Ride for Life! RIde for Youth! 42 days, 13,000+ kms round Oz

This blog is devoted to raising awareness of Youth Suicide so that it can be prevented.

The blog will track Joe's progress on his 42 day treck round Australia on a motorbike as he gathers support for this cause.

Australia has the highest incidence of Youth Suicide in the world. The major cause of suicide is a lack of connectedness to family, friends and community.

We want to get people excited about connecting with our young people so they don't feel isolated, depressed and hopeless. We want people to care enough about this problem to do somehthng about preventing it, not just picking up the peices afterwards.

Check out the website for details about the trip and for information about Youth Suicide: http://www.ozzieroadtrip.com/

If you're concerned about someone seek professional advice (see links at right).

We want you to get involved so check the blog daily for updates and send your own posts to the blog. Tell other people about this issue, get people excited about saving our Youth from depression and thinking that suicide is an option.

Ride for Life! Ride for Youth!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Count Down to Saturday June 14th 2008

15 days to go and counting! The itinerary is locked in, and the word is out! Its official, its happening!

I ride a BMW Cruiser. I will be leaving Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday 14th of June 2008 to ride around Ausralia in 42 days. My first stop will be Canberra via Goulburn.

I am inviting bike riders to ride with me for an hour, a day a week or the whole trip....if you want to join me go to the website and contact me.

If you can't ride but want to help, tell other people about the ride, get everyone involved in plugging Australia's youth back into the community. Let the media, business and government know that this is an issue that matters and shouldn't be swept under the carpet because people are afraid to even talk about it.

Don't back away, get involved, connect the community with our youth!
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1 comment:

prayerBlog. said...

Hi There Joe,
On the far side of this country the worlds most isolated CCC Church is waiting to meet you!
We will have somewhere for you to stay if you don't mind staying with someone - accommodation in this booming mining town is hard to come by.
I may even get a few other blokes and bikes and ride in / out of town with you a ways!
God bless,
David Hooper
Pastor CCC Port Hedland.

May 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM

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