Have you resolved to shed those excess pounds and get in shape this year? Why not do it while supporting a good cause? The Multi-Million Pound Challenege sponsored by The Princeton Club give you the motivation you need while donating food to hunger relief organizations. Here's how to do it:
1) Pledge to exercise or lose weight
2) Select a hunger-relief organization
3) Record your activity weekly on this website: www.princetonclub.net/mpc
4) For every 1 hour exercised or 1 pound of weight lost, 10 pounds of food will be donated to your designated hunger-relief organization
When: Sunday, May 26th, 7:00pm Where: Jefferson Speedway, halfway between Jefferson and Cambridge on Highway 18. What: Join the WOLX for the Tournament of Destruction. See over a dozen Stupid Human Car tricks like the Trailer Race, Bubble Race, and Demolition Derby. Mayhem starts at 7pm on Sunday, May 26th.
When: Now thru May 31st Where: Menards: Monona and Madison East & West
What: In honor of May being National Pet month, your local Menards home improvement store is serving as a pet donation drop site for a local non-profit animal organization. We’re excited to participate in this wonderful opportunity while lend a helping hand to the community! Menards offers a wide variety of various pet products and will have a drop box near the exit door to collect new and unwrapped pet supplies from now through May 31st.
When: Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th from 1-3pm Where: Schoepp Motors (HWY 51 & East Washington) Details: Join the WOLX Street Team and David Moore at Schoepp Motors on Memorial Day (Monday, May 27th) from 10am - noon for a chance to win great prizes!
When: June 1st, 10a-3p
Where: State Street, Downtown Madison
What: Check out the classic cars and custom and classic motorcycles on display on State Street from the State Capitol to Library Mall.
Cars to be featured this year include a 1926 Ford Lincoln (purchased by the owner's grandfather from Weber Motor Co. in Milwaukee) , 1928 2-door Ford Roadster, a 1928 Packard 4 door sedan, 1941 Zephyr Convertible (which has crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice), 1958 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, 1966 ¾-ton GMC Fleetside pickup passed down from the owner's grandfather, a 1966 Volkswagen Bus with camper interior, 1968 Pontiac GTO, a 1973 Plymouth 'Cuda, a 1978 Pontiac Trans Am ("all original, not restored"), and a 1979 Volkswagen Bug convertible ("last year made").
When: June 8th, 9a-4p Where: Sheehan Park, Sun Prairie
What: Join the Sun Pairie Chamber of Commerce on June 8th, 2013 from 9am to 4pm for the Taste of the Arts at Sheehan Park (1351 Linnerud Drive, Sun Pairie). There will be a wine and cheese tasting, over 100 local vendors, and live entertainment with kids activities. Presented by Burrachos.
When: Saturday, June 22nd, 8am Where: Saris Cycling Group, 5253 Verona Road, Madison, 53711 What: Honor Rides are one day non-competitive, self paced rides that allow the general public to ride alongside healing heroes. All of the funds raised through the Honor Ride Program support rehabilitation programs at VA Hospitals and Military bases throughout the country (project Hero). There are 18 Honor Rides in the US this year.
Honor Ride Madison will take place on June 22nd. There are three distances on the Honor Ride Madison: 12, 35 and 70 Cost is $75 per individual rider and $60 per rider for teams of 5 or more. Families with 2 adults and children (no limit on children) is $125. No cost for injured veterans. Sign-up at active.com. Look for Honor Ride Madison. Ride starts at Saris Cycling Group, 5253 Verona Road, Madison, 53711 Picnic following ride.
Participants are free; $15 for adults not participating in the ride and kids under 10 are free.Proceeds benefit Ride2Recovery, a national non-profit organization working directly with soldiers returning from Iraq & Afghanistan who have sustained mental and physical injury while serving their country. Ride2Recovery uses the sport of cycling to help facilitate mental and physical rehabilitation for our nation's healing heroes.
