Harmony Birch reports on the 12th annual Tour de Grace Bicycle Rally:
Saturday’s Tour de Grace Bike Rally broke records with 107 participants. Though the skies were overcast, people from at least eight different states – Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Georgia and, of course, Vermont – showed up to support Grace Cottage Hospital. The bike rally has been going on for 12 years. Cyclists paid $25 to $30 to register, with about $6,000 raised this year. All proceeds go to Grace Cottage, a nonprofit hospital in operation since 1949. It is designated as a Critical Access Hospital, a status given to hospitals in rural regions to reduce financial vulnerability.
