On Saturday, March 23, hundreds of cyclists participated in the 19th annual Rosedale Ride, which benefits AISD's Rosedale School, where we serve our students with the some of the most significant disabilities.
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| AISD's Chief Performance Officer Bill Caritj saddles up at the starting line. |
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| Tracy Lunoff, AISD's Supervisor of Student Health, rode again this year. |
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| The UT Longhorn Band brought so much energy and excitement! Here, they helped launch the kids' ride. |
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| Thanks to AISD's Michelle Krejci, Director of the Office of Innovation and Developement, for helping me go the distance. |
Cyclists rode 26, 42, or 62 miles. This year, I completed the 26-mile course, which took me from the Samsung Austin plant in northeast Austin through the wide open spaces northeast of town, with a time of 2:52:02. Thanks to my friends at Jack and Adam's Bicycles for suiting me up!
The morning started off chilly and gray, but after the three-hour ride, the sun was shining for the festival that followed the ride!
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| The Rosedale Foundation's President's Circle and my Rosedale Ride Dream Team! |
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| Ride, ride, ride, ride your bike...Our emcee got us all charged up with his ukelele and kazoo. |
Each cyclist is given the name of a Rosedale student to wear as they ride, as a reminder of the students who will benefit from their efforts. I rode for Aislinn, a precious eight-year old girl. She is very social, and enjoys walking in her gait trainer and playing the gym.
Proceeds from this race are used to help Rosedale School continue to provide resources for our students with some of the most significant disabilities. These include new IPads our students are using to communicate with their teachers and friends, additional training for teachers, and extra field trips.
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| So glad to see Rosedale student Savannah and her family again this year at the ride. |
Thanks to the volunteers at the Rosedale Foundation, Rosedale principal Elizabeth Dickey and her staff, and all of the other volunteers and staff who worked so hard to make this event a success. I want to especially thank these major sponsors: Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Polycom, and Whittington and Company, for their ongoing support.
