AMERICAN RIVER BIKE PATROL

On December 3, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day, individuals around the world will pledge their support to local nonprofit organizations. Giving Tuesday is everyone’s day to include charitable groups in end-of-year holiday giving.

The American River Bike Patrol (ARBP) asks for your donation on Giving Tuesday. Here's why:

The Bike Patrol's 115 members provide emergency first aid and bike repair assistance to cyclists, walkers, equestrians and other users on the 32-mile American River Parkway, one of the most heavily-used recreation trails in North America (5 million users) and on other multi-use trails in Sacramento, Roseville and El Dorado County.

The bike patrol serves as safety ambassadors along these trails, positively and gently informing trail users of trail etiquette, providing directions and assistance to those in need, being watchful for public safety and actively looking for people who need medical or mechanical assistance. 

Bike Patrollers undergo rigorous and ongoing training to become certified in first aid, CPR, bike repair and trail etiquette. Since they began patrolling in 2020, ARBP’s patrollers have patrolled more than 5,900 times, have ridden 16,476 hours (avg. 2.79 hours per patrol) and 107,169 miles, helped nearly 12,200 trail users, repaired 763 bicycles and provided emergency first aid to 1,298 cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians, while saving several lives.  And they did this entirely as volunteers without being paid or the patrol having received any subsidy from local, county or state governments.

Atop their efforts to improve trail safety, in partnership with UC Davis Health, the American River Bike Patrol has fitted hundreds of needy kids with bike helmets to prevent brain injuries, the #1 cause of death and disabilities to children, and it created a program that has, in the past two years, trained nearly 50 at-risk teens to cycle safely on city streets, become leaders, be first aiders and provide community service.

Since it began patrolling, the Bike Patrol has been honored by state and local governments for having made a difference in trail safety and it has twice been named the best bike patrol in the nation.

On Dec. 3 (or before, if you prefer), please include the American River Bike Patrol in your end-of-year charitable giving by going to: americanriverbikepatrol.org and clicking the "Donate" button.

The American River Bike Patrol is a 501.c3 charitable nonprofit organization (Fed Tax ID #92-3004380).