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Bike Newport is an effective advocate for making bicycling accessible and welcoming for everyone, ensuring our streets become safer places to walk and ride, and building knowledgeable bike culture.
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Bike Newport is helping democratize transportation, promoting healthier and more climate-friendly living, reducing congestion on our streets, and helping people discover (and re-discover) the joy of riding a bike.
Thank you for making our work possible with your support!
Thank You to our Generous Donors!
last updated December 31st, 2023
Your generous annual support powers our success! Bike Newport has big plans in store for 2024, including expansion of our in-school bike safety education program, unforgettable group riding experiences, and of course we are always focused on advocating for better and safer bike infrastructure on Aquidneck Island. Together, we can do this! We are grateful to all of our 2023 donors listed below, and to all who will answer the call with a donation to our year-end campaign.
When you donate to Bike Newport, you’ll be part our 2023 Donor Family – thank you!
2024 Donors
Drive Train
$25,000 & UP
11th Hour Racing
Bazarsky Family Foundation
Peter Bloom
The De Ramel Foundation
Greenbridge Charitable Fund
Gruben Charitable Foundation
RI Department of Transportation
van Beuren Charitable Foundation
GEARS
$10,000 – $24,999
BankNewport
Betty Bourret
EJMP Fund for Philanthropy
The Kaminitz Family
Peter & Beth McKeon
Prince Charitable Trusts
Rhode Island Foundation – Community Grants
FRAMES
$5,000-$9,999
AARP Rhode Island
Bike to the Beach
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Company
Newport Festivals Foundation
Powered by Prince
Rhode Island Foundation – Newport County Fund
RI House of Representatives
Maryann Thompson
United Way of Rhode Island Operating Account
CRANKS
$1,000-$4,999
Aramli Foundation
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI
Child & Family
David Dittmann
Donald Hartley
Nancy & Douglas Horsey
Island Park Hospitality Group
John Clarke Trust
Kirby Perkins Construction
Elena Kissel & Bev Corbin
Hank Kniskern
RI Department of Health
Harold & Ellen Schein
Emily Skeehan
Southcoast Health
St. Columba’s Chapel
Team One Newport
David & Suzi Van Ness
WHEELS
$500-$999
Bank of America
Alex Castillo
Julia Coll
In memory of Edward Coll
Sean Daly
Kurt & Alessandra Dolnier
Bari Freeman
Ocean State Air Solutions
Rail Explorers Corporation
Christopher Reidy
Peter & Betsy Rice
Guillermo Rojas
Susan Sipprelle
Deborah & Dave Smith
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
The Green Grocer
Bonnie Watson
PEDALS
$100-$499
Al Amaro
Bally’s Tiverton
Chris and Sara Barker
Daniel Baudouin
Michael Bernarsky
Glenn Bradfield
Bernard Buonanno
Jacqueline Colbert and Mark Muetterties
Deanna Conheeny
Bill Corcoran
Emily Cush
David & Brenda Delasanta
Adam DiBiase
Mario DiDino
Michele Dubuc
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Thomas Galvin
Gordon Gibson
Dwayne & Kathleen Goulding
Nancy Hendrickson
Juliette Horton
Penelope Hunt
Allison Ingalsbe
Paul Kloiber
John Litherland
Caitlin Marcoux
Charlotte & Paul Marshall
Stephen Miller
Father Tom O’Neill
Kathleen Pagnozzi
Nancy Robertson
John & Kathryn Rok
Susan & Robert Schlein
Lorraine Schmidt
Jennifer & Scott Spring
Richard Starry
Channa Taub
Joshua Tripp
Bob Walsh
Daniel Warburg
Thomas Waugh
Whiplle Tree Experts
Sarah Whitehouse Atkins
Brooke Whittemore
Laura & Christopher Yalanis
Merrilee Zellner
SPOKES
Up to $99
James Alicata
James Allen
Michael Armenia
Karen Ascetta
Maryellen Atkins
Patrick Bakaj
Elizabeth Barry
Jane Berezin
Cheryl Berker
Tracey Berube
Melissa Bettencourt
Melissa Bodnar
Amanda Bong
Tyson Bottenus
Marks Bretton
Ian & Ginger Cameron
Kenneth Castro
Veronica Chobanian
Craig Condella
Peter Coriander
Megan Cortesi
Michael Costello
Marjorie Cottle
Kathleen Coyne
Laurie Curtin
Sarah Cuy
Kristin Davis
Paul Davis
Jaime Della Volpe
Ronald Delross
Andrew DeMedeiros
Audrey DeSimone
Arthur Desrosiers
Marco Dimattino
Camille Dumont & Pascal Schilt
Sara Duque Sierra
Curt Dzialo
John Eriksen
Grace Evans
Kathy Falaguerra
Brenda Fannon
Scott Ferreira
Ron Foberg
Kevin Fullerton
Elizabeth Galvin
Nathan Giblin
Chris Gross
Erich Gust
Edward Hahn
Lena Harder
Peter Harty
Patty & Paul DeAngelus-Hathaway
Stacy Hennessey
Lauren Himle
David Holtzman
Erin Howe
Dennis Iglesias
Nicolet Jansen
Stephen Kauffman
Brendan Kearney
Karen Kelman
Elizabeth Kolator
Amy Kwan
Micaela LaCasse
Valerie Larkin
Cindy Larned
Rita Lavoie
Ted Lester
Josh Lobel
Maureen Macy
Yllan Maxwell
Allyson McCalla
Dorota McDermott
Ian McDermott
Robert McMahon
Beth Messer
Cynthia Montgomery
Chris Morelli
Lisa Morrissey
Jeffrey Nigro
Chyleene & Jack O’Connor
Carol Lea Ours
Janice Page-Frisch
Sheila and Mike Paglierani
Anjali Palav
Dianne Pannes
Richard Pappert
Cynthia Peckham
Robert Penha
Allison Phillips
David Raymond
Marilyn Reinfeld
Cheryl Robillard
Dick Robillard
Dean Robinson
John Robinson
Carrie Rochelle
Marian Royer
Brian Rutledge
Lisa Sacco
Julia Saulino
Linda Schilder
Richard Schmidt
Jorge & Nidia Schuhmacher
Deirdre Shope
Virginia Simms
Angela Simon
Sarah Smith
Antonio Sousa
Kimballi Startz
Barbara Stern
Sharon Tallarita
Sherry Taylor
Quincey Tickner
David Webster
Nathan Weiss
Wells Fargo
Mattie Wernerfelt
Melanie Whipple
Joanne Wiggin
Clare Woodhead & Holly Fisher
Sabrina Woods
George Yapchaian
Ron & Karen Yeh
Judi Zabbo
Bike Newport would like to thank the generous supporters who have helped to build the Big Blue Bike Barn campus
BankNewport
The Champlin Foundation
Cordtsen Design Architecture
City of Newport
East Coast Construction
Greenbridge Charitable Fund
Merritt Neighborhood Fund
Newport Housing Authority
Ocean State Charities Trust
Pariseault Builders
People for Bikes
Powered by Prince
Rhode Island Foundation
Standard Modern / Reynolds DeWalt
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