Dear Friends and Family,
As you probably know I ride for the Kelly Benefit Strategies Professional Cycling Team. You can read all about the team and our racing here: www.kbsprocycling.com. This year our team has partnered with a program called World Bicycle Relief(WBR).
Quite simply, WBR provides bicycles to people in underdeveloped countries. Compared to walking, bicycles give them an easier and more efficient mode of transportation. You can see more examples of the impact that bicycles have here: www.worldbicyclerelief.org/about_us/impact.php
I am writing this letter because I have a super exciting opportunity to travel to Zambia in October to experience how WBR works and to act as an ambassador of the program. I need your help and support to make this happen!
WBR does extensive work in Zambia, where last month they began the Bicycles for Education Empowerment Program. The program will deliver 50,000 bicycles improve access to education for children who face exceptionally long commutes to school (8-12 miles per way on foot). You can read a brief article about it in the Chicago Tribune here: www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-zambia-bikes_thujun25,0,6318406.story
I am raising funds so that at the end of the race season I can travel to Zambia with some of my teammates to experience firsthand the difference that simple, sustainable mobility can have. Our trip will include a visit to the WBR bike factory and meeting with some of the local mechanics they have trained. We also hope to actually deliver bikes to some of the villagers firsthand!
Please consider donating to help us make this trip. It is super easy to donate, and you can do it online, just follow the link at the end of this message.
If you want to find out any more info, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thanks in advance for your support,
Scott
Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support World Bicycle Relief
Here’s the link to our KBS fundraising page where you can learn more about our team’s initiative as well as the work done by World Bicycle Relief:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=308309
Thank you for your time and continued support of my racing. You, too, can help spread The Power of Bicycles
