Climate Ride Fundraising Hall of Fame
Wow, right?
When we met these folks in person, we were just as amazed by their kick-ass passion for people and planet, as we were by their jaw-dropping fundraising. Bravo to our top fundraisers for going above and beyond fundraising for the Climate Ride cause!
It takes dedication and hard work to achieve fundraising goals at any level and we are grateful to all of our participants for their efforts. Thank you for all you are doing for the betterment of our planet and all of her residents.
The $10k+ Club
Platinum Level ($50,000+)
| Name | Event | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Greybe | Climate Ride North Rim Grand Canyon 2023 | $50,010 |
Gold Level ($25,000+)
| Name | Event | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Farber | Cory’s Ride 2022 | $47,100 |
| Steve TenElshof | Independent Challenge 2022 | $43,202 |
| Michael Patterson | Old Men Energizing the Nation Independent Challenge Ride 2021 | $41,210 |
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride Mendocino Gravel 2022 | $40,660 |
| Laurie-Ann Barbour | Green Fondo California 2022 | $40,066 |
| Christine Siller | Friends of Rye Nature Center Ride 2023 | $38,390 |
| Emily Hendrick | Green Fondo California 2022 | $37,210 |
| Ivan Samuels | Green Fondo California 2022 | $37,000 |
| Matt Farber | Cory’s Ride 2023 | $36,100 |
| Emma-Louise Anderson | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $36,000 |
| Whitney Gleason | Green Fondo Western New York 2022 | $33,650 |
| Emily Jensen | Climate Rise Day of Action 2022 | $31,500 |
| Greg Laemmle | California 2015 | $30,115 |
| Mark Wenzler | Gravel Hollow 2023 | $29,700 |
| Jill Kubit | Climate Rise Day of Action 2022 | $27,352 |
| Andy Sabin | NYC-DC 2014 | $26,500 |
| Tish Laemmle | Nova Scotia 2018 | $25,150 |
Silver Level ($15,000+)
| Name | Event | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
| David Arkin | Green Fondo California 2022 | $24,200 |
| Ethan Avey | Climate Ride Catalonia Spain 2022 | $23,376 |
| Jim Kuster | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $22,886 |
| Wendy Hapgood | Green Fondo Virginia 2023 | $22,520 |
| Mark Ferron | Climate Ride California 2015 | $21,560 |
| Dennis Desmarais | Independent Challenge 2023 | $21,165 |
| Gary Justis | Independent Challenge 2022 | $21,010 |
| John Steward | Green Fondo Virginia 2023 | $21,000 |
| Dennis Desmarais | Independent Challenge 2024 | $20,865 |
| Glenn Hershey | Climate Ride North Rim Grand Canyon | $20,850 |
| Donna Minter | Independent Challenge 2024 | $20,720 |
| Jenny Alejandra Morataya | Green Fondo SoCal 2023 | $20,011 |
| Emma-Louise Anderson | Climate Ride Morocco 2023 | $20,000 |
| Sandy Allen | Independent Challenge 2023 | $20,000 |
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride Joshua Tree 2023 | $20,000 |
| Stacey Rashti | Independent Challenge 2022 | $19,050 |
| Greg Laemmle | Climate Ride California Central Coast 2021 | $19,011 |
| Dave Howes | Green Fondo Northern California 2024 | $18,968 |
| Jill Kubit | Independent Challenge 2023 | $18,914 |
| Daniel Leaverton | Climate Ride California 2014 | $18,813 |
| Jeri Howland | Independent Challenge 2023 | $18,740 |
| Andrew Schwartz | Climate Ride Colombia 2023 | $18,620 |
| Greg Laemmle | Climate Ride Nova Scotia 2018 | $18,450 |
| Pamela McKelvey | Climate Hike Glacier 2023 | $18,160 |
| Emma-Louise Anderson | Green Fondo Northern California 2023 | $18,000 |
