Biking for Housing
by Tony Chavira
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TreeHugger has an amazing article about a group of 300 bike riders who will ride a hard 31,000 miles to advocate for affordable housing. They are my heroes. Yes, all 300 of them.
This summer, over 300 college students and recent graduates will forgo summer jobs as camp counselors, lifeguards, and interns. They'll bike over 31,000 miles across the United States. And they'll spend the whole time advocating, raising money for, and building affordable housing. Riding for an organization called Bike & Build, these bikers from all over the country are working together to promote exercise, exploration and healthy living, as well as affordable housing and community service.
Bike & Build's eight routes each stretch from the east to the west coast at different latitudes: some cross through the northern states; others hit the deep South. Each takes about two months, and riders stop once or twice a week to spend a day working on an affordable housing construction site. They also talk to community members and housing officials, giving presentations they've prepared on the importance of affordable housing.
Already more than $2.3 million has been raised by Bike & Build, and more than 1,000 kids have joined the cause since they started the organization in 2002.
I think (and this is just my humble opinion, so take it for what it's worth) that you should make a tiny donation here at their site and support their efforts. Ours are clearly the same.
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