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Warm Up for the Rainbow Challenge Tour by riding in Bike The Drive on Sunday, May 27, 2012!

Warm up for the Rainbow Challenge Tour by riding for our team in MB Financial Bank’s Bike The Drive, Sunday, May 27, 2012. If you have questions, please contact our team captain, Matt Soden at msoden@otrassn.org, ASAP but no later than May 24 (Deadline to register for our team).

· To REGISTER, go to www.bikethedrive.org/charityjoin and select Over The Rainbow Association from the Team Name dropdown then enter the password OTR2012.

· Cost per rider: $35 for adults; $10 for children 17 years or younger (details to follow shortly on where and how to pay)

· Bike The Drive t-shirts are included and will be distributed by the team captain on the morning of the ride, along with the ride packet.

· Fundraising: Optional. If you choose to fundraise, you may direct donors to our website. Otherwise, our goal is simply to raise awareness for OTR and its mission, and to recruit riders (who will fundraise) for the Rainbow Challenge Tour on September 23, 2012.

· RCT Jersey? We ask that if you have a Rainbow Challenge Tour jersey that you wear it for Bike The Drive. We do have a few remaining from last year but they will be distributed on a first come first served basis only.

· Schedule: 5:00 a.m. meet at tents; 5:30 a.m. ride begins; 9:00 a.m. ride ends and post-ride festival begins; Noon: festival ends.

· As the event nears, our team captain will email everyone with more details.

Click here for the registration form.

Over The Rainbow Association will hold its fifth annual Rainbow Challenge Tour on Sunday, September 23, 2012. This year our two outstanding chairs are: Mark Tennison, Executive Vice President - Development, Equity Residential, and Gene Weil, Chief Executive Officer - Investment Banking, Restructuring Services, Milestone Capital. The event is part of the Evanston Bicycle Club's North Shore Century ride. Riders may choose from a 25, 50, 62, 70, or 100 mile course.

In addition to the ride, OTR and its residents host a post-ride BBQ at Evanston Ecology Center from 11:30–4:30 p.m. for the riders, their families and friends, and all sponsors. Tours of our newly-rehabilitated apartments are also given.

Please consider joining us in 2012!  To register, print the above registration form and return it to Tara Moran, tmoran@otrassn.org or mail, 2040 Brown Ave., Evanston, IL  60201.

Sunday, September 23, 2012
Evanston Ecology Center map
2024 McCormick Blvd.
Evanston, Illinois 60201

Hill Arboretum Apartments are located at the intersection of Bridge St., Simpson St., and Brown Ave. just East of McCormick Blvd.

Will you sponsor a rider? We hope that you will consider sponsoring our riders and ultimately our cause. Your generosity will enable us to continue to provide a quality living environment and an opportunity for independence to individuals with disabilities in Illinois. Please enter the name of the rider you are sponsoring when you reach the 'review your donation' page.

REGISTER TO RIDE

2011 In-Kind Donors

2748 Green Bay Road, Evanston, IL   EASTLAKE   2400 Main Street, Evanston, IL

ROBERT GUSTAFSON     MINELLI'S MEAT AND DELI 7900 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, IL   VALERIE NORA   2102 GreenBay Road, Evanston, IL

In prior summers, Over The Rainbow has held fabulous summer events at a variety of interesting locations from evenings at Ravinia to private concerts at historic residences along the North Shore.

Click here for details on our past midsummer event - One Bright Night by the Lake 2008.

On Sunday, December 4, 2011, Over The Rainbow and world-renowned opera singer, Nancy Gustafson, will host another foot-tapping, heart-stopping CELEBRATION musical extravaganza. In addition to Nancy, the concert will showcase two-time Grammy winner Sylvia McNair and world-renowned Richard Leech, Paul LaRosa, Dominic Armstrong and Jonathan Beyer, all of whom have thrilled past audience members from across the United States with beautiful contemporary, classical and holiday music.  Accompanying these exceptional vocalists will be world-acclaimed pianists Kristin Okerlund and Ted Taylor.

Donations are welcome!

Interested in helping with the staging of CELEBRATION? Contact us at info@otrassn.org to volunteer.