Bike & Build for Habitat
CBS 21 - Harrisburg, PA

It's a great time of year forcyclists to ride cross country, but one group of bikers is making several "good-deed" stops along the way!

Bike and Build: Volunteers lend helping hand on long-distance trek
The Daily Times - Maryville, TN

Andrew Martin had four flat tires in one day, and Chris Jochem is probably still sore from his spill at Newfound Gap. These two twenty-somethings will forever remember the long, hot, challenging days of the summer of 2007 when they hopped aboard Trek road bikes for a 3,500-mile journey across country.

Cyclists pedal to promote Habitat for Humanity
The New Tribune - St Louis, MO

To some people, a 3,800 mile bike-ride across the country lacks in any appeal. For others, it is a life-changing experience and a chance to help others.

Many Using Vacations To Volunteer
CBS 42 - Austin, TX

When you think of vacation, pictures of beaches, resorts, theme parks and sightseeing may spring to mind. But now more and more people are taking trips that have very little to do with rest and relaxation.

A DRIVING CAUSE
The Westwood Press - Westwood, MA

Katie Joyce is committed to the affordable housing cause, and she will rider her bike across the nation to proclaim it.

3,600 MILES ON A MISSION: THE CROSS-COUNTRY CURE TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROBLEM
The Daily Free Press - Boston, MA

Last May, Darryl Ricard began his summer by placing the back wheel of his bicycle in the Atlantic Ocean. Nine weeks later, he rode the bike into the warm surf of the Pacific Ocean.

UVA STUDENTS GO BIKING FOR A CAUSE
The Daily Progress - Charlottesville, VA

They have all the tools to build a Habitat for Humanity home: dedication to a worthwhile cause, thousands of fundraising dollars and bikes.

PEDALING HER WAY FOR A GOOD CAUSE
The Norwich Bulletin - Norwich, CT

Many college students spend their spring breaks partying and soaking up the rays in Florida or Cancun. But not Amanda Pietraszewski.

STUDENT TO ‘BIKE & BUILD’
The Patent Trader - Westchester, NY

For someone whose previous cycling experiences were limited to quick trips around town, Richard Nicholson said the last six months of training for a cross-country charity bike ride have been a pain in the butt.

BIKE AND BUILD: PEDALING AGAINST POVERTY
The Brown Daily Herald - Providence, RI

On June 2, 2005 - four days after Commencement - 33 local students will begin a 3,861-mile adventure.

YOUNG ALTRUIST RIDES INTO AMERICANA
The Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz, CA

Aptos native Justin Fabrikant says he has no experience dealing with poverty, and very little experience thinking of it. That bugs him.

FUNDRAISING TRIP BLENDS BIKING AND BUILDING
The Providence Journal - Providence, RI

There's more than pretty scenery in the nation's heartland. There are lessons to be learned along the nation's roadways - about yourself, about your neighbors, about this country. For a group of 32 young adults, the key lesson was learning that, with endurance, you can build something that lasts.

HEADING FOR HOMES
The Telegram - Worcester, MA

WPI senior Nicholas M. Seifert rides his 27-speed, black Cannondale T2000 around Worcester and adjacent suburbs whenever he gets the chance.

STUDENTS TO BIKE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Burlington Free Press - Burlington, VT

Meridith Rooney, a 19-year-old Wallingford, Conn., resident is one of dozens of college-age students from across the country to have signed up for Bike & Build, a program that involves cycling across North America to raise money for affordable housing.

BIKING THROUGH HABITATS AND BUILDING HUMANITY
The Dartmouth - Hanover, NH

Last winter, I noticed a small Bike and Build flyer with a photo of cyclists on hay bales, rustled amidst a storm of multi-colored posters in Berry Library. Considering the fulfillment I derive from service and my interest in travel and cycling, I decided to contact the program for more information. On a whim, I joined Bike and Build in its inaugural year.

FROM COAST TO COAST: CYCLING ACROSS THE CONTINENT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
The Link - Montreal, QC

This summer 46 university students climbed on their bikes and peddled across the United States to raise money for a new organization called Bike and Build.

KCCW NBC NEWS
Six O'Clock News - Duluth, MN

Short segment on Bike & Build's visit to and build in Duluth, MN.
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TWENTY-SEVEN TWENTY-SOMETHINGS RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal - Lockport, NY

Their backpacks and sleeping bags almost fully cover the basement floor at Lockport United Church of Christ on East Avenue. Some are looking over a map of the continental United States, gauging how far they've come - and how far they have to go.

COLLEGE STUDENTS HELP BUILD HOMES
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis, MO

Twenty college students had a chance to spend some leisure time during the summer, but they decided instead to travel cross-country and help Habitat for Humanity.

TELEVISION INTERVIEW ON BRONXTALK AM
BronxTalk with Gary Axelbank (Cablevision 67) - Bronx, NY

Former Director Marc Bush speaks with BronxTalk host Gary Axelbank about Bike & Build.
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PEDAL PUSHERS: GROUP BIKING CROSS COUNTRY FOR A CAUSE
The Western Star - Lebanon, OH

University of Georgia student Kari Williams happened to be in the neighborhood when she brought 19 friends home for dinner last week. Northing unusual there except that Williams and her friends are on a 3,648-mile bicycle odyssey across America.

HELPING HABITAT LEADS FROM BANK TO BIKE
The Riverdale Press - Bronx, NY

Two years ago, Marc Bush graduated from Yale and took a job at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, making more money than most 21-year-olds could ever expect. He quit after just four months.

WSAZ NBC NEWS
Five O'Clock News - Huntington, WV

News feature on Bike & Build during the Central U.S. trip's visit to Huntington, WV. Interview with cyclist Matt Engler.
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BIKERS TRAVEL, BUILD FOR HABITAT CHAPTER
The Dartmouth - Hanover, NH

Dartmouth students can frequently be seen biking around Hanover, but a few will widen their horizons this summer and pedal all the way to Vancouver as part of Bike and Build, a group that organizes cross-country biking trips to benefit Habitat for Humanity projects.

BIKE & BUILD HEADING WEST
The Concordian - Montreal, QC

The Concordia chapter of Habitat for Humanity (HFH), a non profit housing program, is gearing up to make a difference. On May 29, 30 students from Concordia and McGill will cycle from Montreal to Vancouver via the Trans Canada Trail to raise money for a planned HFH funded house in Montreal.

PEDAL POWER: STUDENT PLANS HABITAT BIKE JOURNEY
The Winston Salem Journal - Winston Salem, NC

Carol Sevin made a New Year's resolution to ride her exercise bike an hour every day. But Sevin, a Winston-Salem native and a graduate of Reynolds High School, isn't putting in the gym hours to zap a few inches. Rather, she is training for a 3,000-mile trip she will make this summer across Canada on her bike to build houses for Habitat for Humanity.