We believe in giving back to the communities that we race in.

Since 2019, we have been donating to the Ticonderoga Backpack Program.  Part of your registration fee will go to this program.  Here, you can make an additional donation.   To date, we have donated over $5,000 to the program from this event. 

The BackPack Program is designed to meet the needs of hungry local school children at times when other resources may not be available to them, on weekends and in the summer. The program provides backpacks filled with food for each weekend throughout the school year and for 8 weeks in July and August that is nutritious, shelf-stable, and easily prepared & consumed.

How You Can Help –

• The local backpack program is funded entirely by local donations. No taxpayer funds are used.

• 100% of all donations go towards the cost of the food to fill the backpacks each week.

• The average cost of one backpack full of food is $5.72 for the entire weekend. Through the

Regional Food Bank, the cost is approximately 25% of retail.

• The cost to sponsor one child for a full school year (32 weekends) is $183.00.

• Donations of any size are very much appreciated.