UIU Team Peacock

07/28/2024

Hip hip hooray! Team Peacock biked 46.5 miles from Mt Pleasant to Burlington where they dipped their tires in the Mississippi River! Congrats to our entire team on this incredible journey! 🚲 🦚

Huge thanks to our Signature Sponsor, DOT Foods Inc! Generous sponsors and impressive rider fundraising efforts generated over $20,800 for our students.

To learn more or make a gift to the initiative, visit uiu.edu/SupportTeamPeacock.

07/27/2024

Check out these RAGBRAI Day 6 adventures! Team Peacock cycled 84.8 miles from Ottumwa to Mt Pleasant. Some even tackled the infamous “Karras Loop” adding an additional 17 miles…just for fun! 🤪🚲💙

Biggest thanks to our gracious camping hosts, Bob & Barb Welander and our mutual friend, Sodie Alderson ‘74.

Also, we very much appreciate our amazing sponsors. Shout out today to the following:

Bus Fuel Sponsor: Thank you, Josh ’01 & Veronica Cheek!

Laundry Sponsor: Thank you, Ziyuan Li ’17, ’19!

Butt Butter Sponsor: Thank you, Cody Jones ’09!

Sunscreen Sponsor: Thank you, Marty & Julie Games!

Banana Sponsor: Thank you, Anne ’19 & Doug Puffett!

Juice Sponsor: Thank you, Tom Gray ’72!

Make a gift to one of our riders and show the team some Peacock love! uiu.edu/SupportTeamPeacock.

07/26/2024

Needless to say, today’s Team Peacock ride to Ottumwa was epic! Biggest thanks to our featured sponsors of the day:

Sports Drink Sponsor: Thank you, Colonel Bob King ’87 & Dawson King!

Team Supper Sponsor: Thank you, DOT FOODS INC!

Support Sponsor: Thank you, Ed ’91 & Judith Menuey!

Camp Sponsor: Thank you, Jesse Pleggenkuhle ’12, ’20 & Liz Winter ’20!

07/25/2024

Team Peacock shenanigans continue today as cyclist bike 62.9 miles to Ottumwa, Iowa. Gracious hosts and alumni couple, Ron ‘87 & Susan ‘86 Howard, await! 🚲

Show our team some love with a gift to their fundraising effort. So far, they’ve raised over $20,000 for UIU students!

Visit UIU.EDU/SUPPORTTEAMPEACOCK.

07/24/2024

Team Peacock is Knoxville, Iowa bound! Our “Half the Ride, Twice the Glory” tour begins today and we’ll reunite with our weeklong die-hard riders.

Learn more or show your support at UIU.EDU/SUPPORTTEAMPEACOCK. 🚲

07/21/2024

Did you know Team Peacock is celebrating its 20th year on RAGBRAI, the world's oldest, largest, and longest bicycle tour in the world?! 🚲

This venture would not be possible without our incredible sponsors. Big thanks to today's featured Peacocks - Colonel Bob King '87 & Dawson King (Ice Sponsor), NSA Labs / Jim & Josie Baun (Coffee Sponsor), and Jann Henkes '78 (Bug Spray Sponsor)!

To learn more about UIU Team Peacock or show your support, visit uiu.edu/SupportTeamPeacock!

07/21/2024

Our sponsors mean the world to us! 🦚

07/09/2024

DONORS & FUNDRAISERS OF THE DAY - July 9, 2024
🚴‍♀️🚴TEAM PEACOCK 2024🚴‍♀️🚴

Team Peacock is preparing to take on RAGBRAI again this year! Team Peacock would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors, donors, and riders. Thank you to everyone involved in making Team Peacock successful.

Our riders are still fundraising and would appreciate any help they can get from their Peacock family. Below is a 2024 Team Peacock Riders list and the link to donate to their ride. Please consider a gift to these incredible riders.

🦚Chas Daker '72 - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=60f95739-58b1-42c1-9760-2ee23e48cefd

🦚Bridgette Griffin - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=0025a9c5-6827-491c-9555-514164314f85

🦚Bob Firth '89, '00 - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=c25a10d3-ec33-43d0-bd00-07690c4592a9

🦚Daryl Grove - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=9ca836c7-be61-4ce8-919d-b96d74687d90

🦚Justin Marchant '12 - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=c4065613-5531-4170-b4fb-2aa1893e72c1

🦚Colleen Edwards - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=1ca4f123-57d4-4a32-94d7-b7bbfe784b93

🦚Bill Duffy - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=46d34b21-1f44-4077-9484-b8a8d6dbc9cc

🦚Patrick Duffy - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=e0e32c8a-15c7-4bca-b1ee-c23d06ead745

🦚Isaac '15 & Alisha '17 Sedlmayr - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=53caaf0c-14f3-4064-b4f3-1d5e389f982b

🦚Ty Davis - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=5f29f0ba-84ea-4ff6-8b52-bf668a4d91d4

🦚Amanda Jones '08 - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=0c97b690-e170-434b-bada-b5307bfdc513

🦚Jason '17 & Maggie Berggren - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=3790ccd8-2c13-4b31-87b7-2fb25b602c13

🦚Jackson Hayek '02 - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=77655ccc-9d67-4d5b-8fcc-5b2680842e74

🦚Paul Skrade - https://fundraising.idonate.com/upper-iowa-university/TeamPeacock2024/campaign?fundraising=beebbbac-ea96-44ae-9304-a4c6e2c74da4

07/07/2024

Our thoughts and well wishes are with Justin Gibbs, fellow cyclist and 2023 Team Peacock participant. Justin is a member of the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Fire Department and suffered serious injuries during an industrial facility fire on July 5.

Speedy recovery, Justin. Your Peacock family is thinking of you. 🦚💙

Pictured left to right from last year’s RAGBRAI are Jeff Gibbs, Chas Daker ‘72, Danielle Northrup, Justin Gibbs, and Jacob Gibbs.

01/27/2024