I’ve posted information about the Temple Street Route 66 Challenge fund-raiser for the Temple Street Children’s University Hospital in Dublin on this site before.
But I never dreamed that this charity motorcycle ride from Chicago to Santa Monica was this successful. Tony Toner, writing for the Irish American News, has the details:
In the world of fundraising, the Temple Street Route 66 Challenge has established itself as a true phenomenon, one which has raised in excess of $3 million from their four previous visits and where on the 26th of September next some 100 participants will arrive in Chicago and the next day commence their venture down the Mother Road of America for the fifth time since 2002. […]
The Irish 66’ers took Route 66 into their very being during their first visit in October 2002. They knew they’d be back, to quote a famous Californian Governor. And so in 2004, 2006 and 2008, they charted this ‘forgotten’ road and now possess the secret formula for their successful bi-annual Charity Challenge, enabling all participants to partake in its magic.
According to the article, this year’s challenge will raise more than $500,000.