In a few short days, I will be departing south on my 1987 Trek road bicycle from Terre Haute, IN. I will be heading down to Tennessee, making stops in Jackson, Nashville, and Clarksville before I return home. I am doing this ride to benefit the children at Ryves Youth Center here in Terre Haute. Falling under the umbrella of Catholic Charities, Ryves Youth Center provides meals, tutoring, sports programs, and a safe place to go after school for hundreds of children in the community. Children and teens from a variety of faiths, races, and ethnic backgrounds have called Ryves their second home since 1982. I am proud to have been able to support them as a volunteer for many years, and it is my prayer that this ride will raise awareness and funding to help them continue to keep our kids off of the streets and engaged in meaningful activities. This is a completely self-supported cycling tour, so none of your donation will go to me. If you would like to support the cause, you can click here to learn more about Ryves Youth Center, or click here to make a donation. If you are local to Terre Haute, you can even volunteer or sign up to be a mentor. If you do decide to make a donation, please include something about this cycle4kids blog in the comments section, so that we can know how many people we are reaching through this effort.
I will be writing a series of blogs during my ride, which will be written directed to children ages 10 and under. I encourage everyone to share them with your own children. I will try to find something interesting along the route every day and, provided that I can find an internet connection that day, publish a short post about what I've seen. The posts will be written with children in mind, but you adults can read, too (just make sure you get permission from your child first!).
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