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Riding Against Child Abuse

I've always believed that each of us is responsible for doing what we can in an effort to protect those who can not protect themselves. Some do it by volunteering, some by donating what thye can, some simply by talking about it. It doesn't matter if you do as much as the person next to you, as long as you do what you can. Even if all you do is pick up the phone to speak for a child that can not do it for themselves.
It's always moving to see the effort and commimentment other people make when they are supporting a cause they are moved by. And, it's refreshing to take a moment's break from the crimes and bring you the story of one person who is doing more than there part to help fight child abuse.
George Ledbetter is embarking on a journey that will take him from Canada to Mexico. He's doing so to raise awareness and money for Childhelp (www.childhelp.org), an Arizona organization dedicated to helping abused children.

Using his bicycle to try and stop the cycle of child abuse, Ledbetter is on a mission to end a devastating problem that afflicts millions of innocent victims every year.

He's got a long road ahead of him. Ledbetter estimates the ride to be about 1,900 miles from Vancouver, British Columbia to Tijuana Mexico. "I'm going to ride through Washington and pick up highway 101 in Oregon until I get to Highway 1 and parallel the Pacific Ocean. It's going to take about 6 weeks."

You can keep track of Ledbetter's ride by logging onto his webpage (www.fightrider.com). He'll be keeping a journal for people to read.

Riding the entire length of the west coast is apretty amazing feat when you consider how old he is. "I'm 72." That's right, 72 years old. His secret? Plenty of exercise and a healthy lifestyle.


It leaves me to think that if he, at 72, can bike that far in order to raise awareness, just think of what the rest of us could do.

A Tucson Man is Fighting Child Abuse One Pedal at a Time
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