Character Counts Mid-Shore, Inc. is sponsoring the 9th annual Six Pillars Century cycling fundraiser on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, MD. The cycling event will include three ride choices, including a 37-mile fun and fitness ride, a 56-mile Ironman Eagleman 70.3 Course, and a 100-mile Century Course.
The event will support Character Counts Mid-Shore, Inc., an agency which is best known for providing the Winners Walk Tall Program to over 8,200 students in the public schools in Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester counties free of charge. Over 300 trained volunteers, known as Character Coaches, visit classrooms each week to deliver lessons based on the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. For 19 years, character lessons have had a positive impact on the behavior of youth in the schools on the Mid Shore.
The Six Pillars Century check-in begins at 6 a.m. at Great Marsh Park in historic Cambridge, MD. A "show and go" start will be held between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. The event will be held rain or shine. Online registration opens October 1, 2016. Special early rate is $45 until December 31, 2016. The cost of registration is $55 per person through February 28, 2017; $60 person through March 31, 2017; $70 per person through April 30, 2017; and $80 per person through May 3, 2017 at 11:59 PM when registration closes. In Park registration (cash, check and MC and VISA accepted) will be held on Friday, May 5 from 3 to 6 PM and on Saturday, May 6 starting at 6 AM for $90 per person.
http://www.6pillarscentury.org/
