WHAT?
Riding our bikes across the country and building in 13 different cities from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara, California, to directly benefit the affordable housing cause through an organization called Bike and Build.
THE GOAL!
Riding our bikes across the country and building in 13 different cities from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara, California, to directly benefit the affordable housing cause through an organization called Bike and Build.
THE GOAL!
Our goal this summer is to inspire hope and catalyze new
possibilities among the people that we interact with throughout our trip. With every mile that passes beneath the steady
pace of our bike tires will come a new opportunity to learn about the issues
that people are facing. Lauren and I are
beyond excited to join our team of 30 bikers to directly implement elements of the
affordable housing cause ranging from construction and education to awareness
and sustainability.
WHY?
As teachers at a school in an underprivileged neighborhood
in Denver, not a day goes by in our classrooms that the effects of inadequate
housing don’t take a front row seat with sleepy eyes, hungry bellies, and
distracting inconsistencies. For Lauren
and I, we see immense potential in helping put an adequate and affordable roof
over the heads of people like the students and families that we have worked for. For these hard-working, motivated people, the
opportunity to realize and sustain their dream of affordable housing is key to
empowering new positive members of society for generations to come.
FUNDRAISING
In total, our route represents a 4,000 mile journey
across the country. For every mile that
we ride, each person in our team of bikers will have raised $1.12 to support
our mission to impact people for the better.
That’s $4,500 per rider, $135,000 for the group, and a lot of money that
we help distribute to affordable housing causes between Maine and California!
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