Sharing Our Profits with Others
Charitable Donations
If you haven’t been paying attention to the PBC news (you’ve just been riding your bike, looking at bikes, and plotting to BUY another bike), you will want to know that we are continuing to celebrate the success of our own 2025 Pioneer Century® and the 2025 Seattle to Portland Finish Line. Those events helped PBC earn money. It’s gratifying to have a strong, positive cash flow. Now, as the year comes to an end, isn’t it nice to be able to contemplate spending some of our hard-earned wealth?
You, PBC members, worked hard on both Pioneer Century® and STP. Our 2025 income did not come easily. It was not gifted to us; it was EARNED by us.
What to do with some of our freshly acquired wealth? This is YOUR club. What are your ideas? In the past we have donated to organizations such as Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway, Community Cycling Center, Bikes for Humanity PDX, and Bike Clark County. Over the years we have shared many thousands of dollars with our friends who promote cycling. ✎
Your board will review your suggestions at the December board meeting (December 17). Our treasurer will advise us on a dollar amount we can comfortably spend. We will discuss your ideas and allocate funds.
Tell us who we should share our funds with and WHY. Who should be a beneficiary of Portland Bicycling Club? Please log in to the club website and check here first for the criteria: Charitable Donations – Guidelines.
Reach out to any board member before December 17 and express your thoughts.
Additionally, we have donated money for bike hubs and had bike racks built. Thoughts on more of that kind of activity?
Should we spend money on ride leader water bottles? Subsidize club clothing? This is a separate matter, but do you want to spend some money on ourselves, our club? What do YOU think?
Talk to a board member! Contact us (login required). Your input matters.
Ann Morrow, President