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Friday, April 19, 2013

Cycle and Grind

This Saturday I'm doing a promotional training ride.  Our friends the Prinz family operate Light House coffee, 9725 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV 89441, and serve some great coffee drinks and baked goods.  They've graciously allowed me to set up outside their store front door with my trainer to ride for six hours.  That is about the time it will take to ride around 100 miles. I plan on using the time to meet  people and share about the ride and hopefully have some opportunities to provide some information about the desperate need in Africa.

To put a face on my motivation, this week Ride for Hope sent me a photo of one of the children we are riding for.  His name is Eliakim Odhiambo Odago, form Kenya.  He is one of approximately 15 million children affected in some way by AIDS and HIV.  With out assistance they are at great risk. They are left on there own with no access to food, shelter, education or medical care.  Christ's hope provides these benefits for a child for about $550/year.


So from now until I complete the ride in Florida, I ride for Eliakim!

The link below is to our local TV station that covered the fundraiser event.  My sincerest thank to Chelsea Wilhite and my daughter Emily for their hard work in getting this done.

KOLO TV's segment from my Coffee and Grind fund raiser

The fundraising went great this weekend we raised around $1,000, was encouraged by many of our friends and supporters and also met some new and compasionate individules who gave to the effort.

Thank you all so very much.