_ The Third Annual YMI Donut Ride:

YMI Third Annual Donut Ride

Saturday, October 27, 2018, 9:00 a.m 

Wasson's Nursery, 13279 East 126th Street, Fishers, Indiana

Donations are requested but not required to participate in the event.  All donations (checks, cash, credit cards) are tax deductible. To make a donation directly to YMI please CLICK HERE. Event Sponsorship packages are available.  Please contact Alison Gatz at [email protected] for more information

The YMI Donut Ride is a bicycle-focused event organized to benefit Youth Mentoring Initiative (YMI). The purpose of the ride is to bring together bike enthusiasts and families for a fun morning of bike riding while allowing them to do something charitable for others through donations to the Youth Mentoring Initiative.  YMI provides mentoring for students by building and sustaining a mentoring community with the highest level of service, integrity, encouragement and empathy. Most importantly, they strive to continue cultivating our community and investing in our youth.  To learn more about YMI please Click Here.   To learn how to become a mentor please Click Here.

RIDE INFORMATION:

There will be three courses that take riders to donut shops in Fortville, Pendleton and back to Fishers. The rides are 15, 30, and 56 miles. Each participant will receive one free donut at each location.  All rides originate and end at Wasson's Nursery in Fishers. Turn-by-turn directions will be provided. Helmets are required. Riders must have a wrist band to receive free donuts.

RIDE ROUTES (subject to change)
Please follow links to view the YMI Donut race routes
Short
Medium
Long

A commemorative T-shirt will be given to all riders registered by midnight October 8, 2018

Registration opens: 8:00AM - 9:00AM                     
Ride begins: 9:00AM

Individual Pre Registration online: Free
Individual Pre Registration on-site/day of: Free              
Packet pick-up TBD
Helmets are required to ride.
Riders 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult 18 or over.
Training wheels are Not allowed.
YMI Donut ride is a welcoming, inclusive ride for cyclists of all kinds.

Fundraising is encouraged!   Riders are invited to crowdsource additional support for their participation in the ride.
Ride proceeds will benefit Youth Mentoring Initiative, a 501(c)3 youth development organization that serves students by inviting caring adults from the community to connect with students and be a listening ear, someone who will not judge them, and help them see their full potential as they continue to receive their education.

PARKING:Parking is at Grace Church, 12450 Olio Rd. , Fishers. Participants are encouraged to take the sidewalk north to 126th  St. where you will turn west to get to Wasson Nursery. It’s about a quarter mile.

Questions, please contact Amy Crell @ [email protected] or 317-590-7920