Goal: 3000 bikes for 3000 kids in 3000 miles
Currently 1 in 3 of North American children are overweight. The health care costs associated with this issue cost Americans over $13 billion a year, and Canadians over $1 billion. A leading cause of this alarming epidemic: our sedentary lifestyles.
The solution starts with getting kids active again! There are currently over 8 million families in North America living below the poverty line. For many of these families, providing bikes for their children is a luxury they can't afford. What’s worse, many of these kids will end up sitting at home and watching TV instead.
Remember your first bike? Unfortunately, too many children are growing up without those special, valuable memories of young freedom, outdoor activity, and self-reliance. Let’s change that! Together, we can make a difference - one bike at a time. Donate a bike to a child who can't afford one. Sponsor a mile for as little as $50.
For every mile that Greg pedals WiTHiN across the Pacific ocean, Kimberlee's Bikes For Kids Charity will donate one bicycle to a deserving child who can't afford one. When you sponsor a mile of the Pedal The Ocean voyage (for just $50!) you’re putting a bicycle in the hands of a deserving child and playing an important part in our fight against sedentary lifestyles and the childhood obesity epidemic. If Greg makes it to Hawaii he will have traveled 3000 miles. With your help, that means 3000 bikes for 3000 kids!
"It is my hope that both kids and adults will become inspired by what I am able to demonstrate,” says Greg. “We can all take responsibility for our own heath by incorporating human power into their lives. My ultra-marathon adventures are the far end of the scale, but anyone can use the same principles in their daily life for better heath and improved fitness. Let’s fight the childhood obesity epidemic one bike at a time.”
Sponsor a mile for $50 and every mile that Greg pedals WiTHiN across the Pacific ocean, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids charity will donate one bicycle to a deserving child who can't afford one.
If Greg makes it to Hawaii he will have travelled 3000 miles and with your help, that will mean 3000 bikes for 3000 kids!
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