2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Donors, Supporters, Family and Friends,  

The Cycle Effect board and staff would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continuous support of our organization. We are proud to provide a safe space for young females in our community to learn and grow while developing individual life balance strategies. We give them the space to explore their environment, develop a growth mindset, and share their common struggles and strategies for success. Together, these young women cultivate a strong support network to create the future they want for themselves. 

Looking ahead, The Cycle Effect team is committed to continuing to provide our participants with quality programming and experiences led by thoughtful and effective leadership as we strive to include more girls who could greatly benefit from our program.    

Your support and contributions enhance the excellence of our programming and experiences. Together we know we can lead these young women with integrity, equity, and empowerment in mind, so they may develop and fine tune concrete skills for balancing life’s demands with grace. 

Over the next year, we look forward to revising our strategic plan and always looking for new ways to educate our participants.  As we progress, our platform continues to have a ripple effect throughout our community. We are excited to continue to work with you; as you underscore the ability for The Cycle Effect to contribute to our participants’ lives. 

Best Regards,                                                                                                   

Holly Strablizky Brett Donelson

Chairman, Board of Directors                                                       Founder and Executive Director

The Cycle Effect’s mission is empowering young women through mountain biking to create brighter futures and build stronger communities. 

Our Strategies 

- We provide young female students in 5th-12th grades activities to keep them engaged and interested in their current and future education.

- We create a positive physical and social experience, and an outlet for individual expression and challenge. 

- We develop important life skills, including goal setting, overcoming obstacles, time management, decision-making, and living a healthy lifestyle.   

- We strive to build self-esteem, instill a higher level of self-confidence, and create a sense of community through sports and competition.   

- We play a significant role in ensuring that our girls successfully complete high school and move on to higher education.

What We Do 

The Cycle Effect provides an opportunity for young women to participate in mountain biking as a sport and team competition.  Our program athletes are applicants from the local community who would not normally have the ability to participate in this sport due to economic and family circumstances. 

Through our coaching activities, we teach time management, nutrition, physical fitness and stress management. 

Our team members are required to complete 20 hours of community service per year, teaching them the value of giving back and partnering with other non-profit agencies in their community.  

How We Do It

In January we begin indoor fitness training and nutritional instruction with our athletes.

In April, we begin riding bikes outside and coaching our girls in mountain biking skills, teamwork, visualization and goal setting. 

In May our athletes begin competing in the Vail Recreation District Mountain Bike Race Series and the Summit Mountain Challenge Race Series.

In the Fall our girls train with and race for the local high school team.  This creates a comprehensive year-round program for our young women.