Council Thinks Outside the Course for Cure

Biking is called ‘the new golf’ by many, including the CRE pros who ride in Bike to Hope.

SAN FRANCISCO—While plenty of organizations hold golf tournaments, one fundraiser stands out for its outside-the-course thinking and capitalizes on the plethora of commercial real estate types who are avid bicyclists. This event, Northern California Real Estate and Construction Council’s seventh annual Bike to Hope fundraiser, will benefit City of Hope, a nationally recognized research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

Wally Naylor, project executive at Pankow Builders and the Bike to Hope chair, said the real estate industry volunteers who make up the council are dedicated to helping City of Hope find a cure for these diseases. The difference in this fundraising effort is that these commercial real estate and construction pros are riding bicycles rather than golf carts.