Dear Friends,
On June 10th 2017, I will embark on an incredible seven day cycling trip through the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains from Alamosa over Wolf Creek Pass to Durango over Coal Bank Pass, Molas Pass, Red Mountain Pass to Montrose, to Gunnison and over Monarch Pass to Salida. 447 miles and 32,337 vertical feet.
I am part of a committed team who will participate in this year’s Colorado Ride the Rockies to help raise money for the homeless in Colorado. We are Team Samaritan House! Funds raised will benefit Catholic Charities’ four homeless shelters, including Samaritan House in Denver, Fr Ed Judy House Denver, The Mission Fort Collins and Guadalupe Community Center Greeley . These shelters provide 199,459 warm beds annually and 731,751 hot meals annually to the Colorado homeless. The ultimate goal of all Catholic Charities’ shelters is to help residents become self-reliant by providing needed individualized assistance.
Why am I doing this? I am truly blessed. I have never been truly cold in my life and I have never skipped a meal in my life, (please no comments about that not hurting me!!!)
My occupation is partially associated in the home business and I have more than I need as a result. I want to give something back to my fellow American citizens. My father bought me a used Carlton bicycle in 1978 when I was 13 in Omagh, Ireland for 45 pounds sterling and essentially I have never been off a bicycle since. So, this ride to benefit the Colorado homeless is a good opportunity for me to do such.
Another motivation for this ride is, knowing the difference this journey will make to our most vulnerable people. The fastest growing homeless group, are ladies over retirement age. These are ladies who may never have been homeless in their lives but who are today. They are the most defenseless and vulnerable on our Denver streets. Each dollar we raise truly changes the lives of the individuals and families who call the shelters home. Each meal provided at Samaritan house costs about $1.60.
My goal is to raise $10,000.
If you want to see the people you will help if you sponsor me, please drive around 2301 Lawrence Street in Denver. Many of the people you see are literally “carrying their home in two carrier bags”.
If another member of the our team has solicited you, thank you for helping.
If you have another favorite charity, thank you for helping your chosen charity.
If you choose to help me, you may log on to the link below, you may send a donation check to me payable to Samaritan House or a check can be sent directly to:
Samaritan House Catholic Charities
PO Box 100728
Denver, CO 80250-0728 In the memo line please include: RTR - Doherty
If you do not have a chosen charity and are looking for one that gives over 85% directly to the poorest of the Denver poor, please kindly consider setting up the Samaritan House on your monthly bill pay with your bank. Food and shelter is a daily problem for the human beings I am riding for. Please include on the memo line RTR- Doherty so donations can be tracked.
I would never ask anything for myself, I am able bodied and quite capable of work, thank God, what I ask is that, if you can, please help me help the poorest people in our wonderful city.
If you have any questions please call me at 303 282 1776 or e mail me Paul@prevail-insurance.com also if you are in a position to help, please e mail me or call me so that I may track the amount I collect.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for your kind consideration and wish me luck!
Sincerely,
Paul Doherty
303 282 1776
Paul@prevail-insurance.com
Visit my donation page online at: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/908414/
Website https://samhousedenver.org/rtr/