Monterey, CA Dorothy's Place Benefiting From Locals Biking Across The County In Fundraiser

View From A Nonprofit Serving Carmel, Carmel Valley, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, Seaside And Soledad California

Two local residents, Daniel Troia and Luke Young, leave on Memorial Day for a 3,500 bicycle ride from the west coast to New York City, all in order to benefit a great local non-profit in Salinas.   Dorothy's Place serves hot meals as well as providing overnight accommodations for the homeless, many of whom are local female senior citizens.  The journey is expected to take the duo 10 weeks.  "We are anticipating some rough times.  Neither of us believes this will be an easy, casual bike ride," Troia told the Monterey Herald.  "We expect to run into weather that's really different from what we're used to.  We know we're going to get tired and really sore.  And we expect to encounter problems along the way.  But no matter how difficult our life gets on the road, I plan to keep reminding myself that what I'm going through is much easier than the lives of people who are homeless on the streets of Monterey County," he said.  What a great attitude!  If you would like to help their cause please visit www.alongwayfromhome2014.weebly.com.

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