Exciting news! Now you can join the Ride for a Joyful Future your way!

The full Ride for a Joyful Future from Philadelphia to Valley Forge and back is 50 miles, but you don’t have to ride all 50 miles -- or even ride in Philadelphia -- to be a part of it.

Here are some new ways to participate:

Ride 20 miles in and around Philadelphia or wherever you're located (just tell us and your supporters where so we can cheer you on)
Break your miles into smaller rides and complete them over time -- keep us and your supporters posted about your progress
Choose a distance that works for you and ride that, inviting your supporters to play their part by donating
Prefer a stationary bike? Ask your friends and family to support your putting miles on your stationary bike on behalf of ARTZ Philly!

However many miles you ride or however you participate, you’re helping create a joyful future for people living with dementia and their care partners. Join us, because every mile -- and every bit of support -- counts!

Ride with us. Raise money. Help build the future of ARTZ Philadelphia.

On Saturday, October 31, ARTZ Philadelphia supporters Robert Grabel and Roger Chavez will lead a team of cyclists getting on their bikes for a 50-mile ride from Center City Philadelphia to Valley Forge and back — and we’d love you to join us.

This isn’t a race. It’s a fun, supportive ride for people who enjoy cycling and want to put those miles toward something that matters. We’re looking for riders who are willing to ride, raise funds, and help us spread the word about ARTZ Philadelphia.

WHY WE’RE RIDING

ARTZ Philadelphia enriches the lives of people living with dementia and their care partners through joyful engagement with arts and culture.

Through museum experiences, creative workshops, music, neighborhood programs, online gatherings and other opportunities for connection, ARTZ creates spaces where people living with dementia can experience creativity, community, dignity and joy.

ARTZ Philadelphia now reaches more than 5,000 people each year — and demand for this kind of community-based support continues to grow.

THE CAMPAIGN for a JOYFUL FUTURE

Our ride will support ARTZ Philadelphia’s Campaign for a Joyful Future, a three-year, $500,000 campaign designed not simply to fund today’s programs, but to build the organization’s capacity for the years ahead.

The campaign will help ARTZ:

Expand Programming for people living with dementia and their care partners; Reach More Communities through partnerships with cultural and healthcare organizations, senior living communities, and neighborhood partners; Build Awareness of the power of arts-centered engagement; and Strengthen the people and fundraising capacity needed for ARTZ to grow and thrive

In short: we’re riding 50 miles to help ARTZ go much farther in the years to come.

JOIN THE RIDE

You don’t need to be an elite cyclist or an expert fundraiser.

We’ll make the fundraising part easy, personal and fun, with tools and sample messages you can use to invite friends, family, colleagues and others in your network to support your ride.

You bring your bike, your enthusiasm and a willingness to ask a few people to support something meaningful. And if by chance, you love to bike but are located outside of the Philadelphia area, or if you are more of a stationary bike or Peloton rider, you, too, can play your part, wherever you are and however you are riding!

We’ll help with the rest.

INTERESTED?

Contact: Robert Grabel: robert.grabel@yournonprofitnow.com / 917-733-8569

Ride with us. Fundraise with us. Or help support a rider.

Date: Saturday, October 31
Route: Center City Philadelphia to Valley Forge and back
Distance: Approximately 50 miles
Benefiting: ARTZ Philadelphia’s Campaign for a Joyful Future

Learn more about ARTZ Philadelphia at artzphilly.org.

Ride for a Joyful Future

Ride, Raise Funds, and Help Us Spread the Word about ARTZ Philadelphia