When: Sunday, September 11
Where: St. Patrick's County Park, South Bend, IN

Bike Michiana for Hospice participants can register online at www.bikemichianaforhospice.org. The cost for riders who register before August 31 is $30; beginning September 1, the registration fee is $40. Riders 12 and under ride free.

The ride features scenic routes through country roads, live entertainment at each support and guidance (SAG) stop as well as a post-ride party at St. Patrick's County Park with pulled pork, live music and a beer tent.

Courses include a 3.5 to 11.5 mile family ride (riders can choose the distance) as well as longer rides from 25 miles to 200 K (124 miles). Helmets are required for all riders. SAG stops will feature some of the area's leading restaurants including Fiddler's Hearth, LaSalle Grill, Indulgence Pastry Shop & Cafe, Yesterday's and Grande Mere Inn.

Registration proceeds benefit The Hospice Foundation and Bike Michiana Coalition. Riders may also use an online donation form to raise funds for The Hospice Foundation. One hundred percent of those funds will go to support the Center for Hospice Care's mission to provide quality, compassionate care for anyone in need of hospice or palliative care services, regardless of their ability to pay.

For more information regarding the event or registration, contact Debra Mayfield at 800-413-9083.

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