Cycle the WAVE (Women Against Violence Everywhere), is a sponsored, non-competitive, all-women’s cycling event, Sunday September 16th, 2012. It is a venue created for women of all ages and fitness levels to experience camaraderie, increase awareness of domestic violence through visibility and raise funds for domestic violence programs.
Watch the lively video to get you jazzed about the ride. There are Burien faces in here! Can you spot them? Maybe we could get a Burien Team put together to train and ride together? Burien cyclist, Maureen, rode with her sister-in-law, Dianne, in the 2011 Ride: a couple of “Hot Tamales” on two wheels, supporting each other along the way.
The ride offers a choice of four fun routes, something for everyone:
- the 12-mile Little Sister
- the 25-mile Girly Girl
- the 42-mile Middle Sister
- the 62-mile Burly Girl
The first ride in 2008 generated 233 riders and by 2011 participation had grown to 1,115 women and teen registered riders.
In 2011, in response to a call for action driven by community need for expanded outreach, The WAVE Foundation, a separate 501 (c)(3) public charity was established. With that, Cycle the WAVE broadened its mission to “inspire fitness, increase awareness, instill hope and impact domestic violence” across Washington State.
To date, 100% of net proceeds totaling more than $250,000 have been donated to programs serving victims of domestic violence. Those programs include Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) serving East and North King County, DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women’s Network) serving South King County and New Beginningsserving Seattle and North King County.
