Event Description

Come and Ride the 13th Annual Turning Leaf Tour through DOE's restricted road through Oak Ridge National Laboratory and support Casting for Recovery in providing a leading quality of life program for breast cancer survivors in Tennessee.

Casting for Recovery's program combines counseling, medical information, and the therapeutic sport of fly-fishing.

Our two-and-a-half day retreats are offered at no cost to women at any age and stage of breast cancer treatment and recovery.

Casting for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

 100% of all proceeds will help provide the 2023 East Tennessee Retreat to women who have or have had breast cancer. 

We will be riding Bethel Valley thru Oak Ridge National Laboratory at the beginning and end of all routes.

Event details and schedule

Hello Everyone

New Hope Center is once again available for Public Use, so we are headed back to Oak Ridge. 

We tried it and we didn’t like it.  We are also going back to riding on Sunday. 

Come and Ride the 13th Annual Turning Leaf Tour through DOE's restricted road through Oak Ridge National Laboratory and support Casting for Recovery in providing a leading quality of life program for breast cancer survivors in Tennessee.100% of all proceeds will help provide the 2023 East Tennessee Retreat to women who have or have had breast cancer. 

Casting for Recovery's program combines counseling, medical information, and the therapeutic sport of fly-fishing.  Our two-and-a-half day retreats are offered at no cost to women at any age and stage of breast cancer treatment and recovery.  

If you know of anyone that has been diagnosed with breast cancer, we would love for them to apply for this year’s retreat.  Registration is still open for this year’s retreat until June 29, 2023.  Retreat dates are September 8-10, 2023 at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg.

You must bring a photo ID with you to check-in on Sunday, October 22. 

Registration / Check-in:  7:00 am

Opening Remarks:  8:30 am

Start:  8:45 am

• Pre-ride bagels and coffee will be provided by Panera Bread
• 4 rest stops
• Post-race meal
• Full SAG support
  
  

4 Routes

Family Ride, 33-mile, 51-mile, and 65-mile routes

Participants registered by September 27th will receive commemorative t-shirt by size requested. 

• After September 27^th, t-shirts will be given by order of registration until all shirts have been given out.

• You have the option of ordering a pink t-shirt instead of the event color on the order form.

• You have the option of ordering a long-sleeved t-shirt for an additional $3 cost.  This may not be possible in all sizes for pink.
  
  

Registration Fee:
Children

• Ages up to 12 years old:  $15 
• Ages 13-17:  $25

Adult Entry

• Before 8/21:  $35
• Between 8/22 and 9/21:  $40
• Between 9/22 and 10/21:  $50
• Adult Day of Event Registration:  $60

Discount Codes:

• Y-12 Employee ~ Contact Karen Lacey before registering for discount code ~ Karen.Lacey@pxy12.doe.gov

• Family Discount (3 or more riders) ~ contact Lindsay Long before registering for discount code ~  turningleaftour@gmail.com

• VIBE Pilot/Stoker ~ contact Lindsay Long before registering for discount code ~  turningleaftour@gmail.com

• If you think your company would like to sponsor their employees as part of a health program, please let me know and we will try to form a cooperative agreement.

Donations

Maybe you know someone that is not able to ride with us but would like to help provide a "quality of life retreat" for breast cancer survivors living in Tennessee, especially, East Tennessee.

We do not have a donation option on our registration site this year.  If you would like to make a donation, please use the link below to take you directly to Casting for Recovery, East Tennessee Program:

Direct Donation to Casting for Recovery, East Tennessee Program

Route Cue Sheets, Brochure, Sponsors, and More Info Available:   www.turningleaftour.com

Casting for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.