IMBA will celebrate its sixth annual International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. This is a great opportunity for you to pass your passion for pedaling on to kids!
You can find an event in your area on our new Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day Worldwide Map. Clubs and individual groups from around the world have already registered events in Canada, Italy, Mexico, Myanmar, South Africa and all over the United States.
Don’t see a ride near you? If you’d like to organize a kid’s ride, you can register your event by Sept. 15 and we will send your group a box of goodies containing race plates, stickers, and Clif Kid Organic ZBaRs to support your event. Groups of all sizes, ages and skill levels are welcome to participate. We’ve created an online toolkit to help you organize and get the word out about your event. And while we encourage groups to hold events on Oct. 3, if that date doesn’t work for your community, feel free to change the date to fit your needs. All groups that register by Sept.15 will receive goody boxes regardless of the event date.
IMBA’s International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebrates the life of Jack Doub, an avid teenage mountain biker from North Carolina who had a true passion for the sport from an early age but passed away in 2002. Funding is provided by the Jack Doub Memorial Endowment. The event takes place each year on the first Saturday in October.
Assistance provided by Trips for Kids, helping disadvantaged kids discover mountain biking since 1988! Trips for Kids chapters nationwide make a difference in kids’ lives by opening their world to mountain biking. By starting a Trips for Kids Chapter in your town, you can take disadvantaged kids on mountain biking all year round. Learn how to start a chapter.
