The following friends have helped raise: $3450 THANK YOU!
JF Kalka and Jayce Swallow Dafang Chai Bud Mayo,Hunt Programs Robert Bennett + Tiffany Bludau Bill Petersen + Amy Fruge Parents Jack Foley and Lynn Allison Old Town Theater Austin Grill, Alexandria The WAAC Band May 21 Gig King Street Cafe The Smiling Dolphin Bo Lusk Big Wheel Bikes Brian Bolen Jim 'Morrison' Goodley Anne Heflin Lara B. Pennington Spokes Etc. Justin Davenport Christine Boyd, PhD Nicolette Cavanaugh Susan and Douglas Palladino Caren Quinn Oana Barac Marcia Feuerstein Bjoern Steudte Parents Adam and Anthoula Makrinos Elisa Cortez Cousin Michael Foley Omar Chavez John Nolan and Anna Barbour Sister Irene and Taso Sakkas Chad Ridley Linda and Tom Bolen Lauren Mitchell Andrew Taylor and Anna Flynn Matt Jarvis John Schippers Taylor Clark and Rachel Williams Irene Xiarchos WAAC Presentation Dennis Comiskey Reza Kashani
about the riders :
John Albert Foley III is from Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay, where his affection and respect for small scales and simplicity took root. In the undergraduate and graduate architecture programs at Virginia Tech he nurtured a broader knowledge of and experience in this great world. An avid rider, John followed the cherry blossom season north on a 6-week, 2000-mile+ solo ride in Japan. Contact foleyisirish@gmail.com
George Adam Makrinos developed a love for architecture, travel, social responsibility and music at a young age. Today, he resides in Alexandria, VA, a suburb of Washington D.C. where he practices architecture with the firm PGAL and is adjunct professor of computer applications at Virginia Tech. Also an avid bicyclist and travel blogger, George bicycled 3460 miles across America last summer. Contact gmakrino@gmail.com
Bike-EU Charities :
Take action! For every $2 raised, $1 will support the ride and $1 will support the following local, regional and national causes, respectively:
Promoting Bicycling : The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is an organization whose mission is "to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment, and educating children, adults, and motorists about safe bicycling."
Saving a National Treasure : The Chesapeake Bay Foundation "fights for strong and effective laws and regulations, working cooperatively with government, business and citizens in partnerships to protect and restore the Bay. Legal means to force compliance with existing laws may be also be pursued by the foundation," making them a natural choice to sponsor as increased development and the encroaching 17 million people in its 64,000 square-mile watershed has put this delicate ecosystem dangerously out of balance. While we do hope to raise a substantial amount of money for the CBF, we hope more that our drawing attention to the Bay's environmental decline will greatly increase the awareness by the people of the region of a natural resource and treasure that for so long has been used with little regard to its overall enduring health.
Supporting Wounded Troops : The Face of America Bike Ride's mission is to reach out to, and actively include, service members who have been severely injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by teaming up for a two-day 110 mile bike ride from Gettysburg, PA to Washington, DC. Raising $1000 in contributions for Bike-EU will make it possible for a wounded service member's close friend or family member to share a participatory role in the charitable event.
SO incredibly awesome!!! Love the videos!
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