| Randal Avey | Climate Ride Catalonia Spain 2022 | $18,000 |
| John Byrne | Green Fondo Virginia 2023 | $17,880 |
| Louis Rosenthal | Climate Ride NYC-DC 2016 | $17,765 |
| Gayle Fleming | Climate Hike Glacier | $17,750 |
| Greg Laemmle | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2017 | $17,604 |
| Ash Lauth | Climate Ride White Rim 2022 | $17,450 |
| Dave Howes | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $17,000 |
| Dennis Desmarais | Independent Challenge 2021 | $16,757 |
| Emma-Louise Anderson | Independent Challenge 2024 | $16,703 |
| Greg Laemmle | Climate Ride California 2014 | $16,646 |
| Greg Laemmle | Climate Ride California 2016 | $15,997 |
| Kim Larson | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $15,997 |
| Jim Sayer | Independent Challenge 2021 | $15,550 |
| carrie ungerman | Climate Ride California 2015 | $15,536 |
| Julie Hale | Climate Ride White Rim 2022 | $15,480 |
| Steve TenElshof | Climate Ride Midwest 2014 | $15,476 |
| Louis Rosenthal | Climate Ride Midwest 2015 | $15,285 |
| Beth Tudor | Climate Hike Glacier 2022 | $15,220 |
| Jim Kelsey | Independent Challenge 2017 | $15,186 |
Bronze Level ($10,000+)
| Name | Event | Total Raised | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Desmarais | Independent Challenge 2022 | $14,980 | ||
| Wendy Hapgood | Green Fondo Western New York 2022 | $14,630 | ||
| Karl Danz | Green Fondo California 2022 | $14,600 | ||
| Stephanie Palacios | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $14,600 | ||
| David Coale | Green Fondo California 2022 | $14,440 | ||
| Wei-Tai Kwok | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $14,254 | ||
| Ed McKelvey | Climate Hike Glacier 2023 | $14,252 | ||
| Tish Laemmle | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2017 | $14,250 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride California 2015 | $14,200 | ||
| Joshua Mandell | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $14,172 | ||
| Greg Dalton | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $14,000 | ||
| Theunis de Jong | Climate Ride Adriatic 2022 | $13,993 | ||
| Satch Slavin | Climate Ride California 2013 | $13,915 | ||
| Kristen Lee | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $13,530 | ||
| Karl Danz | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $13,490 | ||
| Jenny Shu | Climate Ride California 2012 | $13,467 | ||
| Ronald Sher | Climate Ride California 2015 | $13,430 | ||
| Daniel Garber | Climate Ride Big Bend and Far West Texas 2024 | $13,351 | ||
| Emily Loeks | Climate Ride Midwest 2014 | $13,300 | ||
| John Grossman | Glacier Ride 2015 | $13,200 | ||
| Timothy Oey | Independent Challenge 2019 | $13,193 | ||
| Mike Daigle | Climate Hike Glacier 2022 | $13,190 | ||
| Rita Redberg | Climate Ride Bhutan 2024 | $13,124 | ||
| Gary Justis | Climate Ride Colombia 2023 | $13,100 | ||
| Rosalind Haselbeck | Climate Ride Catalonia Spain 2022 | $12,852 | ||
| Greg Olson | Glacier Ride 2015 | $12,850 | ||
| James Muller | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $12,800 | ||
| David Shaw | Death Valley Ride 2016 | $12,650 | ||
| Juan Benitez | Climate Ride Death Valley 2022 | $12,600 | ||
| Lynn Liscio | Independent Challenge 2023 | $12,540 | ||
| Chris Cocca | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $12,492 | ||
| David Baker | Climate Ride California 2013 | $12,452 | ||
| Amanda Dolan | Climate Ride Catalonia Spain 2022 | $12,400 | ||
| John Given | Climate Ride New England 2019 | $12,400 | ||
