I am writing this post in honor of the two fathers in my life, my dad and my husband….both lovers of the greatest invention ever made…..the bicycle. My husband is a cyclist and my dad more of a bike rider who has yet to realize that wearing spandex is a privilege and not a right at the age of 73.

Since it is almost Father’s Day I thought this might touch the cyclist in your lives. It’s the story of two brothers who went on a cycling vacation in 2006 in Cambodia. After their trip they thought it would be nice to donate their bikes to an orphanage. Problem was they had only 2 bikes and the orphanage had 88 orphans.

So they got online to friends at home and raised enough money for 88 bikes.

Click here to see what happened main6296231.shtml

In 2008, Dan Austin and his brother made 88 Bikes an official non-profit and started an endowment fund to offset some of the expenses related to their success.  They have now replicated that magic moment over 2000 times across the globe.

Every time the joy in the children, the freedom the bicycle provides and the difference an $88 bicycle can make rekindles Dan’s passion for cycling and giving.  The bicycle still may be the greatest invention but giving them is far greater.

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