We love sharing stories of philanthropy. (B) East owner Romaine Gordon planned and hosted the event to raise money for a local family. Watch the video and read the inspirational story below. [Article originally posted in East Hampton Patch]
After a 90-minute spin class and Zumba class at B. East Fitness Studio and an auction and raffle at a benefit party at the Stephen Talkhouse on Saturday, the donations were tallied. According to Romaine Gordon, who organized the fundraiser, over $28,500 was raised for Lisa Craine of East Hampton, who has been battling Stage 4 colon cancer for more than two years. Craine, a mother of three, thanked the community for “stepping up” for her family.
Donations can still be made by sending checks payable to Friends of Lisa Craine, c/o Romaine Gordon, 12 Runnymede Drive, East Hampton, NY 11937.
Florida cyclists and group fitness fans have something to look forward to this month. A brand new RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio is opening in Tampa! “Ryde For Life” have their Grand Opening on October 30th.
They have 21 new RealRyder stationary bikes and will be offering a variety of different indoor cycling classes for all levels. Ryde For Life are offering trial rides this week ahead of the official opening. They will also be doing free first rides and a range of pricing packages. Full details are available on their website (just click the logo below).
Ryde For Life
12719 Race Track Road
Tampa
Florida
Tel: 813-475-5915
Watching the transformation of an empty space into an indoor cycling studio is always fun and we have some “before and after pictures” here to show you the new studio taking shape.
Everything is now finished and ready for next week and owner, Jessica Fant has posted a lot more pictures on Facebook!
Ryde For Life is a also a proud sponsor of the charity “Ride to Defeat ALS” and have two dates for your calendar, so please support this worthy charity!
December 4 – Indoor Cycling!
“ALS Spinathon” indoor cycling fundraiser at the Ryde For Life Studio. Look out for more details on their site!
December 11 – Outdoor Cycling!
There is also a “Ride to Defeat ALS” event at Walsingham Park, Largo. This is a charity ride with options from a 5 mile family ride up to a “Metric Century” (62 miles). Follow the link on the site for full details. Ryde For Life will have a tent at the event, with RealRyder Stationary Bikes to try. There will also be 700 Event Goody Bags, which include gift certificates for free rides and anyone who raises more than $500 will get 10 FREE Indoor Cycling sessions at Ryde For Life!
As you can see Ryde for Life are hitting the ground running (cycling?!) and we wish Jessica every success with the new studio and the charity events.
Get to Tampa this week to try RealRyder Indoor Cycling yourself. It’s way more fun than an ordinary indoor cycling class! You get a full body toning workout as well as the usual cardio on our “leaning stationary bike”! It also appeals more to cyclists and triathletes, because it feels more like riding a real bike and for the cross training benefits. Don’t take our word for it – book a trial ride at Ryde For Life and find out why RealRyder Indoor Cycling is becoming so popular!
This is the second part of “Indoor Cycling for Charity”! The stories of two RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studios raising money for charity at the weekend! We told you about Sweat Therapy and the March of Dimes, here is more on indoor cycling energy being channeled into fundraising with the B-East story! We have featured B-East in the Hamptons before it is a very popular indoor cycling studio in Amagansett, NY and on Saturday they were raising money to fight Breast Cancer.
The event was to raise funds for the Ellen Hermanson Foundation and Ellen’s Well, two charities that provide support to local breast cancer survivors. The day started with a two hour indoor cycling ride, with all 44 of B-East’s RealRyder stationary bikes in use! After the high energy ride was an equally high energy “Cancer Sucks” party at the D’Canela Restaurant next door!
Now to the serious business, B-East raised over $26,000 with more donations still coming in! So congratulations to Romaine and B-East for making this happen and thanks to everyone who made it to Amagansett on Saturday to support this great event!
Last word to the owner and organizer Romaine Maxwell:
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE THIS EVENT SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS!
Whether you sponsored a rider, were a rider, donated an auction item, bought or sold raffle tickets or were one of the instructors on Saturday…..THANK YOU!
So that’s it “Indoor Cycling for Charity” – Part Two!
You can get more information about B-East by clicking on their logo or going to their Facebook page for the latest updates, plus a lot more photos from this event! Hamptons.com also wrote a great article about B-East’s Breast Cancer fundraiser!
So if you are going to be in the Hamptons this summer and you are looking for a great workout venue check out B-East; they don’t just have the RealRyder stationary bikes! Take a look at their website for all the details on different classes and instructors!
RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studios were busy raising money for charity at the weekend! While B-East in the Hamptons were raising money to fight Breast Cancer, Sweat Therapy in Tallahassee were raising money for the March of Dimes! We know RealRyder people are passionate and hard working and it’s great to see all this indoor cycling energy being directed at such great causes! More on B-East in the next post, this is the Sweat Therapy Fitness RealRyder Cycle Studio story!
Sweat Therapy have just moved to a new location due to the popularity of their indoor cycling classes and ran the March of Dimes Charity Event in conjunction with re-opening their doors on Saturday June 12th. The event took the form of an 8 hour indoor cycling relay and they raised $13,000 to benefit babies through March of Dimes! This is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
This was an all day event with 16 bikes being ridden by 16 teams from 9am to 5pm! Sweat Therapy certainly live up to their name – 8 hours on stationary bikes? Impressive! We have some pictures from the event and they have a lot more on their Facebook Page which you can access through the website link below.
Shannon Colavecchio, one of the instructors at Sweat Therapy and heavily involved in organising this event, wrote a great blog about the work involved (organising and participating!) and the satisfaction of pulling something like this together. Here is the link to Shannon’s blog, which is definitely worth reading!
So if you are looking for a great place to work out in Florida, check out Sweat Therapy; they have an excellent team and run a variety of great indoor cycling classes, all on the unique RealRyder stationary bike! Their New address is:
The Manor @ Midtown
1122 Thomasville Road,
Tallahassee, FL
Next To Finnegan’s Wake
For more information on Sweat Therapy Fitness, click on their logo on the right to go to their website.
Congratulations and thanks to everyone who made it to Tallahassee on Saturday and gave their energy and money! Indoor Cycling for Charity – great job everyone!
As you know Sweat Therapy Fitness of Tallahassee is re-opening its doors on Saturday June 12th!
To celebrate their grand opening, Sweat Therapy Fitness will be having an all day charity event benefitting the March of Dimes. 16 teams on 16 RealRyder stationary bikes will cycle for the whole day, with the goal of gathering $8,000 in donations for the March of Dimes and the babies they help.
Local “celebrities” will have one stationary bike all to themselves, so come cheer them on! Don’t miss this party, which will feature food, live music, prize giveaways, and $2 Michelob Ultras!
The New address for Sweat Therapy Fitness is:
The Manor @ Midtown
1122 Thomasville Road,
Tallahassee, FL
Next To Finnegan’s Wake
For more information on Sweat Therapy Fitness, click on their logo on the right to go to their website.