| Stacey Rashti | Climate Ride Death Valley 2022 | $12,400 | ||
| Jason Kuo | Green Fondo California 2022 | $12,322 | ||
| Jennifer Leeds | Climate Ride Northeast 2015 | $12,275 | ||
| Geoffrey Gallo | Climate Hike Glacier 2022 | $12,252 | ||
| Joe Boucher | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $12,210 | ||
| John Given | Climate Ride Utah 10/19-23 2020 | $12,135 | ||
| Elliot Evers | Climate Ride California 2012 | $12,050 | ||
| David Coale | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $12,030 | ||
| Tarrell Kullaway | Independent Challenge 2023 | $12,000 | ||
| Jamie Nulph | Climate Ride Morocco 2023 | $12,000 | ||
| Sachu Constantine | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $11,920 | ||
| Jeff Phillips | Green Fondo Virginia 2023 | $11,860 | ||
| Daniel Leaverton | Climate Ride California 2015 | $11,845 | ||
| Karl Rabago | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $11,798 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride California Central Coast 2019 | $11,795 | ||
| Jessica Knapstein | Glacier Ride 2022 | $11,783 | ||
| Edward McKelvey | Climate Hike Rogue River 2021 | $11,705 | ||
| Keys to Freeze | Independent Challenge 2015 | $11,700 | ||
| Ash Lauth | Climate Hike Glacier 2023 | $11,674 | ||
| Chad Farrell | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $11,650 | ||
| Phoebe Moore | Climate Ride New England 2019 | $11,600 | ||
| Lesley Plachta | Climate Ride Joshua Tree 2023 | $11,580 | ||
| Dick Smith | Climate Ride Midwest 2014 | $11,565 | ||
| nick stiassni | Independent Challenge 2018 | $11,520 | ||
| John Given | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $11,500 | ||
| Dennis Desmarais | Independent Challenge 2020 | $11,481 | ||
| Nate Kipnis | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $11,470 | ||
| Monika Weber-Fahr | Climate Ride NYC-DC 2013 | $11,425 | ||
| Daniel Leeds | Climate Ride Northeast 2015 | $11,321 | ||
| John Given | Climate Ride Arizona 2022 | $11,282 | ||
| Matt O’Grady | Climate Ride Colorado 2018 | $11,275 | ||
| Michael Rosen | Climate Ride Joshua Tree 2023 | $11,256 | ||
| Aleasha Markley | Climate Ride Baja 2024 | $11,200 | ||
| Eileen Quigley | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2016 | $11,137 | ||
| Ann Carlson | Climate Hike Glacier MT 2015 | $11,110 | ||
| Tessa Peterson | Climate Ride Catalonia Spain 2022 | $11,100 | ||
| Paul Shore | Climate Ride Joshua Tree 2023 | $11,100 | ||
| Nicholas Miley | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $11,068 | ||
| Tim Frick | Climate Ride Northern Michigan 2018 | $11,060 | ||
| Jacquelyn Francis | Independent Challenge 2024 | $11,059 | ||
| Rocco Russ | Independent Challenge | $11,048 | ||
| Roger Schwed | Climate Ride Maine 2021 | $11,025 | ||
| Shamini Dhana | Climate Ride Bhutan 2018 | $11,006 | ||
| John Daniels Jr | Climate Ride Bhutan 2024 | $11,000 | ||
| Lisa Daniels | Climate Ride Bhutan 2024 | $10,996 | ||
| Kelly Cowden | Climate Ride Colorado 2018 | $10,965 | ||
| Amy Davidman | Climate Ride California Central Coast 2019 | $10,935 | ||
| Steve TenElshof | Climate Ride Northeast 2015 | $10,903 | ||
| Nicole Burgess | Climate Ride Morocco 2023 | $10,900 | ||
| Emily Jensen | Climate Ride Missoula 2023 | $10,900 | ||
| Matt Biggar | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $10,880 | ||
| John Metz | Climate Ride Joshua Tree 2023 | $10,850 | ||
| Heidi Soliday Benson | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2017 | $10,845 | ||
