One of the fondest memories I will carry in my heart from the Victory Florida Kindness Tour is that of a World War II marine veteran, upon seeing my very patriotic bicycle, the expression on his face of pure joy and pure pride.
An 8 year ride for kids
Put an end to Bullying & Adolescent Suicide
Put an end to Bullying & Adolescent Suicide
In year 3 of this mission, I introduced a bicycle ride to my travels to raise
awareness about issues kids are having to deal with at far too young an age.
Bullying and Adolescent Suicide are two of these challenging burdens most kids
will unfairly have to overcome throughout the remainder of their lives. At rides
end we will have ridden enough miles to traveled the perimeter of the earth, twice.
My mission on this ride has but one focus: To save kids lives.
Pure Pride
November 19th, 2015Victory Florida Kindness Tour
November 18th, 2015
Visiting veteran cemeteries, veteran nursing homes, VA hospitals, veteran groups, historical museums and veteran landmarks are the places we are visiting on the Victory Florida Kindness Tour.
Symbol of Peace
November 17th, 2015
I couldn’t help to not visit this symbol of peace from the end of World War II. Every veteran along my way wishes there would be peace instead of war, the emotions captured in this famous photograph of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square over 70 years ago are testament to that statement.
Trusty Companions
November 16th, 2015
Pray for our military: active, veterans and deceased. I’m sure some of them even had trusty companions such as Bogart
God bless all those who have given their lives to protect our liberties and freedoms.
Special Visits
November 15th, 2015
Some of the most powerful visits I have and will have it when I stop at VFW’s and American Legions along my travels. The veterans here are so happy to see me roll into town, every single one of these organizations that I called have said “yes please visit us.” It shows the huge interest in honoring veterans.
Sarasota National Cemetery
November 14th, 2015
Florida has one of the largest population of veterans in the country. The pride runs very deep, as is obvious as I ride my patriotic bicycle throughout the southwest region of the state.
There are veteran cemeteries scattered about the state, one of them I visited today. I spent a few hours walking the grounds of this final resting place to honor those who gave their lives.
A Very Busy Day
November 13th, 2015
Thank you to everyone at the Douglas T. Jacobson veterans nursing home in Port Charlotte, Florida for the invitation to talk at their facility to the veterans. These 120 veterans were all ears and interested and very engaged when hearing of this ride to around the perimeter Florida to honor veterans. They even sang me “Happy Birthday” and it isn’t even my birthday. Much fun!
American Legion Post 103 in Punta Gorda, Florida was my morning stop and American Legion Post 113 in Rotonda West was my lunch time stop. Both of these visits were very well received by the veterans on hand during my visits.
I was able to squeeze in dinner with friends Denny and Cathy. We had a great time talking about veterans and their service to our country.
Thank you to all for this incredible day
