Sebastian’s Bike Bar-A-Thon Raises Record $6500 for Lagoon

SEBASTIAN – The Sebastian Bike Bar-A-Thon raised $6,500 this past Saturday for the Marine Resources Council.

The council is a non-profit organization that helps to restore the fish and wildlife resources of the Indian River Lagoon.

“I’m a little bit blown away. Together we raised over $6500,” Chris Russell, who runs the Bike Bar-A-Thon, told Sebastian Daily.

“I’m still in a bit of shock. I figured that we could hit our $4000 goal but never imagined that we’d blow it out of the water like we did,” Russell said.

Capt. Hiram's was the fourth stop during the Bike-A-Thon. — Capt. Hiram’s was the fourth stop during the Bike-A-Thon.

Bicyclists started at Pareidolia Brewing Co. and rode to Mash Monkeys Brewery Co., Capt’n Butcher’s, Capt. Hiram’s Resort, Crab Stop of Sebastian, Earl’s Hideaway Lounge, Pelican Pub, and Tiki Bar & Grill.

Sebastian’s Great Bike Bar-A-Thon is a Pub Crawl to raise funds and awareness about saving the Indian River Lagoon. The fun-filled charity event was open to the general public. All funds for the Marine Resources Council are brought in through the event’s t-shirt sales.

The next Bike Bar-A-Thon will be sometime in late April 2019 to benefit HALO Rescue No-Kill Shelter.