Where: From Mandan, ND to Belle Fourche, SD
Total length: 304 miles
When: May 30-June 12, 2015
2015 Ride JournalOur Success
Statistics for 2015
- 304 miles long
The crew presenting a check for $20,304 to Gift of Life House
- Covered 2 states: North Dakota and South Dakota
The new updated fitness center at the Gift of Life House
- 75 riders participated covering a total of 6,000 miles. 11 riders completed entire trek.
- Stops in 13 cities–ND cities: Mandan, St. Anthony, Flasher, Carson, Elgin, Mott, Hettinger, Reeder, Bowman. SD cities: Ludlow, Buffalo, Redig, Belle Fourche
- Interactions with city leaders and residents—mayors, newspapers, editors, civic organizations, community members, pastors, parishes, onlookers
- Media coverage throughout the ride included 1 TV story, 15 newspapers with 9 front page stories, 1556 facebook followers
- $20,304 raised for the Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester, MN to:
- Purchase new snow removal equipment
- Upgrade fitness center
- $1,500 donated to Our Living Legacy – a donor tribute and donation education wall at Altru Health Systems, Grand Forks, ND
- $1,000 donated to Oakes Hospital, Oakes, ND to establish a donor tribute wall
- $2,000 given directly to organ recipients to cover medical expenses
