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Support SVBC in the Palo Alto Challenge and Gran Fondo

From SVBC:

From SVBC:

Echelon has partnered with the City of Palo Alto for this annual event benefitting local charities, alternative transportation, and the local business community. Participants can enter the Challenge or the Fondo as a fundraiser. Sign up to help Team SVBC reach our fundraising goal of $5,000!

There are three great events on the same day:

1. The Echelon Challenge: Walk, Run, or Ride Multiple Short Laps to Fundraise for Local Charities

2. The Echelon Gran Fondo: Scenic Cycling Rides of 65, 80, or 95 miles (Standard or Fundraising options available)

3. A Taste of Palo Alto: Exciting Festival Featuring the Hottest Palo Alto Restaurants

To sign up to participate as a member of Team SVBC, head tohttps://ssl.charityweb.net/echelongranfondo/palo_alto/siliconvalleybikec…

For more details on the Gran Fondo and Challenge, visithttp://www.echelongranfondo.org/palo_alto/

We’ll see you in Palo Alto on September 17!

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Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.

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