Early Check-in for Riders and Volunteers – Saturday, June 6
DCR Wompatuck State Park Visitors Center, Union Street, Hingham
- 1 - 4 pm – Early check-in recommended to avoid the rush on Sunday morning
Event Day – Sunday, June 7
DCR Wompatuck State Park Visitors Center, Union Street, Hingham
- 7:15-8:15 AM – Arrival
Park your car in the area designated by on-site parking attendants. Bring your bike and park in the location specific to your loop. Each loop has a different bike-parking site. Please refer to the site map. All bike-parking areas are highlighted in yellow on the map and labeled with the specific loops. - 7:15-8:15 AM – Check-In for Volunteers and Riders
If you checked-in on Saturday, you can skip this step. Just park your bike in the marked start area by loop (make a note of where you parked your child's bike!) and listen for the announcement for the opening ceremonies at 8:30 AM. If you have not checked in on Saturday, please read the directions above under "early check-in” on Saturday. Everyone needs a bike number on his or her bike (riders as well as volunteers) so we know what loop they have chosen to ride. - 8:30-8:45 AM – Opening Ceremonies
We ask everyone to join us at the stage area. It’s ok to leave the bikes for now – they’ll wait for you. Welcome and announcements, then get ready for the rollout! - 9 AM – Ride Start
VOLUNTEERS ONLY IN THE PARKING LOT PLEASE! Parents – please do not walk on the loop. Only parents that have registered to volunteer as Bike Marshals or as Route Guides may ride or be on-foot on the loops. Please cheer on the riders as they begin their ride. We'll send off riders by loop to keep the flow going safely. The riders will return to where they started and you can meet them at the end of the ride.
Tykes Yellow Loop – A parent must remain at this loop while their child is riding. - 9-10:30 AM – The Ride
Kids may ride the paved loops multiple times, time permitting. Tykes can circle in their loops for as long as they want. At 9:45 AM, the 4-mile Blue Loop will be closed off to starting additional loops and adult volunteers will sweep the loops to make sure all riders are in. The kids will leave their bikes in the parking lot where they started and return to the Visitors Center area to enjoy the festivities! - 9-11:30 AM – Post-Ride Party
Please enjoy the party, including:- Food provided by Stop & Shop
- Moon Walk
- Inflatable Slide
- Magician / balloonist
- Caricaturist
- Face Painting
- Games
- Music
- Plymouth County Sheriff Department’s Child ID Program
- Raffle - raffle tables with lots of prizes
Julian is a 3.5 year old from Quincy, Massachusetts. He loves puppies, M&Ms, playing with his older brother Eli and playing with cars and trucks. In November of 2014, just after his first birthday, Julian was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, pediatric liver cancer. After an attempted tumor resection and 8 rounds of chemotherapy, he was listed for a liver transplant, which he received in May 2015. He finished his cancer treatments in July 2015, and although he will always receive follow-up for his transplant, he is doing well. He is now able to be an active and happy toddler who enjoys life to the fullest!
Poppy is a sweet, engaging 5-year-old with a fantastic sense of humor! She lives in Marshfield with her dad, mom, little sister Hazel, and her dog Penny. Poppy was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (a tumor on her retina) at the age of 4 months. With the timely diagnosis and treatment, Poppy was considered to be in remission before her first birthday. She continues to see her opthalmologist, Dr. Ankoor Shah, every six months for an exam under anesthesia to ensure that there isn't any tumor regrowth. Throughout all of her treatments and followup exams, Poppy has never lost her happy-go-lucky disposition! With each subsequent office exam, Poppy's vision continues to improve.
Sophia is 10 years old and lives in Quincy, MA. She lives with her mom, dad, and her 6-year-old sister Zoe. Sophia is in the fifth grade at Beechwood Elementary School in Quincy. She loves school and her favorite subject is math. Sophia works very hard in school and hasn't allowed treatment to interfere with her love and success in school. During her free time, Sophia loves to dance. She dances for Velocity Dance Company in Quincy, and is part of the Glitter team. She does ballet, tap and jazz, with jazz being her favorite. Although she is not currently able to participate in dance, she still attends all her classes to watch her group and video the dances in the hopes that she will be ready if she is able to dance in the recital. In December 2014, Sophia was diagnosed with LCH, a rare disease involving clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells, abnormal cells deriving from bone marrow, which manifested in a bone lesion on her C2 vertebrae. She began chemotherapy in January 2015 and wore a halo, and now a hard collar, to limit mobility in her neck. Sophia, however is tolerating treatment very well, and maintains a positive and resilient attitude. She looks forward to her treatments ending and being able to enjoy all of the activities she loved before her diagnosis.
Elena is a happy, healthy and active 8-year-old girl in second grade! On July 1, 2011, when she was two years old, Elena was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). She was inpatient at Children’s Hospital for 45 days and then received treatment at the Jimmy Fund Clinic until August 9, 2013, when she had her last dose of chemo!