Character Counts Mid Shore, Inc. (CCMS) is sponsoring their 5th annual Six Pillars Century Cycling fundraiser on Saturday, May 4. 
The cycling event will include four ride choices including an 11 mile Family Ride; the 37 mile Fun & Fitness; the 56 mile Ironman Eagleman 70.3 course and a 100 mile Century Course.
The three longer rides wind through the beautiful Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County.
The event will support Character Counts Mid Shore, Inc, a local non-profit organization which is best known for providing the Winners Walk Tall Program to more than 8,000 students in the public schools in Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester counties free of charge.
Approximately 260 trained volunteers known as Character Coaches visit classrooms each week with lessons, activities and stories based on the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
For 15 years, character lessons have had a positive impact on the behavior of the youth in the schools on the mid shore.
The Six Pillars Century check-in begins at 6 AM at Great Marsh Park in historic Cambridge. A “show and go” start will be held between 7 and 9 a.m. The Family Ride will begin at 10 a.m. This event will be held rain or shine. Online registration is open.
The cost of registration is $55 per person through March 31 and increases in April to $65. The Family Ride registration is $40 per family with a maximum of two adults and two children. Students can register for the Family Ride for $10.
In-park registration will be held on Friday, May 3 from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, May 4 starting at 6 a.m. for $85 per person. A registration fee will be charged for on-line registration. To register, visit https://www.active.com/cycling/cambridge-md/six-pillars-century-blackwater-tour-2013.
For information on course maps and ride rules, visit www.6pillarscentury.org. Each rider registered will receive an event tee shirt. Food, beverages and SAG support are provided on the course. Entertainment and a Picnic in the Park awaits the cyclists when they return to the park. All included in the registration fee.
For further information, call 410-819-0386 or email [email protected]
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