Eppstein Uhen Architects is celebrating more than 100 years of service to our clients and communities with our fourth annual Beyond Design Bike Tour from Milwaukee to Madison.

The Beyond Design Bike Tour 2008 takes place Wednesday, August 13. The ride begins at State Fair Park in Milwaukee and ends at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI.

We have limited space, so it is important to sign up soon. Once again we have rest stops with food, water and drinks along the route. And the ride ends with a celebration for the riders, volunteers and sponsors at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

Good people, doing good work

Thanks to our sponsors and participants, EUA has been able to help fund a variety of organizations in Milwaukee, Madison and Wisconsin – organizations that work to improve the quality of life and health for all Wisconsin residents.

The Eppstein Uhen Foundation was established in honor of EUA’s 100th anniversary, and is focused on improving the quality of life in the communities in which we live and work. The proceeds from the Beyond Design Bike Tour are divided evenly between the Foundation and its grant recipients.

For the Beyond Design Bike Tour 2008 grant recipients, the Eppstein Uhen Foundation has selected the College for Kids programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Foundation will be working with local organizations that serve needy children to identify scholarship candidates for these exact programs. For more information about these charities, click here.

A rider who is not sponsored by their employer or other industry member, must raise, or Donate, a minimum of $200 to the Eppstein Uhen Foundation and the College For Kids programs. We encourage all riders to create their own fund raising webpage here on the Beyond Design Bike Tour website when they register for the ride.

In previous years the Beyond Design Bike Tour has improved our communities in the following ways:

2005 – In its inaugural year, the ride raised money for WasteCap Wisconsin and the Bike Federation of Wisconsin – making Wisconsin a better place to bike for riders of all ages and abilities.

2006 – The ride doubled in size and Eppstein Uhen Architects worked with sponsors to raise more than $10,000 each to two charities – Atwood Community Center in Madison, and Notre Dame Middle School in Milwaukee.

2007 – The Eppstein Uhen Foundation used funds raised by the ride to donate $50,000 to Milwaukee’s Safe and Sound program, which fights crime and violence in low income areas of the city.