Jen Witt founded the Restoring Hope foundation to honor the work of her ex husband, Colin J. Witt, a Judge in the juvenile justice system. In August she is hosting a bike ride, silent auction with food trucks and music at Middlebrook Farms in Cumming, Iowa. Information on her foundation and the 5th annual bike ride can be found at www.restoringhopedsm.org.

Also joining us on the podcast are Christine Her, Executive Director of ArtForce Iowa - an incredible organization, working with Restore Hope, to serve youth in need. To learn more or to support ArtForce Iowa go to www.artforceiowa.org.

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Serkan Yildiz, a Turkish engineer living and working in Belgium, turned the bike commitment dial to 10 as he sold his home, quit his job and began an adventure riding down the west coast of the United States, through Mexico and into Central America. After Bikepacking.com published a story about his custom bike, we connected via a video chat from halfway around the world! While the audio isn't perfect, his stories of his ride are! You can follow his cycling adventures on instagram and YouTube:

https://www.instagram.com/serkanscapes/

https://www.youtube.com/@Serkanscapes

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Hope for Justice is an organization who's aim it is to stop human trafficking and end modern slavery. The Break the Cycle 200 is an annual 200-mile ride from West Des Moines, Iowa to Lake Okoboji in NW Iowa.

The ride started more than a dozen years ago, Break the Cycle is now a series of cycling events, run relays, and other endurance events across the US, UK and Norway, which raise funds for Hope for Justice to transform lives in the fight against human trafficking.

The flagship event continues to be the Break the Cycle 200, where we ride 200 miles together in a single day with one purpose: to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Bike Talk with Dave rode along in one of the support vehicles (with the legendary Lang Wightman) and broke out Mr. Microphone at rest stops along the way to talk with riders (and the Mayor of the final pass-through town on the route) to ask why they're riding and just how the day was going! My co-host Dee has done it for 10 years, so she had to help open the show!

For information on Break the Cycle, whether to join a ride or organize a ride in your area, click on https://hopeforjustice.org/break-the-cycle/

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