The CHAFE 150 benefit bike ride, on September 11 this year, includes multiple distance paved road rides around the beautiful Lake Pend Oreille area out of Sandpoint. The Rotary Club sponsored event continues its legacy of support for education in the greater Sandpoint community. 

Since the first ride, CHAFE 150 has provided over $500,000 to help support early childhood education programs, autism and social and emotional wellness programs, and after-school reading and literacy programs. 

Proceeds for this year’s ride will benefit the Lake Pend Oreille School District’s after school reading and literacy programs. Funds will help increase student achievement in literacy, foster students’ love of reading, increase staff training in teaching literacy, provide safe, supportive after-school programs for students, and increase community outreach and targeted literacy events.

This year, students have already gained 14 percentage points in reading proficiency from fall to winter. CHAFE and the riders that turn out for this great event are helping local students close the reading gap and are making a huge difference in the Sandpoint community.

Check out route maps and other details and register at Chafe150.org.

For more stories about the CHAFE 150 Ride, visit the OTO archives.

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• Spokane River Run (April 19): This race features a 5k, 10k, 25k, 50k, and 50k team relay race on challenging courses through Riverside State Park. Proceeds benefit the Garfield Elementary A.P.P.L.E. program. 
• Apple Century Bike Ride (June 6): Century, half century, and 25-mile ride through the Wenatchee Valley’s beautiful landscape. Registration fees help fund scholarships, hunger and disaster relief, and dozens of community projects.  
• Silver Valley Ride to Defeat ALS (June 20): Starting in Kingston, Idaho, from the Enaville trailhead of the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, participants age 12+ ride solo or as part of a team to raise funds to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease. Children age 11 and younger can participate on a tandem bike, tag-along bike, or bike trailer.  
• Sekani Trail Run (Sept. 27): The 12th annual trail run is a 5k, 10k, or a free kids 1k at Spokane’s Camp Sekani Park, a 125-acre natural park bordering beautiful Minnehaha. The run is an adventure run/hike/walk race with 100% dirt trails and fabulous course challenges. Proceeds benefit Franklin Elementary school’s APPLE program.

Editor’s Note: Due to Washington and Idaho’s stay-home and social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, events are cancelled through April 2020 and postponed for the foreseeable future. Check each event’s website for the latest information about schedule changes.

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