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Ride for Haiti is one man’s grassroots campaign to raise awareness of, and support for, emergency relief efforts  cand ongoing missions in the nation of Haiti.
Cole Starkey, 2009 Pok-O-MacCready staff member, is committed to riding his bicycle 3000 miles in an effort to raise money for Vermont Haiti Project, and raise awareness about the plight of those touched by the recent disaster in Haiti. Previously, Starkey, a long-time participant in the Patch Sprint, has ridden his bike across the United States, as well as served as a volunteer for various charitable organizations. He writes:
“In the summer of 2007 I completed a cross country bicycle trip from Yorktown, VA to San Francisco, CA. The ride was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I have wanted to get back out and do another ride since. After that ride I realized there was an overwhelming amount of people who are interested in hearing the stories the road has to offer. I knew that in someColesRoute way I would like to harvest some of this interest and focus it towards a meaningful cause.
“Having spent some time volunteering in another area struck by disaster while working for City Year in Louisiana, I noticed that the months following a natural disaster prove to be extremely critical in the success of the relief effort. My hope is that the Ride for Haiti will attract people to an organization that has and is continuing to do great work in Haiti.” (Read letter from Cole here)
Starkey plans to finance his project himself and will begin his ride mid-March. Donations have already been pledged; you can donate and find out much more about Ride For Haiti by going to: www.rideforhaiti.org
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