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CE Admin Nadia Alley Bikes Cross-Country
to Eliminate Poverty Housing
Nadia Alley will be biking the long road across the southern United States from Jacksonville, Florida to San Fransciso, California. Following hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on the Gulf Coast in 2005, Bike & Build re-routed Southern U.S. in 2006 to join the ongoing rebuilding effort in the Gulf Coast. The second week of the trip will be spent building in areas that are still in need of hurricane reconstruction. From there the group continues their trek West onto the ranges of Northern Texas, the deserts of the South West and, eventually, the coast of Northern California.
"I'm working on a Master's degree in special education at Converse College. Being in the public school systems I meet family after family who can't afford a decent home and live each day just to survive. 43% of South Carolinians can't afford fair market rent! That one statistic makes my heart hurt. And, after visiting New Orleans after hurricane Katrina my eyes were wide open to reality. I feel it's my duty, as a citizen and human being, to give back to the world, at least a portion of, what it has given me. " --Nadia Alley
Nadia is working to raise $4,000 for affordable housing through Bike and Build.
Nadia will be finishing her masters degree at Converse College in December. We will miss her here at Sherman. Shay Yates will be taking on Nadia's duties in the Continuing Education Department.
More about Bike and Build:
- Over five seasons, Bike & Build has contributed $1,144,231 to housing groups to fund projects planned and executed by young adults; this includes $391,327 donated from the summer of 2007.
- Through pre-arranged gifts, Bike & Build funds affordable housing projects executed by our participants in communities where our events begin. Through our grant program, our organization identifies and supports exciting projects involving young people all throughout the nation. Bike & Build also supports local affordable housing organizations along each route through on the road donations.
- Bike & Build's programming introduces young adults to the affordable housing cause, engages them in a unique and interesting way, and creates a prolonged and intimate connection.
- By funding building projects involving students and young adults, Bike & Build creates incremental service opportunities among young adults, empowering this crucial demographic.