Mark Wiewel

On June 12 through June 17 Mark Wiewel, his daughter Caroline and family friend Gabe Vanderbol will pedal their bikes approximately 300 miles in 6-days in the 14th Annual Grand Illinois Trail and Parks Bike Tour sponsored by Ride Illinois.

Mark Wiewel, the President & CEO of the Western Catholic Union, is zeroing in on raising a quarter of a million dollars with his "Bike for Food" fundraising ride. In the previous nine years, Wiewel has raised $203-thousand for food pantries in Quincy, Alton, Hannibal, Palmyra, Canton and Ft. Madison.

Mark Wiewel has been pedaling across the State of Illinois for years now, and in doing so he has raised thousands of dollars with his annual Bike For Food charity ride. Wiewel announced today that last summer's bike ride raised 23,053 for ten area food pantries.