Thats all, then the team is on the road. Sorry we've been a little dark on the blog for the last run-up but keep posted for regular updates and pictures and wish this amazing group luck as they set out on the adventure of a lifetime! More to come soon....
In exactly one week Day 1 of Riding to Break the Cycle 2008 will be in the books, the first of 35 riding days for this incredible team of youth on their way to Tijuana, Mexico! With less than a week until the 2008 tour gets under way, you'll be seeing a lot more blogging from the road as the team visits dozens of towns down the pacific coast raising awareness about issues of global poverty and the power of trust-based microlending to make a difference. Stay ...
By: David Janzen, 2008 Rider So how does a prairie boy living in Montreal get involved with a non-profit based in Vancouver, B.C. to do a bike trip to Tijuana, Mexico? Answer: the Greyhound bus! My second favourite mode of transport. On a cross-Canada Christmas bus trip from Quebec to Manitoba and beyond, I sat next to a young woman named Emma. While building snowpeople on a highway we were waiting to re-open (somewhere over Lake Superior now) she told me about this crazy bike ...
When I first introduced Communications Coordinator, Jennifer Liu to the organization and the multiple projects we had on the go, she said wow this is like "co-op on speed" (A reference to university co-operative education or internship program). I truly believe this sums up the experience of the typical Global Agents For Change committee. With the 2008 Riding to Break the Cycle team of youth leaving on May 31st, there are a million and one things happening. We're meeting with potential sponsors, securing accommodation during the ...
Hey all, Check this vid from one of the 2008 riders, Adam Kebede:
Nicely done Adam!By: Bronwyn Churcher, 2008 Rider A lot can happen in 28 days right? Like ...I can fundraise $1000 more, get a six-pack and nicely bruised/prepped buns of steel, clock 500km on my new bike and get any flat tires that might happen along the way out of the way, and decide exactly how I'm going to pack all my biking, camping, sleeping and backpacking-for-four-months in Central America gear ALL into a very small bag...Impossible you think? No, not necessarily. You see, I've been preparing for this last crunch ...
We've reached an agreement with DimDim.com to have free upgrade of their online meeting tools to host all of our rider meetings online. Thanks to DimDim for helping us connect a team thats spread out across the continent, and check it out if you are trying facilitate online meetings, show slides/powerpoints, share a white board, chat publicly and in side convos - working great so far! More updates to come...less than 4 weeks until this year's team hits the road! Shawn Global AFC
