Bo Jackson announces Bo Bikes Bama2 comments By BikeRadar US | Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 8.30pm
On 24 April 2012, almost exactly one year after deadly tornadoes devastated the state of Alabama, sports legend Bo Jackson will start a five-day charity bike ride across the state with a goal of raising US $1 million for the Governor's Emergency Relief Fund. The fundraising ride is called 'Bo Bikes Bama.'
Jackson's 300-mile ride will offer a glimpse of the devastation caused by the April 2011 tornadoes with the goal of inspiring and offering hope to the people of Alabama. "I was at home with my wife when I saw coverage of the tornadoes in Alabama splash across every news network," Jackson told BikeRadar via email. "The images were heartbreaking and I felt compelled to do something that would help the people of my home state. As I watched all of the devastating images of destroyed homes and suffering families, I looked at my wife and came up with the idea to do the bike ride. Fortunately, no one in my family was directly impacted but I feel that April 27, 2011 has changed the people of Alabama."
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