The 2023 Annual Year-End Giving Campaign kicks off with Giving Tuesday.
Then join us for Joy Ride/Golden Gear Awards Night/Silent Auction on December 7th, followed by donor drawings in mid-December with a grand finale drawing on December 31st. There are so many great ways to Give and Support your bicycle coalition and have fun doing it!
Check here regularly for prizes, donors, and winners!
November 28th thru December 31st
Giving Tuesday – November 28th
Donate and join us for one of the special Giving Tuesday Livestreams. Each two hour block will have one or more matching Donors, so when you donate during our Giving Tuesday marathon, you could be more than doubling your donation! Each Livestream will end with a Donor prize drawing from Donors over the previous two hours, so donate and tune in!
- 11 AM w/Jesse on YouTube, Facebook Live and X
- 1 PM w/Chloé on Instagram
- 3 PM w/Chloé on Instagram
- 5 PM w/ Kevin on YouTube, Facebook Live and X
Donor Prize List:
- “Bike Minded” – our newest t-shirt!
- “Life by Bike” t-shirt
- SDCBC cycling jersey
- SDCBC cycling cap
Winner:
9-11 drawing: anonymous
Donor Matched $75
Winner:
11-1 drawing: Alisa
Donor Matched $250
Winner:
1-3 drawing: Dean
Donor Matched $ 100
Winner:
3-5 drawing: none
matched $
Joy Ride/Golden Gear Awards Night/Silent Auction Fundraiser – December 7th
Join us for the annual Golden Gear Awards Night and Fundraiser following the festive light-your-bike ride through Balboa Park and Uptown. Your registration donation affords you up to 20 raffle ticket, but more can be purchased at the SDCBC merchandise table. Prizes are listed below:
- Kids bikes w/ trailing wheels
- MIPS Helmets
- SDCBC Jersey
- Bike the Bay tickets
- “Bike Minded” t-shirts
- “Life By Bike” t-shirts
- SDCBC Cycling Caps
- Grand Prize – REI DRT 1.1 Bicycle (festively decorated)
Silent Auction
To make this an even bigger and better fundraiser, we are excited to announce our first annual Silent Auction! We’ve collected various experience packages and items that will be on display for you to bid on during the Golden Gear festivities. So bring a little extra and maybe you will find the perfect gift for someone special on your holiday gift list.
Donor Matching!
We are excited to announce our Donor Matching enhancement during this December’s Year End Fundraising Campaign. Each week there will be one or more matching Donors, so when you donate during the Month of December Year End Giving, your donation will be matched, doubling your donation or more! During the Donor Prize Drawing Livestreams, we will announce the amount matched as well as the prize winners, so donate and tune in!
Donor Prize Drawings
When you donate online during December, you will be entered into one of two Donor prize drawings to be held mid-month and at the end of the year. Drawings and winners will be announced on YouTube Live!
Check out the prizes and winners below!
December 15th
- prizes to be announced soon!
Join us on December 15th for our Donor prize drawing on YouTube Live! Donations made before 5 PM are eligible (except Giving Tuesday and Golden Gear Awards Night donations).
January 2nd
- more prizes coming soon!
- Grande Prize – Bicycle Wine Tour around Santa Barbara/Solvang
Join us on January 3rd for the final Donor prize drawing on YouTube Live! Donations made since December 15th after 5 PM are eligible.
