Ride organizer Maggie Palchak with her husband Jim Lewey
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Contact: DSES Office at 760.934.0791
Volunteers and staff of Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra cycle the Glass Mountains to grow scholarship fund
Wounded Warrior Ryan Sykes hand cycling on the left, with support rider Ricky D
Mammoth Lakes, California – (July 27, 2016) This past weekend, 19 hardy souls braved the heat and wind to ride 165 miles and climb over 10,000 feet to raise money to support Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra (DSES)! Riders of the Sierra Cycle Challenge raised over $70K to help build the DSES scholarship fund. Over 40% of our lessons receive some form of scholarship and we are proud to be able to say that we never turn away an athlete for reasons of financial need. DSES brings the thrill and exhilaration of outdoors sports to athletes of any age and with any disability. We serve children and adults, wounded warriors and civilians. We offer lessons in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, snowboarding and biathlon in the winter; cycling, paddling, climbing, and more in the summer!
Sierra Cycle Rider Jill Hodges, who is an amputee, poses at Silver Lake Resort, a sponsor
This year our Sierra Cycle Challenge riders included DSES staff members and volunteers, athletes with disabilities (including former DSES students) and a wounded warrior, veteran of the US Navy. Fundraising riders were supported by an incredible crew of volunteers on bikes, in vehicles and on the ground, and five incredible massage
therapists, Michelle Mather, Sarah Asa, Kristin Shelburg, Melissa Soltero and Keisha Curtis, donated their amazing healing hands to rejuvenate the riders after they climbed from Chalfant to Lee Vining on Sunday.
DSES gives a heartfelt thanks to all of the fundraisers and volunteers who helped to make this event such a great success. We also want to thank our incredible sponsors including: Footloose Sports, Mammoth Chevron, Ed Hurley & Berger’s Burgers, Doug & Debbie Lindfors, Brent Truax and the Sierra Nevada Resort, VONS, CLIF Bar, Mono Vista RV Park, Z Pizza and Giovanni’s.
Remember, it is not too late to support this amazing event and this amazing organization! You can donate at www.crowdrise.com/SierraCycleChallenge2016. For more information
about DSES you can visit our website at www.disabledsportseasternsierra.org.
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