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Harbor House 400 Ride For New Beginnings


Riders to embark on five-day, 400 mile bike ride to raise funds for Harbor House Homeless Youth

Toms River, NJ –over 50 bike riders will embark on a 5-day, 400 mile bike ride from July 9-13, 2014 to benefit Harbor House, an agency that for over 25 years has been providing homeless, runaway, abused, neglected and abandoned youth, ages 10-21 throughout Ocean and Monmouth Counties, with emergency and transitional shelter, food, clothing, counseling and support.

Participants embarking on A Ride for New Beginnings, now in its 17th year, will ride through coastal and northern New Jersey to upstate New York and complete the ride in Toms River, New Jersey.

“This will be my 10th year participating in the Harbor House 400 bike ride that helps raise critical funds and awareness for Harbor House,” said event chair Thomas Large.  “Each year that I participate in this fundraiser I always keep the homeless youth in the back of my mind. It helps me get through a long day of riding, knowing that the youth at Harbor House have it much harder as they transition safely to adulthood and learn to lead healthy, productive lives.”

The registration fee to participate is $100 and riders are asked to raise an additional minimum of $750.   A three-day ride is also available for a registration fee of $75.

For further information or to register, please contact Mary Teresa at (732) 929-0096 or admin@oceansharborhouse.org.

The mission of Ocean’s Harbor House is to provide a safe haven and caring environment for vulnerable, at-risk youth to enable them to unlock their potential and learn skills that will empower them to build healthier lives, relationships and futures.  Being the only agency of its kind throughout Central New Jersey that is voluntary and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we see young people of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.  All our services are provided free of charge.

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