{"id":5550,"date":"2019-05-30T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/?p=5550"},"modified":"2019-05-30T10:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T18:41:00","slug":"cftf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/cftf\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Let the Adventure\u00a0Begin<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Starting June 1, 2019, AJ Johnson will be riding his bike across the country from Vancouver, Canada to Tijuana, Mexico (an approximate total of 1,800 miles) in an effort to raise $20,000 towards education and tuition for trafficked children rescued by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touch A Life<\/a>. Follow them on their adventure!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5533 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/eeed4192-48c5-40b4-ba49-a4459cbf9aea-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"279\" \/>AJ is Going Big<\/h3>\n<div>Why is\u00a0AJ doing this? Why is he taking 6 weeks and traveling 1800 miles? It seems like a pretty big deal. Well, it is. AJ strongly believes in living a life\u00a0that gives back and supports those in need. This is a tremendous opportunity for him to use his love for athletics, outdoor adventure, and people to help build toward the future.<\/div>\n<p>The futures he is helping to\u00a0build specifically through this adventure are the children who are a part of Touch A Life. Touch A Life is committed to providing holistic, customized child care for the children in our programs, complete with regular medical and mental health assessments, art healing programming, and educational and vocational empowerment. By equipping them with individualized care plans, high quality academic opportunities, and critical life skills, these children will grow into healthy, community-changing adults, fulfilling our mission to\u00a0<strong>RESCUE, RENEW, and RESTORE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5531\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/7a8ae261-4d8a-495f-9490-ec58339a6c79.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"389\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Join Us for the Adventure<\/h3>\n<div>You might be asking how you can help. What part can you play? Well, there are a few different ways you can partner with us.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/give\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>You can give directly to Touch A Life<\/strong><\/a>. Your gifts will help AJ reach his $20,000 goal toward education and tuition.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cycleforthefuture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>You can also donate equipment and gear for the journey<\/strong><\/a>. AJ is seeking gear as gifts or even just as loans to make sure he has everything he needs to complete the journey. And finally,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/79pf4-cycle-for-the-future?teamInvite=K94kZMO1P5dAaf1NR0T9iMTe76XTYuKA9CGsoOY5WeETpgg4M2UYUysYGPX0FJG7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>you can help fund the trip by helping to offset expenses like food, camp sites, and gas<\/strong>.<\/a>\u00a0If you are interested in any of these opportunities, we would love to hear from you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to help make this ride possible.\u00a0<strong>We are excited to tell you that we have reached $7,810, almost half of our goal!<\/strong>\u00a0With your help, we know that we can reach and even surpass $20,000.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/cycleforthefuture.com\">CyclefortheFuture.com<\/a> to learn more about our journey, Cycle for the Future, and Touch A Life and how you can be a part of this grand adventure.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let the Adventure\u00a0Begin Starting June 1, 2019, AJ Johnson will be riding his bike across the country from Vancouver, Canada to Tijuana, Mexico (an approximate total of 1,800 miles) in an effort to raise $20,000 towards education and tuition for trafficked children rescued by\u00a0Touch A Life. 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