Completing just over 350 miles between Ben Sandberg's ride of 250.28 and History Center trustee Michael Smith's ride of 100 miles, Traverse Tompkins raised a phenomenal $13,368 in support of local history this year!

This was our third year of Traverse Tompkins, and for a fundraiser that was first implemented during the early years of the pandemic, it's been wonderful to watch it grow. This year we raised nearly $2,500 more than in 2021, and also grew significantly in our number of individual donors. 

With an astonishing 19 plus hours spent cycling this year, Ben thinks that 250 miles might be his 24-hour limit, but we hope to bring more cyclists in next year to help us expand Traverse Tompkins local history exploration even more! We've already got ideas brewing for next year, please reach out to director@thehistorycenter.net if you'd like to join in (or even just send his your congratulations for a ride well done this year)!

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This article is from the October 2022 History Happenings Newsletter.