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Another Link In The Chain Of Connection…

May 16, 2012

Behold the Link to to Earth! Ahhhh wonder in it’s amazement! The Climate Link! Created by our great great friend Kim, it’s a new Link in our Chain of Links created to promote Climate Ride. Climate Ride is a non-profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable energy solutions, bike advocacy, and environmental causes. Each year, Climate Ride holds two week-long events: Climate Ride NYC-DC and Climate Ride California.The organizations that you support by joining Climate Ride are doing important work and the money you all raise makes a crucial difference. Proceeds from the ride benefit a collection of environmental and bike-related non-profits. Riders can choose to direct their fundraising to non-profit of their choice. Learn more at ClimateRide.org. Thanks Kim!

….sometimes you just need a little help from your friends, and other times you make new friends during a very difficult time. This is what happened to our family when our son, Brett Banasiewicz, suffered a traumatic brain injury on his BMX bike on August 23, 2011. Dustin Grice is one of Brett’s BMX buddies that reached out to us about the Link Foundation. Jeff Troldahl, founder of the Link Foundation, and Dustin Grice designed a “Maddog” bracelet with Brett’s signature colors pink and green. The Link Foundation sold many bracelets via the internet and also allowed us to sell the bracelets at Brett’s BMX Skate Park. The proceeds went to Brett’s mounting medical bills. Brett was able to obtain the best care in the United States that also included hyperbarics. Brett had to relocate to Texas because the state of Indiana is not licensed to administer hyperbarics for TBI’s..

Lisa Banasiewicz, Brett B's Mom Kitchen Skatepark