Visiting 48 states for a cause
Back in 2006, I spent seven months riding my bicycle to 48 of the 50 states to raise awareness that having diabetes is not a reason to give up pursuing life dreams. For me, The Dream Tour, as I called it, was a 20-year-old life dream which was made possible through the generous support of Bayer Healthcare.
Apparently the idea of visiting 48, or even 50, states on a bicycle for a cause is catching on. Just yesterday, I received two emails about people planning tours of this kind.
One fellow plans to do it with a mission of raising awareness of autism and in honor of his autistic grandson and everybody affected by autism. He plans to ride to all 50 states in 2011 while he is 50 years old. He’s already got a web site:
and it has plenty of information about the planning he’s already done.
Another fellow is planning to visit 48 states in a year. You can read all about his plans and watch his video on his web site, www.jjthemachine.com. His cause? Well, I’m not sure exactly. It’s kind of a meta-cause, I suppose. He writes:
Our country is currently struggling with many problems and I want to find people and organizations that are making a difference and help out in any way that I can.
Bravo to the both of you!
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