“Spoke-N-Word” Bike Ride

Biking for Family Literacy Rolled through the District.

The riders on the “Spoke-N-Word” 2001 Bike Ride, a national grassroots event to promote family literacy, completed the sixty day trek across America on August 10, 2001. Beginning in Portland, Oregon on June 12, 2001, the riders arrived 4000 miles later in Providence, Rhode Island, incredibly, right on schedule. The bike ride was sponsored by the Lasallian Partners for the Economically Poor and others concerned about the state of literacy. The riders rolled through the Baltimore District from July 28th through August 6th, stopping in Pittsburgh, Reels Corners, Chambersburg, York, Valley Forge, and Camden.