Ride to Cure

Event Details

Join the FirstMerit Ride Team to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Team FirstMerit will be led by FirstMerit’s own Kenneth A. Dorsett, Executive Vice President of Wealth Management Services. He is the Team Captain and has made a commitment to lead the team’s effort to raise dollars for diabetes research.

Team FirstMerit Riders will build camaraderie while riding together for a great cause. Riders will ride together in local community rides and be invited to participate in all team training rides. The first 25 riders will also receive a Team FirstMerit ride jersey!

Community Rides
Sunday in June in Burton, OH – June 12, 2011
Sweet Corn Challenge in Richfield, OH – July 31, 2011
Stomp Bicycle Adventure in Peninsula, OH – September 3, 2011

Team FirstMerit Training Ride Dates
Saturday, June 25
Saturday, July 16
Saturday, August 6
Saturday, September 17
Saturday, October 15

Registration

Complete and return the Team FirstMerit Ride Commitment Form to JDRF. 

Register for a minimum of one of the following rides.
Sunday in June registration
Sweet Corn Challenge registration
Stomp Bicycle Adventure registration

Event Description

The Team FirstMerit Ride Team will participate in local training rides as well as community rides to raise awareness and financial support for JDRF.

What is my financial commitment to join?
To become a Team FirstMerit member you need to make a minimum contribution of $25 to JDRF and register for at least one of one community ride listed above (registration
fees range from $20 - $35).

Team FirstMerit Rider Fundraising Goals
Cruiser - $25 - $49
Paceline - $50 - $99
Chaser - $100 - $499
Breakaway - $500 and above

National Ride Program Event Information

Riders from around the world take on two challenges: raising the money needed to fund research for better treatments and a cure for diabetes, and reaching a personal training goal to prepare for a destination cycling experience.

Click here to learn more information about the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes program.