Each July, our church runs a week-long retreat in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Five years ago, several of us cycled the 850 km from Kitchener, Ontario over several days. A few years later, Andrew and Brian Koch did the same from Syracuse, New York.
In the past few months, I came across some surprising reports highlighting the high rates of poverty in the city of Harrisonburg. It crossed my mind that for years we had been having our retreat at the Eastern Mennonite University, but never made much more of an impact on the area.
With that in mind, my brother-in-law Andrew Koch and I plan to cycle again from Syracuse to Harrisonburg in the days preceding Eastern Camp 2016. We would like to raise $3500 ($5 per km) and donate it to the shelter at the Salvation Army in Harrisonburg.

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Blessings

Joshua Piticaru & Andrew Koch