By Kaitlin Rogers and Ben Bourne, RIDETZ Rider On this wonderful Wednesday, you get to meet another wonderful rider. Through Meghann, I have been lucky to get to know Ben well over the past year and a half. He is the kind of person who makes just any experience better. He is a blast to
By Kaitlin Rogers Today I get to introduce myself as one of the RIDETZ riders. Over the past two years I have had the joy of getting to know The Foundation For Tomorrow, and I have RIDETZ to thank for that. It is amazing to think that if it weren't for that 400 mile bike
By Kaitlin Rogers and Marc Perez Today's rider gets a special introduction because I get to write the intros and Marc is my boyfriend. After listening to me talk ad nauseam for years about Tanzania and the kids and TFFT and RIDETZ, this June Marc will see with his own eyes what all the fuss
By Barry Byrd, RIDETZ rider Today you get to meet Mr. Barry Byrd. He is quite the character, and we are excited for the humor and great energy he'll bring to the trip. After first hearing about the ride he later admitted he just couldn't get it out of his head, and he then expressed
By Eugene Park, RIDETZ rider Today we introduce you to Eugene, who decided to join us for RIDETZ a few short weeks ago. Luckily he is an avid mountain biker, so he is already in good riding condition. His passion for riding and philanthropy have both shown through as we've gotten to know Eugene over
By Gretchen and Michael, RIDETZ 2012 Riders Before turning the post over to Gretchen and Michael, we must express our excitement that they are joining us for RIDETZ this summer. These are two incredibly special individuals, and their commitment to RIDETZ and TFFT is one of pure passion. With two young boys, carving out the
By Meghann Gunderman, TFFT's Founder and Executive Director Imagine four months of training on a road bike doing six-mile laps around Central Park. Now take yourself on a 30-hour flight from NYC to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. That alone is a big change of scenery; although, I was used to Tanzania, especially Arusha and the northern region
As many of you know, my initial connection to TFFT was as the photographer for RIDETZ. Tamara Lackey gave me this opportunity, for which I will be forever grateful. That was in 2010. Now it is 2012, and we are gearing up for our second RIDETZ adventure this June. Because I will participate as a