I'm 23, Bicycling 10000+ Miles, Volunteering, and Making YouTube Films

Past event
Aug 24, 7 AM to 6:30 AM, Aug 31, 2014

Hey Everyone,

My name is Dylan Peterson. You might know me, or my parents David and Kim. I grew up in Waterbury Center on Loomis Hill, went to TBPS, CBMS, and graduated from HUHS in 2009. I've worked in town at Shaws, Upper Valley Produce, and most recently CCOutdoorStore.com. I just graduated from Springfield College this past May, and now I'm going on the journey of a lifetime.

Me and my buddy, Jim Dang (Burlington native), are setting off in September for a 14-month trip to connect the four corners of the country in a figure-8 bicycle route, which spans over 10,000 miles. However, the riding will only take seven months. The other seven months will be spent volunteering with organizations across the country that aim to improve the quality of struggling peoples' lives, whether they're physically or mentally handicapped, poor, homeless, LGBTQ, at-risk youth, battered women, etc. We're calling this initiative Wheels of Change and sharing everything that happens publicly, on our social media pages.

We've got a YouTube channel (Wheels of Change), a Blog (www.JDWheelsOfChange.com), a Facebook Profile (www.facebook.com/dylanandjim), a Twitter (@DylanandJim), and will soon have an instagram (@DylanandJim).

We're working hard this summer to raise funds, and we're going to need some help from people who can identify with our cause to apply our efforts most effectively. We'll be living as minimalists, sleeping predominately outdoors in our tent. All the money we raise will go towards living costs, bicycle maintenance, emergencies, etc.

Please, if you are able to donate to our cause, you can do so by clicking this link http://www.gofundme.com/dylanandjim

There's a video on there which explains our plan in more detail, and please email any questions or sponsorship inquiries to JDWheelsOfChange@gmail.com

All support is accepted with grace and great thanks!!!

Thank you so much and God bless Waterbury, Vermont. #244

Sincerely,

Dylan Peterson

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