Mountain Charlie Challenge Turns 12

Now in its 12th year, the Mountain Charlie Challenge is a fundraising bike ride and community event offering five different rides on various courses throughout the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains, from a 100-mile ride up steep Mountain Charlie, to a short one-mile ride for the kids. The community of Scots Valley joins in our Skypark activities, which includes live music, a BBQ (free to all riders), artist and sponsor booths, silent auction, raffle and other family activities. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Mountain Charlie Challenge benefit Scotts Valley Public Schools!

Skypark Event

The public (that includes you!) is invited to enjoy all Skypark activities at the Mountain Charlie Challenge, including the BBQ, music concert, raffle, silent auction and family activities.

Come show your support for our riders and public schools!

BBQ & Beer Garden: BBQ is provided free of charge to all riders after their ride. Tickets for BBQ will also be available to those who want to join in the fun and festivities. This year we’re amping up the fun with a beer garden.

Silent Auction & Raffle: Everyone is invited to purchase raffle tickets for $5 each or 4 for $20 from the tickets section of this website or at Skypark the day of the event.

• 1st Prize: $1,000 Specialized Dolce OR Allez road bike
• 2nd Prize: $300 Professional Bike Fitting
• 3rd Prize: $100 Gift Certificate to Bruno’s Barbecue

The silent auction has featured in past events such lucrative prizes as sets of tires from Lloyd’s Tire & Auto Care and box seats at San Francisco Giants games donated by Allison and Paul Niday.

Mountain Charlie Challenge May 3rd, 2014
Starting Line: Skypark, Scotts Valley, CA

Cost: $25-$75 includes rider shirt and lunch! Signup, Event Details And Course Maps: www.MountainCharlieChallenge.com

The Scotts Valley Educational Foundation — the sponsor of the Mountain Charlie Challenge — is a non-profit, all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to raise funds to support the educational needs of all students in the Scotts Valley Unified School District.

In the past two years, the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation contributed over $300,000 to Scotts Valley public schools. The Scotts Valley Educational Foundation has provided counseling services, technology needs and 100% funding of the libraries at all four Scotts Valley public schools. The SVEF also provided funding for Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) training for one designated teacher, who will now train other teachers district wide and for the construction of a playground for our Pre-K students. For more details, download our Annual Report.

Founded in 1983, the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation helps maintain the high quality of education in all four Scotts Valley public schools. For more information, visit SVEF.NET.