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Please support our riders

2 - Days

200 - miles

Toccoa - 2 - Vidalia

On June 8th and 9th, a group of bicycle riders from around northeast Georgia will embark on a grueling 2-day, 200-mile journey from the Paul Anderson Memorial Park in Toccoa to the                   Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, GA. 

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The ride is challenging yet the riders are determined to RISE UP and RIDE STRONG to raise awareness and funds for BOTH the Paul Anderson Park Foundation of Toccoa, GA and the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, GA.

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How can you help?

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Pledge to sponsor a rider

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donate in a rider's name.

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ASHLEY CARTER

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SHAWN CARTER

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DUANE MAHON

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JULIA NICHOLS

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SUSAN NICHOLS

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ANN PICKETT

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CLINT SANDERS

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JAKE STEPHENS

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DANIELLE SOLOMON 

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JEREMY WALKER

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DANIEL WALLACE

To make a pledge, please fill out the form below. 

OR, to sponsor a rider by making a donation, please use the Donate Button below. (After clicking on the donate button, you may enter the rider's name that you are supporting where it says "write a note".)

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You may also use this donate button after RIDE STRONG is completed to fulfill your pledge commitment. 

OR, checks may be made out and mailed to:

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The Paul Anderson Memorial Park Foundation

PO Box 219/ Toccoa, GA 30577

Please note the name of the rider on the check that you wish to support. 

Thank you for your support!

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OUR INSPIRATION

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The concept of the “RideStrong” event was inspired from a bike ride that Paul Anderson completed in hopes of raising awareness about starting a youth home.

 

 In 1961, Paul Anderson cycled from Vidalia, GA to Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. His wife, Glenda, accompanied him in a van bearing “The World’s Strongest Man” banner.

 

 

It was during that ride that Anderson met S. Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil- A, who then made a major contribution toward the start of the youth home.

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