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Thank you Climate Cycle riders, donors, volunteers, sponsors and supporters! We finished our inaugural bike-a-thon and left with the knowledge that this is just the beginning of something special that will continue to grow in years to come. No words better summarize the day and its inspirational effects than those of Tracy Kwock, who organized a group of twenty-seven 2nd-4th grade riders from Polaris Charter Academy. This is what she had to say in a letter sent the day after the ride: 
"I've never seen a group of prouder kids then when we returned! The kids actually choose to push themselves to go an additional mile and a half down the course because, "then more people will know what we're doing and think about why solar power is important." Of course, this made for a rather challenging return trip, but despite fatigue and the relentless head wind, every student completed the course. I think their endurance was summed up by Rose who, about a mile from the end, wiped out and landed smack in a mud puddle. When we asked Rose if she wanted to walk and cut across the hill to get back sooner said, "No! We have to finish together. This is too important not to finish.""
Again, we cannot thank you enough and we recognize that it is all of you that make what we do for the environment and the local Chicago school community possible. For more information about our Solar Schools Program visit The Schools page of our website.
