Rosedale Ride – 17th Annual
Presented by Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Austin, TX
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Online Registration Will Open Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM ET
Date:  Saturday, March 26
Ride Start:  8:30 am
Location:  Samsung Austin Semiconductor, 12100 Samsung Boulevard, Austin, 78754

Please join us at Samsung for the 17th annual Rosedale Ride.
20, 43, 63 Miles Routes
Registration $35.00
Numbers are funny. One is 1-derful. Three is the charm. Nine is for revolutions, and 11 makes a football team. 16 is, of course, always sweet. But now there’s Rosedale Ride 17. Can 17 really be sweeter than 16? Last year’s weather was perfect, the roads were smooth, the rest stops friendly and the music toe-tapping, so it’s going to be a challenge. But our planning is underway, we’re feeling good, and we’re hoping to make 17 even better than our most excellent 16. Samsung will, as always, graciously host. The volunteers are psyched. The roads are being checked and rechecked. Even the music is being booked as this is being written. We have a good feeling about 17.

The Rosedale Ride is an annual bike ride benefiting Rosedale School, the Austin Independent School District’s only school for children with multiple disabilities. Open to cyclists of all abilities, the ride offers different courses to suit anyone. This year the Rosedale Ride has four courses to choose from: a Kid’s Fun Ride; or courses of 20, 43 or 63 miles. The ride begins and ends at Samsung, winding through the gently rolling countryside east of Austin.

This year, we are making changes to Package Pickup and the Silent Auction.  Put simply, we thought your visit to the School should be more fun. Wouldn’t it be better if there was food and music to go along with walk-in registration? We thought so. So we’re making it a celebration. We have contacted some fine restaurants and we have conscripted some excellent musicians and we’re laying out the welcome mat right now. We’re making the Silent Auction more fun and exciting, too. No more waiting until Saturday afternoon to see if you’ve won. Instead, we’re accepting bids throughout the evening Thursday, then we’ll close the bidding, and we’ll distribute the goodies right there.

This will be a Thursday evening event only. Unlike years past, the School will not be open Friday for registration. This will give the staff some rest the evening before the Ride.