Annual Summer Bike Ride Fundraiser

Tour de Llama is our annual bike-ride fundraiser hosted by Divine Llama Vineyards. Event attendees enjoy fully-supported cycling routes, food trucks, and llamas! Enjoy the flat to hilly terrain in the beautiful countryside of Yadkin County with rest stops and cheering volunteers – choose from three cycling routes of 21 miles, 38 miles, or 60 miles.

Your participation and support directly benefit Samaritan Ministries by raising funds for our critical functions:

• Samaritan Inn: Nightly shelter for 70 men experiencing homelessness.
  • In 2024, we provided 24,157 nights of shelter to 468 men.
• Soup Kitchen: Daily nutritious meals for 300+ guests struggling with food insecurity
  • In 2024, we served 128,469 meals and celebrated serving our 5M meal.
  • We have never closed our doors in over 16,000 days in a row.
• Project Cornerstone: Residential long-term program for substance abuse recovery.
  • Over 229 men have completed the recovery program.
• Long-Term Solutions: In-house Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) provides counseling & referrals to guests experiencing mental health challenges and/or substance abuse.

Tour de Llama 2025 Event Details

THANK YOU ALL for supporting Samaritan Ministries in the 11th Annual Tour de Llama event on Saturday, June 21. The event was a great success and here’s our results:
275 registered cyclists
40 sponsors
41 volunteers
4 Board Members riding
Raised a total of $60,409 to help with our summer fundraising. That is 17,926 meals OR 1,388 nights of shelter.

If you were following the “name the llama” contest, the winner is “Baked Goods”