| Lauren Van Ham | Independent Challenge 2014 | $10,810 | ||
| Steve Hoffner | Climate Ride Northeast 2015 | $10,803 | ||
| Steve Dakin | Climate Ride California North Coast 2024 | $10,790 | ||
| Joe Boucher | Glacier Ride 2022 | $10,740 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride California 2018 | $10,710 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride California 2017 | $10,635 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $10,600 | ||
| Timothy Callahan | Climate Ride Bhutan 2024 | $10,600 | ||
| Greg Laemmle | Climate Ride California 2013 | $10,598 | ||
| Alison LaBonte | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $10,580 | ||
| Devin Filiciccia | Climate Ride Missoula 2023 | $10,570 | ||
| Elliot Evers | Climate Ride NYC-DC 2013 | $10,540 | ||
| Michael Kieschnick | Climate Ride Death Valley 2017 | $10,515 | ||
| Emma-Louise Anderson | Climate Ride Southern Arizona 2021 | $10,475 | ||
| Lisa Drake | Climate Ride Morocco 2023 | $10,400 | ||
| Joel Brown | Climate Ride Big Bend and Far West Texas 2024 | $10,391 | ||
| Robert Brandt | Glacier Ride 2021 | $10,352 | ||
| Kavita Mishra | Climate Ride Bhutan 2018 | $10,351 | ||
| Matt Biggar | Green Fondo California 2022 | $10,332 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride Death Valley 2021 | $10,330 | ||
| David Baker | Climate Ride California 2017 | $10,314 | ||
| Dani Arias | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $10,310 | ||
| Tim Frick | Climate Ride Midwest 2014 | $10,253 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride California Central Coast 2021 | $10,250 | ||
| Sam Laity | Climate Ride Death Valley 2022 | $10,232 | ||
| Ethan Avey | Climate Ride Bears Ears 2019 | $10,228 | ||
| Julia Jackson | Climate Ride Wine Country Edition 2024 | $10,255 | ||
| Susan Green | Climate Ride California 2012 | $10,048 | ||
| William Flagg | Climate Ride Independent Challenge Cross-Country for Climate 2021 | $10,038 | ||
| Leah Lemoine | Climate Ride Joshua Tree 2023 | $10,030 | ||
| Greg Heining | Climate Ride California 2018 | $10,000 | ||
| Linda Engh-Grady | Climate Ride White Rim 2021 | $10,000 | ||
| Dave Howes | Climate Ride California Weekender 2021 | $10,000 | ||
| Dennis Desmarais | Independent Challenge 2019 | $10,000 | ||
| Karlene Cimprich | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Andrea Cutright | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Robin Dean | Climate Ride Morocco 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Greg Hamilton | Green Fondo Northern California 2024 | $10,000 | ||
| Andrea Henningsen | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Aleasha Markley | Climate Ride Colombia 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Allegra Matthews | Green Fondo NorCal 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Stacey Rashti | Climate Ride Colombia 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Ivan Samuels | Green Fondo SoCal 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Andrew Schwartz | Climate Ride Morocco 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Johnene Stebbins | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $10,000 | ||
| Tom Wandless | Climate Ride Glacier 2023 | $10,000 |
Lifetime $25k+ Club
Congratulations to these fundraisers who have raised $25k+ over multiple Climate Ride events! All of these incredible fundraisers have participated in at least two Climate Ride events.
