Bike and Build - Time Line

Time Line

2002 - Marc Bush established Bike & Build as a registered 501(c)(3) organization with the IRS.
2003 - The first two routes, Northern US and Central US were launched.
2004 - The Providence to Seattle route was added.
2005 - The Southern US and Rocky Mountain routes were to be both added this summer, but the Rocky Mountain route never made it beyond the initial planning stages. Southern U.S. originally ran from Maryland to San Francisco, but following the devastation of the Gulf Coast was rerouted to start in Jacksonville, FL. Jacksonville remains the start location to this day.
2006 - Providence to San Francisco made its first run successfully, bringing the total number of routes to five. It was the first Bike & Build route to share an origin (Providence) and a destination (San Francisco) with another route (Providence to Seattle and Southern US, respectively).
2007 - A sixth new route from Nags Head, NC to San Diego, CA was added
2008 - Boston, MA to Santa Barbara, CA route added.
2009 - Charleston, SC to Santa Cruz, CA route added. SC2SC route is 4,147 miles, and the proceeds from the ride will be used to fund a Blitz Build house, constructed by the participants, in Colorado Springs, CO with Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity (http://www.pikespeakhabitat.org/)
2009 - Bike & Build's Capital Ride was created and ran for the first time. Starting in Richmond, VA and ending in Philadelphia, $10,000 of the proceeds were donated directly to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia. The ride was created not only to provide a sizable grant to the local Philadelphia community, but also allow those students who cannot take an entire summer off from work at least a small taste of what Bike & Build is all about.
2010 - Bike & Build trip leader Paige Hicks was killed by a collision with a truck outside of Vetal, South Dakota.
2011 - Bike & Build trip leader Christina Genco was killed by a collision with a car outside of Rainsville, Alabama.