Get Ready! AngelRide

What makes AngelRide Connecticut's premier charity ride ?

A challenging but picturesque ride through many of Connecticut's most beautiful towns
Ride at your own pace.
A unique opportunity to stay at the nationally acclaimed Hole in the Wall Gang Camp started by Paul Newman for children with cancer and other life threatening diseases.
A fun filled finish with music, children's entertainment, food and relaxation on the shores of beautiful Long Island Sound.
The attention to detail that has become the hallmark of Angel Ride; including:
- Over 200 volunteers ready to lend a hand, including motorcycle escorts and SAG vehicles.
- Luggage transported to mid-point and finish line.
- Rider transportation from the finish to the start (before the ride).
- Food/rest stops every 15-20 miles sponsored by Mohegan Sun's extraordinary food services.
- Mechanical assistance throughout the ride.
- Rider apparel and prizes.
- A mandatory rider safety clinic on morning of the ride.
- Training assistance and organized training rides and much more....

Entry Fee
The 2008 entry fee is $100 for two-day and $50 for one-day riders, (non-refundable U.S. funds). Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Make checks payable to: Angel Charitable Trust or pay by credit card online. Your entry fee includes a registration packet (with your official rider bib, route map and souvenir jacket), food stops, dinner at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp on Saturday (2 day riders only) and breakfast at the Camp on Sunday, food and entertainment for you and your family at the finish, luggage delivery, limited mechanical and medical aid, traffic control, finisher's award, security along the route and a fantastic cycling experience. It does NOT include lodging, meals or transportation other than mentioned above.

Fundraising
Riders will be financially responsible for raising a minimum of $1000. If you do not meet the requirement by the morning of the ride, you may complete the balance yourself via check or credit card. No refunds will be awarded or transferred.

Confirmation, Registration Card, Cancellation
Your canceled check is your receipt. If you register on-line, you will receive a confirmation within 48 hours. (Please notify us immediately, if you do not receive confirmation.)

Two-Day Riders:
If you checked “yes” on your registration form for Transportation, a bus will take you from the Mystic YMCA on Friday night before the AngelRide, to the Holiday Inn Express in Waterbury at a rate of $70.00, 203-575-1500. Riders who choose to stay overnight on Friday are responsible for their own room reservations and costs. Please mention "AngelRide" to get the reduced rate.

Your bicycles will be taken to the Start where they will remain locked until Saturday morning. The AngelRide bus will take you to the Start on Saturday morning.

One Day Riders (Saturday)
Transportation will be provided from the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to the Holiday Inn Express in Waterbury. Riders who choose to stay overnight on Friday are responsible for their own room reservations and costs, $70.00, 203-575-1500. Please mention "AngelRide" to get the reduced rate.

Your bicycles will be taken to the Start where they will remain locked until Saturday morning. The AngelRide bus will take you to the Start on Saturday morning.

One Day Riders – (Sunday)
Transportation will be provided from the YMCA in Mystic to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp on Sunday morning. The caravan will depart Mystic at 6:00 am. When you arrive at Camp, you will check-in, join the other Riders for breakfast, attend the mandatory safety meeting, enjoy a tour of the Camp and the Sunday morning Start ceremony.

Day One Start:
Yale Summer School of Music & Art
Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate
Rts 44 & 27
Norfolk, CT 06058
Click here for a map.

Day Two Finish:
Mystic YMCA
1 Harry Austin Drive
Mystic, CT 06355
Click here for a map.

Keeping it “green”!
Download the Rider Guide to know what you need to bring, etc. Our goal this year is to make the AngelRide "greener". One way to do that is by asking all the Riders staying overnight at Camp to bring a sleeping bag and towels. This saves the Camp from having to wash 215 bunk-bed sheets, and towels.

Pre-Ride Guide
Covers everything you need to know to get ready for the ride! Download it here!

Sponsorship Information
Angel Charitable Trust (ACT) is a 501 (c) (3) (tax exempt number 05-6138536) not for profit organization with 100% of the funds raised by the Riders supporting "Camp in a Suitcase," a hospital outreach program that entertains and supports children during their periods of hospitalization.

More Information
For specific questions & additional information contact:
Lynn McCarthy - Angel Ride Coordinator
Address: P.O. Box 1013
Old Lyme, CT 06371
Phone: 860-227-0658
Email: Lynn@angelcharitabletrust.org

Have a question?
lynn@angelcharitabletrust.org

Angel Charitable Trust is a 501(c)(3).
Tax ID # 05-6138536