Titanium Level ($100,000+) (AKA Howes Level AKA Beast Mode)
| Name | Total Raised | Number of Events |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Howes | $399,287.73 | 30 |
| Christine Greybe | $399,151.22 | 1 |
| Emma-Louise Anderson | $311,878.00 | 35 |
| Steve TenElshof | $288,400.22 | 43 |
| Dave Conna | $239,625.92 | 15 |
| Jill Kubit | $236,203.84 | 3 |
| Julie Hale | $211,253.05 | 18 |
| Bill Soeltz | $202,890.00 | 2 |
| Laura Smeaton | $201,000.00 | 1 |
| Laurie-Ann Barbour | $170,129.67 | 4 |
| Ivan Samuels | $150,287.00 | 14 |
| Emily Jensen | $132,965.00 | 5 |
| Greg Laemmle | $128,421.18 | 9 |
| Gary Justis | $123,392.43 | 27 |
| Dennis Desmarais | $120,478.31 | 15 |
| Nellie A.V. Chaban | $113,298.50 | 4 |
| John Given | $109,359.91 | 18 |
| Matt Farber | $105,200.00 | 4 |
| Emily Hendrick | $103,870.00 | 1 |
Platinum Level ($50,000+)
| Name | Total Raised | Number of Events |
|---|---|---|
| Stacey Rashti | $90,606.00 | 16 |
| David Arkin | $85,327.33 | 15 |
| Liz Bernstein | $84,864.90 | 3 |
| Roger Schwed | $84,573.66 | 19 |
| Robert MacDonald | $81,385.05 | 20 |
| Andrew Loewinger | $77,853.00 | 18 |
| David Coale | $74,627.00 | 12 |
| General Team Climate Smart | $73,447.98 | 2 |
| Steve Hoffner | $69,697.43 | 16 |
| Friends of Rye Nature Center | $67,781.00 | 3 |
| David Marsland | $66,006.90 | 19 |
| Ethan Avey | $64,303.12 | 12 |
| Whitney Gleason | $63,650.00 | 1 |
| Mark Wenzler | $63,638.32 | 17 |
| Karl Danz | $62,051.01 | 8 |
| Kim Larson | $61,907.90 | 16 |
| Greg Dalton | $61,205.00 | 15 |
| Jim Kuster | $60,891.00 | 19 |
| Andrew Schwartz | $59,875.00 | 13 |
| Wendy Hapgood | $57,150.00 | 2 |
| Tim Frick | $55,674.18 | 13 |
| Frederick Ballo | $55,432.41 | 23 |
| Lisa Daniels | $54,936.00 | 11 |
| John Daniels Jr | $54,820.00 | 11 |
| Kristen Lease | $54,574.19 | 23 |
Gold Level ($25,000+)
| Name | Total Raised | Number of Events |
|---|---|---|
| Linda MacDonald | $47,980.00 | 10 |
| Rita Redberg | $47,415.58 | 10 |
| Alix Cotumaccio | $47,100.00 | 15 |
| John Grossman | $46,539.67 | 9 |
| Shamini Dhana | $46,443.00 | 14 |
| Alan Wilken | $45,875.00 | 14 |
| Katrina Peterson | $44,224.00 | 10 |
| Dirk Rosen | $43,839.02 | 9 |
| Catherine Bock | $43,502.00 | 15 |
| Marc Horwitz | $43,477.86 | 7 |
| Mimi Torres | $43,385.02 | 14 |
| Melissa Waugh | $42,343.00 | 13 |
| Joe Boucher | $42,183.00 | 7 |
| Daniel Leaverton | $41,804.00 | 5 |
| Tish Laemmle | $41,340.81 | 4 |
| Michael Patterson | $41,210.00 | 1 |
| John Metz | $40,407.00 | 7 |
| Elliot Evers | $40,070.00 | 4 |
| Randi Mail | $38,193.98 | 1 |
| Annalisa Tarizzo | $37,895.32 | 1 |
| Donna Minter | $37,469.85 | 6 |
| Rosalind Haselbeck | $37,302.14 | 9 |
| Kevin Rast | $36,799.00 | 12 |
| Heidi Soliday Benson | $36,414.00 | 6 |
| Jessica Albietz | $36,161.42 | 9 |
