I’m guessing that the anniversary of the accident is not going to be an easy day for Colleen, who is not only a role model for me but now also a friend. I’m going to honor her that day by signing up for this ride. I hope you’ll consider doing so as well.

The tour will raise money to help Gaylord Specialty Healthcare patients. Specifically, Colleen would like to raise enough money to pay for four adaptive bikes. Costing around $3,000 each, these bikes can be used by people with many different kinds of disabilities to ride bike paths, trials, and road.

The Cycling Tour will October 20, 2012 and it will take place at the Farmington Canal Linear Trail in Simsbury beginning at 8:00 a.m. The event is a tour, not a race. It will start at Chubb Insurance, at 82 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, CT and is designed so that we can have fun while helping to raise funds for this great cause.

For more on this story, visit: Cycling Tour To Benefit Gaylord: Let’s Help Colleen Help Gaylord, One Year Later – Madison, CT Patch.