Cyclists sought for benefit ride

Cyclists sought for benefit ride

You can help the world’s displaced, vulnerable and exploited people by riding your bicycle, thanks to Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham.

The Birmingham Baptist Association church is hosting Birmingham’s first Ride for Refuge on Oct. 23. Rider registration/check-in will be at noon, and the ride will start at 1. Riders will have a choice of a five-, 15- or 30-mile route.

The ride is a multisite fundraising event in cities across the United States and Canada. The Birmingham event will provide five of the church’s ministry partners an opportunity to raise funds for their work with refugees, internally displaced people, migrant families, widows and orphans, the homeless, the abused, victims of human trafficking and children. Proceeds will go to the Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries, Lifesong for Orphans, M-POWER Ministries, Make Way Partners and Children’s HopeChest.

For more information, visit rideforrefuge.org.  (TAB)