A big Thank You to all VeloRaptors that contributed to the Bike East Bay matching fund fundraiser. VeloRaptors have been supporting Bike East Bay and its predecessor East Bay Bicycle Coalition for many years and 2025 was no exception. Rebecca Saltzman from Bike East Bay sent the following note to the club in appreciation of our efforts.
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VeloRaptors:
I’m happy to report that in just 5 days, from December 26-31, we raised $27,557 online from 155 donors, nearly 1.5 times the matching gift goal! With the match amount, we raised a total of $46,267 for Bike East Bay through the VeloRaptors campaign. Your gift and all of these funds will be used to support our advocacy, education, and engagement efforts to make it easier and safer to Bike in the East Bay.
The generosity of VeloRaptors members, inspired so many people to give additional gifts and/or give more generously. This was the third year that members of the VeloRaptors joined together to provide a year end match for Bike East Bay, and this year’s joint effort was the most successful yet.
Thanks and happy new year!
– Rebecca
Rebecca Saltzman (she/her)
Co-Executive Director of Development and Engagement
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