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THE JAY AUSTIN SIMPLY BE KIND
FOUNDATION

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The Jay Austin Simply Be Kind Foundation First-Annual Bike Ride & Picnic

THIS EVENT IS TENTATIVELY RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 1ST, 2021 ... 

 JAY'S BIRTHDAY!!! 

LOCATION AND DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED

RAIN DATE SUNDAY, MAY 2ND, 2021


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 CANCELED DUE TO COVID.  WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN 2021!


Sunday, September 20th, 2020

11:00 am - 2:00 pm 

Rain Date

Sunday, September 27th, 2020 


Please join us for the 

First-Annual Jay Austin Simply Be Kind Foundation Bike Ride & Picnic to be held at the West Picnic Area in Mercer County Park at 

1638 Trenton Road 

in West Windsor, New Jersey, off Exit 8 of the New Jersey Turnpike (originally scheduled for May 3rd, 2020 postponed due to Covid-19).


The West Picnic Area in this beautiful 2,500-acre park offers picnic tables under the trees, a large level grassy area on the ground to spread out picnic blankets, is in close proximity to the restrooms, with plenty of parking right at the picnic area, with easy access to the bike paths and within steps of the lake which offers a serene lake view.


Jay Austin loved cycling for the fun of it, for its health benefit, and for its reduction of greenhouse carbon emissions in lieu of auto travel, since he also used his bike to get to work. 

In the United States, transportation is now the largest source of carbon emissions, with the personal automobile being the single greatest polluter. 


 https://www.c2es.org/content/reducing-your-transportation-footprint/ 


 Jay was also a huge fan of the Sunday afternoon old-fashioned down-on-the-ground in-the-park picnic.  


Sadly, on July 29th, 2018, while Jay was cycling the world, 

he was tragically murdered in a terrorist attack in Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia, 

because he was an American. 


In honor of Jay, in his memory, and to keep his spirit alive, we've organized this bike ride and picnic and hope you can join us ..

 singles, families, the young and the young at heart.  


We ride and picnic for you Jay!


You may ride as near or as far in the park which offers just over three miles of 8' wide asphalt path as well as over 8 miles of dirt trails.  

We will have a good-old fashioned down-on-the-ground picnic 

but don't panic, tables will also be provided.  


Bike rentals are available but may be limited. 

The park offers bike rentals through the Zagster app 

at $1 per 30 minutes.


We bring you this event to encourage cycling, picnicking .. in essence an appreciation of healthy life choices and an introduction to nature and the great outdoors in the hope that this will not be your one and only bike ride and picnic. 


We ask that participants kindly pre-register by September 17th, although not required.

Registration fees for adults and for children age 10 and under will be announced.  


This event is limited to 25 participants per park regulations.  

If response significantly exceeds 25 participants, 

a second event, with a start time of 2:30 pm, may be scheduled.

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates.


When registering, please post on your social media platforms (twitter/facebook/instagram, etc.) 

our hashtag

#RidingForJay


Please visit our support page to purchase tickets or to donate.  

We thank you and are grateful for your contributions.


Should you have any questions/concerns, please email us at admin@thejayaustinsimplybekindfoundation.com 

with 'Bike Ride & Picnic' in the subject line

or go to our 'Contact Us' page.


Rain Date Sunday, September 27th, 2020


To donate to this event if you are participating or supporting, 

please click the support button.

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Mention and/or photos of Lauren, the love of Jay's life, are intentionally excluded from this site at the request of and out of respect for the privacy of the family. To learn about Jay and Lauren's amazing journey together, visit Jay's blog, 'Simply Cycling, Traveling The World By Bicycle' @ simplycycling.org.


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