Advocacy & Safety - How long have you been participating in charity events?

For those that participate in charity events how long have you been doing so? Was it always a cycling event? Did it start out as something other then cycling, like March of Dimes & now you participate in cycling events?

I started when I was 7yrs old. From then to the age of about 19 it was non-cycling events. From 19 to present when I participate in charity events it is nothing but cycling events from now on.

Never have participated in any cycling events for charity.
But I do volunteer to speak at local schools to young kids that are troubled. Since I've gone thru just about everything a man can go thru and still live to talk about it; including growing up poor, trouble with the law, mental disorders, and prison. It's just the penance I pay for my previous life.

Charity exclusively or charity cycling events?

Charity, not necessarily cycling, 40 of my 47 years

Cycling related, off and on for 30 years.

~56 years. In 1950 I went trick or treating for UNICEF.

Charity rides/walks are attention-whoring ************.

Charity rides/walks are attention-whoring ************.

Who pissed in your post toasties?

For those that participate in charity events how long have you been doing so? Was it always a cycling event? Did it start out as something other then cycling, like March of Dimes & now you participate in cycling events?

I started when I was 7yrs old. From then to the age of about 19 it was non-cycling events. From 19 to present when I participate in charity events it is nothing but cycling events from now on.

I've done a few... but was later quite annoyed to find I was then perpetually on some mailing list... that apparently was connected to other lists.

No thanks. I prefer anonomous donations.

I've been doing organized rides where proceeds benefitted charities a little less than a year. I've never done the type of event where you recruit "sponsors" who donate based on your performance in the event.