It's a thunder and lightning, rainy day in Lawrenceville, NJ - lousy for bikes but a good day for a couple of words about Anchor House.
Anchor House is a special place of refuge and emergency care for runaway kids and abused and neglected children. It is located in Trenton, New Jersey and provides safe and caring alternatives to kids fleeing abusive, dangerous situations. Over its 30+ years Anchor House has provided care and shelter to over 15,000 kids and families.
Tom and I have done the Anchor House Ride for Runaways for several years (me for the past 5 years, Tom for over 10). It is an annual 500-mile, one week bike ride with approximately 200 riders, all of whom work to obtain sponsors and raise funds to keep the doors of Anchor House open for the kids. It is no exaggeration to say Anchor House does not exist without the ride - roughly half the annual budget comes from generous supporters of the riders.
Tom and I are both looking at this cross country ride as an extension of our committment to Anchor House - indeed, the cross continent ride works out to about seven Anchor House Rides back to back.
And so, dear reader, we are inviting your support. Any amount will be much appreciated (a penny per mile works out to about $35.00 and that would be a nice amount).
The easiest way to give is to go to http://www.anchorhouseride.org/ and click on MAKE A DONATION (top, left opening page) and follow the prompts. And please show my name in the DESIGNATION box. Or you can mail a check to Anchor House Foundation, PO Box 2357, Trenton, NJ, 08607.
And on behalf of the kids at Anchor House.....Thanks much
P.S. Am also attaching a photo from a past Anchor House ride...I'm the guy on the left and on the right is my partner of a three years, Tim - it is not Tom Ryan, I'll catch up with him later.
New blog looks great. I hope everyone knows that all you have to do is click on the photo and it will expand to a full window.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff - look forward to following, in a virtual world. I'll try to do my few miles each day just to feel a nano byte of the effort and training you are going through.
Love -M