What has the busy bee been doing?

After Tuesday's recovery ride, I made sure my mom was set for dinner, then John and I headed out to the 2014 Teach for America ("TFA") Bay Area Annual Dinner. This dinner was our first and we were inspired by the organization. Teach For America corps members and alumni are helping lead an educational revolution in low-income communities across the country.

We learned that evening that one of the schools that benefit from TFA is Oakland International High School, which is right across the street from us. So what does this have to do with my AIDS/LifeCycle journey?

For the past few years, Richard and Charlotte, of Tip Top Bike Shop, have asked me to participate in Ride 4 A Reason ("R4R"). R4R is an annual bike ride to Sacramento to advocate for public education, and raise essential funds for school enrichment programs in Oakland. The schools that benefit from R4R are Claremont Middle School, Emerson Elementary School, Oakland International High School and Oakland Technical High School (John's parents' alma mater).

So with my recent purchase of a bicycle and training the past three months, I thought, why not help the public schools right in our neighborhood? I registered Wednesday morning and we are now 75% closer to our $1000 contribution to help towards R4R's $120,000 goal.

I will ride 109 miles from Oakland to Sacramento on Saturday, May 17th. If you would like to contribute, please visit http://rideforareason.dojiggy.com/artdesuyo

Thank you for your AIDS/LifeCycle and R4R support!