38th Annual Anchor House Ride for Runaways Raises More than $560,000
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. The 38th annual Anchor House Ride for Runaways has raised $566,985, organizers announced Thursday night. Cyclists and support crew...
View ArticleAnchor House Support Crew Keeps the Cyclists Moving
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. Ed Conjura has dressed up as a clown, the Hulk, Bob Marley, a parrot and a hula girl — all in one week. No, he is not a...
View Article39th annual Anchor House Ride for Runaways is ready to roll
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. As a light rain drizzled on Thursday evening, the 146 cyclists participating in the Anchor House Ride for Runaways loaded their...
View ArticleA superhero send-off for Anchor House cyclists
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. The buses headed for the start of the Anchor House Ride for Runaways downshifted as they climbed one hill after the next, causing...
View ArticleAnchor House: Acts of kindness on the road
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. When cyclists are pedaling 60 to 80 miles a day for a week, rest stops along the way are welcome breaks for hydrating and refueling...
View ArticleAnchor House: Bike mechanic keeps the village on wheels moving
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. A week before the Anchor House Ride for Runaways, Ken Carlson’s mechanic called him with some bad news. His bike frame, made of...
View ArticleWest-Windsor Plainsboro High North teacher celebrates his 25th consecutive...
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. Back in 1993, Steve Czelusniak biked in cotton t-shirts, wore a heavy helmet and had toe cages on his bike. He was a novice cyclist...
View ArticleAnchor House scouts lead the way
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. Some cyclists on the Anchor House Ride for Runaways navigate the daily route using GPS systems on their cell phones or small...
View ArticleRide for Runaways supports Anchor House shelter, other programs
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. The Anchor House Ride for Runaways provides significant funding for the Trenton-based shelter, its transitional housing programs...
View ArticleAnchor House Ride for Runaways raises $446,700 so far
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. They wore orange safety vests, huddled under tents and kept moving to try to stay warm. For 77 miles, the cyclists on the Anchor...
View Article39th annual Anchor House Ride for Runaways raises $460,000
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. Another 500 miles is in the books for the Anchor House cyclists and almost half a million dollars is in the bank to support kids...
View ArticlePhotos: Anchor House Day 2
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. The Anchor House cyclists pedaled 76.6 miles on Monday from Leominster, Mass. to Northampton, the home of Smith College. While the...
View Article2017 Anchor House Ride for Runaways raises $547,000
For more great original content go to the source at Planet Princeton. The 2017 Anchor House Ride for Runaways has raised $547,000 for the Trenton-based shelter for runaway, neglected and abused kids...
View Article20th annual Cory’s Ride is ready to roll Saturday, rain or shine
Area bicyclists and walkers will gather this Saturday, June 2, to raise money for a college scholarship program for students and to celebrate the memory of an area teen who strove to help other kids....
View ArticleCyclists ready to hit the road for 40th annual Anchor House Ride for Runaways
Cyclists will head to the Shenandoah Valley this weekend and pedal back to Lawrence to raise money for a local charity that provides shelter to runaway, abused and neglected teens and young adults. The...
View Article‘They showed you that you mattered’: Anchor House changes the lives of teens
Timothy Ingram shakes his head as he remembers the day a few years ago when the police showed up at his mother’s house. He had moved back in with his mom after living in foster care, and things weren’t...
View ArticleA homecoming on two wheels: Founder returns for 40th Anchor House Ride for...
Four decades ago, Joe Yuhas was looking for ways to raise money for a new shelter for runaways in Trenton when he saw two bicyclists zip by as he was stuck in traffic. He had an idea: Why not raise...
View ArticlePrinceton resident raises almost $12,000 for Anchor House
The top two fundraisers for the Anchor House Ride for Runaways are both veterinarians. Mark Smith, who is a veterinarian in Hopewell and is participating in his 28th ride this week, has raised more...
View ArticleMom plus five equals a family peloton on the Anchor House Ride for Runaways
Chris Maslanka stood next to the road, looked at a small screen, and adjusted some controls. His mother appeared on the screen, followed by his younger brothers, Mark and Jeffrey. Then his two sisters,...
View ArticleAnchor House support crew keeps the village on wheels moving
The Anchor House Ride for Runaways is like a village on wheels, or as one cyclist put is on Wednesday, “It’s like a traveling circus.” Before the sun rises, a team of support crew members wakes up,...
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