Last year, I participated as a bike rider in the Rodman Ride for Kids. This year I will again be riding 50 miles on Saturday, September 25, 2010. All funds that I raise will go to the John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation. The Foundation honors John, who was killed by a drunken driver in 1997 at age 26. John was particularly concerned with teenagers who need help to achieve their full potential in high school and find success and happiness.
The Foundation recruits and trains adult volunteers from the community to act as mentors for at-risk, disadvantaged Framingham High School students to enable the teens to learn how to set and achieve goals, to prepare to apply to college or other post-secondary education, and to experience success. Many of these students come from troubled home lives and/or are having difficulty in school. Most are from first-generation immigrant families who work more than one job and are unable to help their children in high school or think about college.
Since its inception in 1998, the Foundation’s Mentoring Program has paired over 340 students with mentors. Most have gone on to college or some other post-secondary education.
For more information please visit their website at www.mazie.org and/or contact Lauren Kracoff, Program Director, at maziedir@gmail.com. They are always looking for support, riders, and mentors to help our students!
I would really appreciate your support as I ride to help this worthwhile organization. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.
Please click this link to make your tax-deductible donation https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=337937&supId=228636646
Thank you so much for your support.
Gary
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