By STEVE EIGHINGER Herald-Whig Staff Writer seighinger@whig.com Oct 4, 2020 QUINCY — Mark Wiewel knows his own personal “Bike for Food Pantries” ministry will end some day, but that time remains somewhere down the road. Literally. Wiewel, 63, has helped … Continue reading →
By Trevor McDonald Hannibal Courier-PostPosted: Sep. 9, 2020 11:28 am Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 2:33 pm HANNIBAL | Mark Wiewel has pedaled more than 20,000 miles since 2006 on his recumbent bicycle, raising more than $724,000 for area food pantries in Illinois, Iowa … Continue reading →
Food Pantries helped throughout the years: Alton Catholic Charities, Alton, IL • DONATE Palmyra Food Pantry, Palmyra, MO • DONATION ADDRESS Canton Council of Churches, Canton, MO • DONATION ADDRESS Quanada Food Pantry, Quincy, IL • DONATION INFORMATION Madonna House … Continue reading →
By Jeremy Culver, Multimedia Journalist CONNECT Posted: Jun 08, 2016 10:33 PM CDT Mark Wiewel and his daughter bike around preparing for their bike ride to raise money for local food pantries. QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) –Some local Tri-State food pantries … Continue reading →
“Just pedal.” Mark Wiewel keeps those two words in mind as mile after mile passes under his recumbent bicycle’s tires. Since 2006, Wiewel pedaled more than 22,000 miles for Bike For Food, where he matches donations provided to area food … Continue reading →
Bike for Food Pantries Update – June 8, 2016 Since 2006, Bike for Food Pantries has raised over $321,000 for food pantries in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. The 2015 Bike for Food Pantries raised $111,000 for food pantries in Illinois, … Continue reading →
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Mark Wiewel and his five children are riding in the Register’s Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa this week to benefit regional food pantries and in memory of Karen Wiewel, his wife and the children’s mother. Mrs. … Continue reading →
Man who last year rode through local counties for charity to ride through Iowa First Posted: 5:44 pm – July 13th, 2015 By Linda N. Weller – lweller@civitasmedia.com ALTON — A man who rode his bike throughout Madison and Jersey … Continue reading →
Man biking across Madison, Jersey Counties to support food pantries By Linda N. Weller – lweller@civitasmedia.com It’s steamy hot outside, but a determined Quincy executive is pedaling dozens of miles this week on Madison-Jersey counties’ bike trails and roads to … Continue reading →
Mark’s daughter Stephanie Wiewel’s radio interview in the spring of 2014 on the WCU Bike for Food. The story includes interviews with the directors of Madonna House and St. Francis Food Pantries.
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