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Cycle for Education - College for Low Income Kids

We live in a place (Oakland, CA) where the transition from high school to college happens little over 50% of the time, and 57% of the time this is for socioeconomic reasons - lack of resources and access.

Due to Covid, annual fundraising efforts of one of the key foundations that raises funds to send low income kids to college in Oakland (Oral Lee Brown Foundation ) have been cancelled.

We, a team of 5 diverse cyclists, are riding 465mi from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles from 2 October to 7 October 2021 to raise funds and awareness for College Education Scholarships and programs for kids of low income families of the programs of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation !

Join us in giving low income kids access to College! ...by raising half the funds by 2 October and the second half by 7 October! :-) Our whole community benefits from education! We thank you so much for your support!

Our Cyclist Daishar Young, (Oakland) shares " I received my first scholarship for college from the Oral Lee Brown Foundation when I was in 6th grade. The foundation gave me hope as a young kid growing up in East Oakland that college was attainable. Since then, the foundation has been a big part of my life." Daishar now sits on the foundation's alumni board. He holds a graduate degree from the University of Michigan and his work includes Merrill Lynch. Since COVID has canceled OLB annual fundraising efforts, he had been trying to find creative ways to raise funds - and the Cycle for Education was born!

About the Oral Lee Brown Foundation :

IN 1987, ORAL LEE BROWN ADOPTED A FIRST GRADE CLASS AND PROMISED THEM IF THEY STAYED IN SCHOOL AND GOT ADMITTED TO COLLEGE SHE WOULD PAY FOR THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION.
Not only did Oral Lee Brown keep her promise to the first class of students, she kept going:
The foundation continues to provide scholarships for low-income students in K-12.
Low income families continue to receive mentoring, tutoring, and financial support from the Oral Lee Brown Foundation for College.

Cyclists:

Our Cyclist Daishar Young , (Oakland) sits on the foundation's alumni board. Daishar received his first scholarship for college from the Oral Lee Brown Foundation when he was in 6th grade. "The foundation gave me hope as a young kid growing up in East Oakland that college was attainable. Since then, the foundation has been a big part of my life." Daishar now holds a graduate degree from the University of Michigan and his work includes Merrill Lynch. Since COVID has canceled OLB annual fundraising efforts, he had been trying to find creative ways to raise funds - and the Cycle for Education was born!
Demetres Greenwood - (Japan, Oklahoma City, Oakland) Cyclist, Global Citizen, Fitness Consultant/Personal Trainer. Demetres excelled in Track & Field in Sprints and Hurdles in college. His athletic background also includes football. Demetres spent his primary through secondary school years in Japan, contributing to his global mindset and multicultural appreciation and experience. Demetres brings an energy and outlook that is insightful, positive and impactful to the team. McPherson College
Darrin Norwood, Cyclist and CPA, (Bay Area), Work includes Management at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Mentoring for the Berkeley Scholars program to ensure academic success for middle school students, VP of Professional Development at NABA (National Association of Black Accountants, Peer Counseling and UC Berkeley to assist students in navigating UC Berkeley’s bureaucratic system and direct them toward available student resources in addition to implementing program that allowed student to receive counseling through the use of media technology and webinars. UC Berkeley
Johnny Wong - Cyclist and Biomechanics Director - (Oakland, Indonesia) with passion for POC projects, education, biomechanics. Johnny's biomechanics work includes serving as US Olympic Training Center Massage Therapist for the 2020/2021 Olympics, Apple, SF Giants Suites, Google, Featured biomechanist at ExponentialMed (based at NASA Ames Research Park), KaMasaJei Bodywork , International Tour “Brain Maps, Neurotransmitters & Bodywork” Interactive Exhibition (Mexico City, Indonesia, Fox Film Studios, Televisa), among others. UC Berkeley.
KristinaMaria Troiano-Gutierrez - (Bay Area, NYC, LatinoAmerica) Cyclist and Dancer/Scientist/Entrepreneur, Latin@ . Focused on STEAM (integration of Arts with STEM), gender and diversity parity, among other things. Graduate of Alvin Ailey Professional Division, UCLA (Molecular Genetics) and the grad studies program in Exponential Technologies at SU @ NASA Ames. Projects include: BG STEAM labs , UN Pulse labs Jakarta, #SheImpacts Global + LatinoAmérica Awards + WomenGoGlobal Awards, United Nations Novus Delegate, Ailey Theatre/ EA Video games/Columbia University FunGlode for the president of the Dominican Republic, among others.