Our connection to Boulder is well established. We’ve been rolling and having fun riding with children in and around Boulder each and every year since our inaugural season in 2004. We know the kids. We know the youth agency staffers (many bike nuts themselves).  We love Boulder!  Thus, we are inspired and excited to create TFK Boulder for them and other underserved youngsters in Boulder County.

A few years ago, we started seriously chewing on the TFK Boulder idea.  “Will it fly?” We asked our Boulder friends and youth agency staffers.  The PG answer, in general, was a sarcastic, “Are you kidding me?  This is Boulder.”  True, true, TFK Boulder seemed like a no brainer, but last year as the economy tanked, we called off the TFKB dogs.  Then our motivation and belief in this new endeavor percolated again over coffee last fall on a cold, snowy morning in Boulder with a local mountain biker and homebuilder, Tom Nasky. At that meeting we decided to team up with Tom and other like-minded Boulderites to establish TFK Boulder, giving children without means, in this bicycle-crazed town, the opportunity to ride, like the rest of them.

And here we are…TFK Boulder is a go!  It’s a go people! Let’s kick this thing off right in Boulder with a proper party!

Save the Date:

TFK Boulder “Launch Party”:

April 10th at the Velodrome, ‘Boulder Indoor Cycling,’ from 6pm – 10pm.

Plan on spending a fun evening with us in this fantastic bike-centric space!  We’ll provide beverages and tasty food, paired with cyclists charging around the track and performing tricks for your entertainment.   We’ll also be providing many fabulous items for our silent auction to help us raise the necessary funds to get TFK Boulder rolling!  Additional event details to follow.

Proceeds from this event will go directly to setting up TFK Boulder with the material resources to make it happen: mountain bikes, helmets, gloves, and all the necessary gear.  In addition, we need resources to pay for expenses to store the gear, and to hire a dedicated staff person to lead rides in Boulder.

Help us make Trips for Kids Boulder a huge success in our first year!

Here’s what you can do:

• Help us obtain silent auction items for the April event
• Join the fun as a Ride Volunteer (Boulder and Denver)
• Commit to becoming a Certified Ride Leader(Boulder and Denver)
• Contribute cash, bikes, gear, or professional services (Boulder and Denver)

or

• Share your time and talents as a founding member of the TFK Boulder Organizing Committee, working on the Launch Party details or on the programming side to ensure we provide fun, safe, confidence-building rides to children in Boulder.

Please contact Andrew Goodwillie (303-725-6723, agood@tripsforkidsdenver.org) if you’d like to help on the TFK Boulder Committee, would like information on becoming a TFKB sponsor, or may be able to help with auction items for the event.