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Covid 19 Support Fund

The mission of The Chicago Theater Bike Ride is to provide support to members of the arts community who are struggling after the death of a loved one, or a major catastrophe that has impacted them financially.

In response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, The Bike Ride is giving $250 grants to of our community members to assist with basic essentials during this crisis. As you know, our members are among the most vulnerable as many of the jobs they do such as waiting tables and bartending were eliminated in the same moment as their upcoming contracts with theaters and TV shows.

Todd Logan, playwright and producer, donated $10,000. We have received other donations from caring folks who understand the precarious nature of working in the entertainment industry. You can find them on the Covid-19 Donor Page.

Many folks will get a boost from the single payment from the government as well as the supplemental unemployment. There are also several newly created funds as well that are there to assist artists. Some have specific requirements or there may be a few weeks waiting period. The Chicago Theater Memorial Bike Ride has no red tape or forms to fill out. There is no union membership requirement or proof of employment. When we get a request we get the money in the mail ASAP.

If you know someone in distress please have him/her contact us immediately at chicagomemorialride@gmail.com.
If you are able to give to our Covid-19 Response, please go to the donate page, and give whatever you can. We are 100% volunteer so your donation will go directly to our members in need.

The 6th annual Bike Ride will be happening a little differently this year because of restrictions on gatherings due to the pandemic. Registered riders can use ZOOM to join our kick-off ceremony virtually, with a small group of folks at the lakefront at 10:30 AM on September 12. You will receive your ZOOM invite and password after registering for the ride.  Then we'll all be off on our own memorial rides. We encourage everyone to send along videos and pictures from your own rides to share with the community so we can all be together in spirit. 

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In the meantime, stay safe and LOVE HARD.

Want to contribute to our Covid 19 Support Fund to help artists in our community during these unprecedented circumstances? Click the button below to make a secure donation online through PayPal.
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Thank you to All who have Donated to our Covid 19 Support Fund

Patrizia Acerra
Acting Studio Chicago
Bob Adams
Kevin Adams
Audra Baakari-Boyle
Kimm Beavers
Erica Birkner
Edward Blatchford
Judy Blue
Robert Boone
Audra Baakari Boyle
Maureen Gallagher Bringley
Kerstin Broockmann
Janet Ulrich Brooks
Matthew Brumlow
Ali Burch
Robert Canizaro
Andrew Carson
Michael Colky
Adrianne Cury
Ron & Candy Damon
Shelley Daniels
Randy Danson
Philip Dean
Jeanette DeBouzek
Kristin DeiTos
Joe Dempsey
Lisa Dillman
Jennifer Dobby
Michelle Duffy
Susan Rubin Elfant
Lee Ernst
Ann Filmer
David Fink
Mike Finn
Laura T. Fisher
Rebecca Fletcher
Joe Foust
Jesse Gaffney
Maureen Gallagher
Skylar Anne Gallop
Lauren Beth Gash 
Susan Gaspar 
Kate Goehring
Cindy Gold
Bruce Goodman
Ellen Gussin
Susan Haimes
Dave Hartley
Allison Hartley
Douglas Hartley
Timothy Hendrickson
Matthew Holzfeind
Patti Honaki
Lucinda Johnson
Amber Johnson
Charles Jolls
Lindsay Jones
James Joseph
Kate & Tim Kane
Ellie Kaplan
Jackie & Ann Kaplan-Perkins
Melanie Keller
Mary Beth Kelso
Marcy Konlon
Jean Marie & Robert Koon
Joe Lauck
David Leaming
Arlene Lencioni
Stephanie Lerner-Ernstine
Max Leventhal
Maureen Lewis
David Lifton
Holly Logan
Todd Logan & The Defamation Experience
JP Lubow
Kathryn Lunsky
Doug MacKechnie
Tara Mallen
Joan Marks
Brian McCartney
Scott Mikita
TW Miller 
David O’Connor
Kimberly Osgood
Susan Padveen
Les Paine
Tanya Palmer
Debra Parkhurst
Rachel Patterson
Rondi Reed
Donald D. Renaud
Bruce Rodin
Peggy Roeder
Richard Roman
Stephen J. Rose
Nick Sandys
Tiffany Keane Schaefer
Steve Scott
Richard Shavzin
James Sherman
William Smillie
D Tucker Smith
Wendy Smith
D Tucker Smith
Ellie Sharon Sparks (In honor of Rebecca Sparks birthday from her parents, Rob & Sharon Sparks and her grandmother, Paula Whiteis)
Rebecca Sparks
Rob & Sharon Sparks (In honor of Rebecca Sparks’ birthday)
Estelle Spector
Stephen Spencer
Chuck Stransky
Dimitra Tasiouras
Michael Trudeau
David Turrentine
Alden J. Vasquez
Gregory J Vinkler
Wintrust Bank
Terry Sofianos Wohlgenant
Kerry Wolfe
Joe Yastrow
Barbara Zahora

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