| Gustavo Guerra Vásquez | $36,146.10 | 8 |
| ray porfilio | $35,956.00 | 11 |
| David Larson | $35,155.00 | 11 |
| Robert Vogel | $34,010.00 | 12 |
| Juan Benitez | $33,795.00 | 8 |
| Merlin Clarke | $33,537.47 | 5 |
| Dave Rhoads | $33,507.78 | 6 |
| Louis Rosenthal | $33,050.00 | 2 |
| Nicole Burgess | $32,553.95 | 11 |
| Bob Giordano | $32,485.00 | 2 |
| Kendal Peirce | $32,284.22 | 11 |
| Delavane Diaz | $32,060.43 | 15 |
| Matt Biggar | $31,673.53 | 4 |
| kjiersten fagnan | $31,555.34 | 8 |
| Families for a Livable Climate . | $31,390.00 | 2 |
| Anne Sauer | $30,472.38 | 10 |
| Matt O’Grady | $30,165.00 | 7 |
| Amanda Dolan | $29,900.00 | 8 |
| Nora Hipolito | $29,862.22 | 6 |
| Lisa Drake | $29,845.00 | 12 |
| Kristen Lee | $29,710.33 | 6 |
| John Steward | $29,567.90 | 2 |
| Amy Davidman | $29,497.34 | 5 |
| Jason DeWillers | $29,320.10 | 6 |
| Ash Lauth | $29,124.00 | 3 |
| Terrell Richard | $28,904.97 | 5 |
| Edgar DeMeo | $28,685.00 | 4 |
| Timothy Oey | $28,422.17 | 6 |
| Sid Madison | $28,114.47 | 11 |
| Robin Dean | $27,830.00 | 10 |
| Leah Lemoine | $27,177.77 | 7 |
| Maria Ladle Ristow | $27,109.34 | 7 |
| Ian MacLeod | $26,866.93 | 8 |
| Denny DiPaula | $26,545.00 | 5 |
| Andy Sabin | $26,500.00 | 1 |
| Jason Kuo | $26,487.65 | 3 |
| lesley plachta | $26,141.00 | 6 |
| Edward McKelvey | $25,957.00 | 2 |
| Katherine Wendelsdorf | $25,860.00 | 7 |
| Phil Geyer | $25,636.10 | 9 |
| Steve Dakin | $25,468.22 | 7 |
| elizabeth judge | $25,142.00 | 7 |
Top 20 Fundraising Teams
| 1. | SolarFest Rises! | Green Fondo Western New York 2022 | $501,910 |
| 2. | Climate One | Green Fondo 2022 | $431,670 |
| 3. | Meerkat | Climate Ride North Rim Grand Canyon MTB 2023 | $420,001 |
| 4. | The Climate Center | Green Fondo 2022 | $366,486 |
| 5. | Climate One | Climate Ride Mendocino Gravel 2022 | $334,079 |
| 6. | DearTomorrow team | Climate Rise Day of Action 2022 | $174,858 |
| 7. | DearTomorrow | Independent Challenge 2023 | $168,804 |
| 8. | Cory’s Ride | Independent Challenge 2023 | $161,865 |
| 9. | Missoula Climate Ride | Climate Rise Day of Action 2022 | $138,359 |
| 10. | Ceres | Climate Ride Burlington to Bar Harbor 2023 | $123,559 |
| 11. | Team LACBC | Climate Ride California 2015 | $112,006 |
| 12. | Team LACBC | Climate Ride California 2017 | $111,649 |
| 13. | Climate One | Green Fondo Northern California 2023 | $105,546 |
| 14. | SolarFest | Climate Ride Death Valley 2022 | $100,200 |
| 15. | EcoWitches | Climate Ride Pacific Northwest 2022 | $91,645 |
| 16. | Team LACBC | Climate Ride California 2016 | $83,814 |
| 17. | Team Watershed | Green Fondo Western New York 2022 | $78,370 |
| 18. | WOLFPACK | Climate Ride Iceland 2017 | $76,242 |
| 19. | NRDC | Climate Ride NYC-DC 2012 | $75,072 |
| 20. | Team LACBC | Climate Ride California 2014 | $74,026 |
