020 is now rolling. You have until Saturday to complete the scavenger hunt

The after-party is live! Watch: It’s on. Seattle’s 11th Annual Cranksgiving community-supporting bike adventure is rolling all week. Find your online scavenger hunt manifest here. You have until 3 p.m. Saturday to complete as many of the tasks as possible. You are then invited to an online after-party starting at 3. As with every Seattle…
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tagged: cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2020, ellis foundation, facing homelessness, rainier valley food bank, seattle pedaling relief project, swift industries
November 2, 2020

The Seattle Pedaling Relief Project will bike your ballot to a drop box

The Seattle Pedaling Relief Project has been organizing volunteer efforts to deliver food and necessities from food banks to community members for months. Now they want to help people get their ballots to the ballot box. If you need assistance getting your ballot delivered for any reason, fill out this form online. If you want…
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