Ray Aramini and other local volunteers organized Bike For Bread  to increase financial and social awareness for the hungry of Connecticut.  See About the Bread.

The Events

Since June of 2005, the third graders at Oswegatchie School have joined forces with Bike for Bread in a
Bike-A-Thon to help raise money for those in need in southeastern Connecticut - many of which are children.

On June 24th, 2000, Ray Aramini began a bicycle ride from California to Connecticut that took him 37 days to complete.  The goal was to raise over $300,000 to benefit the Connecticut FoodBank, Foodshare of Greater Hartford, and the Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic Connecticut.  See The Route.

Bike For Bread began in the summer of 1996 when Ray rode 500 miles from the border of Canada to Willimantic, CT and raised over $65,000 for the Covenant Soup Kitchen.  See 1996 Ride.

A message from Paul Nezuh one of the many great supporters and volunteers of Bike for Bread.

Bike for Bread Bike-A-Thon 2006 - a student-driven initiative started by the Oswegatchie School Enrichment Clusters. Contact Information

2005 Bike-A-Thon Third graders at Oswegatchie School join forces with Bike for Bread for a Community Ride in June 2005

2000 Bike For Bread Across America  On June 24, 2000, the BIKE FOR BREAD team headed up by Ray Aramini departed from Stockton, California and set out to bike 3,037 miles across America to finish in Willimantic Connecticut on July 30, 2000.  The ride was successful and concluded with a "Community Ride" allowing bicyclists to join in on the last 25, 16, 10, 5, or 2 miles of the Bike for Bread Across America trip. Ray and the staff of Bike For Bread were welcomed home by a celebration in Willimantic attended by many local and State leaders.

1996 500-Mile Canada to Connecticut Ride  In the summer of 1996, Bike For Bread had its first event which covered 500 miles from the border of Canada to Willimantic, CT and raised over $65,000.

Contact Bike For Bread
P. O. Box 135, Willimantic, CT  06226-0135

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(860) 423-2737

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