The Ride for Roswell, a fundraiser which raises money for critical cancer care, is adapting to social distancing guidelines. 

This year, in an attempt to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the charity bike ride will look different. Instead of occurring on one day like usual, you can choose from four locations, five distances, and six days in August.

"It's kind of that challenge. How many miles are you going to ride? And people would ask their network, so people would ask their friends and their family to donate. And then we have sponsors as well," says Andrea Gregory, Roswell Park Event Fundraising Director. 

Scheduled rides will take place on weekends and spots are limited. Only ten riders will be allowed to leave every twenty minutes and everyone must wear a mask. 

"We tried to come up with options for everyone, regardless of their comfort level, regardless of what they wanted to do, how they wanted to take the Ride for Roswell on this year," says Gregory. 

Spots for in-person rides are limited to those who have registered. There is no registration fee and no fundraising minimum. 

If you aren't comfortable riding with one of the social distanced groups, you can also design your own route.

"They can ride out of their driveway and create their own route. Or we have some really great suggested routes for fun like an ice cream route," says Gregory. 

Since the first Ride for Roswell in 1996, the fundraiser has brought in more than 53 million dollars for cancer research and patient care at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

"Cancer isn't stopping. We can't either. We need to continue to fund these things, because it's helping not only the people today, but the people tomorrow," says Gregory. 

For more information about how, when, and where this year's rides will be held and how you can participate, visit this link.