Hello friends! It is exciting to be on the verge of another 88 Bikes project. I am thrilled that this year's project will take place in Uganda. I have heard so many great things about this country from my peers in the Global Pediatrics Program at the University of Minnesota that I can hardly wait to touch down and see it for myself.
I also feel fortunate that this year's project will bring bikes to children in a part of Uganda, and Africa for that matter, that have experienced such trying and devastating circumstances over the past 2 decades, and yet come out of them, hopeful and resilient. Truly, if any child exists that deserves to cruise down a hill on a new bike in pure joy and exhilaration, it is a child in the Patango region of Northern Uganda!
Once again, the outpouring of support and enthusiasm for this project has been truly humbling. Thank you.
I will end this blog for now, but be reassured that as soon as I finish another book or two on the history of Uganda I will be posting another blog giving a short, concise (I promise it really will be concise this year) history of this great country and people we are about to visit. Till then, may your season be a joyous one.
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