Hey everyone!
"Guess what city came in second in the nation in numbers of child prostitutes apprehened? PORTLAND, OR" The Oregonian
On September 27th, 2009 a 27.7-mile ride through East PDX, available to single riders or teams of three that would prefer to tackle 9.3 legs. Bike the Columbia and Willamette Rivers and take in the view from the top of Mt. Tabor.
This event will fund Oregon's first and desperately needed shelter for underage victims of domestic sex trafficking.
If you were like me and you thought there was nothing you could do to help such an important issue...think again! A simple 27$ registration fee or $10 fee for students will help in a huge way. If we can get 3,000 riders to join the cause on September 27th and each of them make an effort to raise only $270 from their friends and family we will be able to open a shelter as early as this FALL!
The Sherriffs department says that out of the 300,000,000 people in the US 27,000,000 are trafficked with another million to be added to that number every year! This is NOT OKAY! We can not sit by and let this happen to our country, our state or our city!
Help us by registering today to ride an amazing ride through beautiful Portland for a DESPERATELY NEEDED CAUSE!
To learn more: http://www.bikeforshelter.org/
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