25-day bike ride for kid's charity
TWO youth charity volunteers rode into Miriam Vale yesterday on a 25-day bike ride for charity.
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TWO youth charity volunteers rode into Miriam Vale yesterday on a 25-day bike ride for charity.
Y-Generation Against Poverty (YGAP) volunteers Jasper Stephens and Natale Matarazzo are completing a ride from Cooktown to Melbourne to raise awareness for YGAP’s LifeLink initiative, which assists in the prevention of child trafficking in Ghana through a donation program.
Covering more than 4100 kilometres, the amateur cyclists are attempting to travel through 24 towns and cities during the challenge and enjoyed hanging up their pedals when they arrived in Miriam Vale after eight days on the road, having covered 1487 kilometres.
Jasper is a commuter cyclist and has never completed a continuous bike ride of more than 50km before.
“Our lives today seem to be more and more self obsessed, and there is so much help needed in the world,” he said.
“I might be crazy for doing this, but it’s worth it to help get the word out there about LifeLink and YGAP.
“It’s going to take a lot of gusto to make it and we’re hoping Miriam Vale will get on board.”
To help stop child trafficking in Ghana, sign up to YGAP’s LifeLink program at www.ygap.com.au/lifelink
Originally published as 25-day bike ride for kid's charity
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