Benefits With Friends: Tour de Tacos funds Compassion House

September 3, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.

by Carin Schoppmeyer

GIVEAWAY HELPS BY THE GALLON Rachel Cox, executive director of Compassion House, opens Tuesday June 23 2020 a bundle of boxes filled with gallons of milk during the Mayor's Milk Initiative free milk distribution at Bentonville Fire Station No. 1 near downtown Bentonville. Some 4,800 gallons of milk donated by the Borden dairy company were given away to 35 food pantries and other area nonprofit groups, said Debbie Griffin, community relations and economic development director with the city of Bentonville. Families were eligible to receive milk once the needs of the nonprofit groups were filled. Whole milk and 2% milk was given away. Go to nwaonline.com/200624Daily/ to see more photos. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)
GIVEAWAY HELPS BY THE GALLON Rachel Cox, executive director of Compassion House, opens Tuesday June 23 2020 a bundle of boxes filled with gallons of milk during the Mayor's Milk Initiative free milk distribution at Bentonville Fire Station No. 1 near downtown Bentonville. Some 4,800 gallons of milk donated by the Borden dairy company were given away to 35 food pantries and other area nonprofit groups, said Debbie Griffin, community relations and economic development director with the city of Bentonville. Families were eligible to receive milk once the needs of the nonprofit groups were filled. Whole milk and 2% milk was given away. Go to nwaonline.com/200624Daily/ to see more photos. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

The inaugural Tour de Tacos Cycling Event to benefit Compassion House will consist of 50-, 30- and 7-mile hard surface bike rides on the Razorback Greenway with six taco rest stops along the way. The rides will begin at Lewis and Clark Outfitters in Rogers.

Tacos will be provided by Moe's Southwest Grill, Tacos 4 Life, Big Sexy Food, Tesoro Beach Restaurant and Bar, Impact Nutrition and Washington Regional, Columbus House Brewery and Torchy's Tacos.

Organizers say Compassion House is a "resource home for teens facing a pregnancy under difficult circumstances. We assist them in obtaining needed medical care, individual/group counseling, life-skills training, educational/vocational advancement opportunities, Bible studies, future planning assistance, parenting education and adoption services."

Registration for the event is $20-$35. The first 200 registrants receive a "swag" bag. Information: (479) 419-9100 or [email protected].

-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER

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Tour de Tacos

Who: Compassion House

What: The benefit will consist of 50-, 30- and 7-mile hard surface bike rides on the Razorback Greenway with six taco rest stops along the way.

When: 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sept. 12

Where: Rides will begin at Lewis and Clark Outfitters in Rogers

Registration: $20-$35

Information: (479) 419-9100 or rachel@compassionho….

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