Young Cyclists Roll through Avon Lake to Assist with Affordable Housing Efforts

Avon Lake, OH July 1st 2014 – Today, thirty young
adults with Bike & Build Inc., a national non-profit committed to
affordable housing, are bicycling into Avon Lake on their journey across the
United States. The cyclists travel from Portsmouth, NH to Vancouver, BC in
order to raise money and awareness for affordable housing causes. 

“We are deeply proud that Bike & Build has 265 riders
this year who are so committed to the affordable housing cause that they are
willing to raise much-needed funds and spend two months of their summer biking
across this amazing country,” said Bike & Build’s Director of Operations
and Outreach, Justin Villere. 
“Bike & Build provides the opportunity; it is the riders who make
the impact on housing issues through our cycling trips.”

The group will be traveling for more than 10 weeks and will
help to build affordable housing in nine locations, including Buffalo, NY,
Bowling Green, OH, and Janesville, WI. In order to participate in the trip,
each rider raised at least $4,500 to help fund the trip costs and affordable
housing efforts nationwide.

Bike & Build offers eight cross-country biking trips
each summer.  The 18 to 25 year old
riders see and experience first-hand the affordable housing need in this
country.  They stop in towns along
their route and participate in construction efforts at affordable housing sites
that are in progress.  The riders
also meet with local officials and community members to discuss affordable
housing issues.

Based in Philadelphia, Bike
& Build is a non-profit organization that encourages young adults to
address the country’s affordable housing crisis through organized bicycle
trips. Trip participants support the affordable housing cause by fundraising
and building efforts. Since its founding in 2003, Bike & Build has
motivated over 2,000 young adult volunteers and contributed over $4.5 million and
160,000 volunteer hours to housing groups such as Habitat for Humanity and
Rebuilding Together to fund projects in the United States. For more
information, visit www.bikeandbuild.org or call (267) 331-8488.