About Richele

Richele Jackson and her two daughters, Iviana and Jasha currently share a two-bedroom apartment in a Philadelphia subsidized housing high-rise. While completing her 350 sweat equity hours that will be her down payment on her Habitat Home, she has held two jobs and often contends with a leaking ceiling and 12 flights of stairs when the building elevator is broken. With your help, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia will complete her house. She'll pay a zero interest mortgage. The money generated from her payments and the 140 other Habitat families in Philadelphia empowers Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia to build more affordable homes.

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You can help Richele achieve her goal of home ownership. On my trip I'll cross around 3000 miles of the US. By pledging dollars or cents per mile, by the time I jump into the Pacific Ocean, Richele could be jumping for joy. All donations should be made directly to Habitat for Humanity in Philadelphia and are tax deductible.

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Goals:
$1000 washer and dryer...
$2500 furnace...
$4500 kitchen cabinets and countertops...
$7500 bamboo floors...
$13000 completes the house!

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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Going that way- 8/1/2009

1st day went well. The cumberland crew all lined up to say farwell and I was on the road around 11. The schukyll river bike path was an awesome easy way to start out. 15 miles in and I had to do my first repair! just a small puncture. Patched, snacked and back on the bike in a flash. After getting to Phoenixville I was on 23 for maybe 15 miles. It was my first real taste of what I think the trip will be like, and it was challenging. Not sure of the exact weight of all me gear, btwn 40 & 60lbs, but getting up those hills was a darn challenge. Just getting the bike rolling takes some serious pushing power, the rolling hills pushed me toward exhaustion pretty quick.
Right after another break I saw the sign for a campground, and pulled in. At warwick woods (couple miles south of french creek) I was welcomed with a biker's discount and pleanty of useful info.

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  1. NataliaAugust 3, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    WE already miss you Jac!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sorh--DlWvU

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