I recently signed up to ride in 2018 Oregon Gran Fondo.

This event helps support the Portland Chapter of Project Hero in their mission to provide hope, recovery, and resilience to our Nation's Veterans and First Responders. From building and donating adaptive bikes, producing cycling events throughout the nation to supporting community-based rehabilitation and recovery programs and in supporting important medical and clinical research, Project Hero is raising awareness of the national PTSD mental health crisis and making a difference in the lives of thousands of Veterans and First Responders, as well as their families and communities. Many organizations provide services that make Veterans’ lives manageable; Project Hero makes lives more meaningful. Please consider helping me to support Project Hero's efforts to end the stigma around PTSD, TBI and injury! For more information about the life-changing work of Project Hero, visit www.weprojecthero.org.

Together we can help ensure healing heroes have the resources they need to heal mentally, physically and emotionally.

The Oregon Gran Fondo occurs the first Saturday each June and provides one of the most amazing road cycling experiences in Oregon and on the West Coast. Come to experience Cottage Grove, Oregon the amazing natural beauty of the Siuslaw River Valley, undiscovered and raw and be involved with your support of the Oregon Gran Fondo.

With 4 route options of 41,70,117 all road routes and 134 miles with 3 sections of gravel, fully stocked aid stations and mechanical support this event leaves nothing on the table.

Also, this event is Proud to support Project Hero and our fine Military and first responders who suffer from the effects of PTSD. We hope for your support and look forward to seeing you on the road at the Oregon Gran Fondo the first Saturday in June

From building and donating adaptive bikes and producing cycling events throughout the nation to supporting community-based rehabilitation and recovery programs and important medical and clinical research, Project Hero is raising awareness of the national PTSD mental health crisis and making a difference in the lives of thousands of Veterans and First Responders, as well as their families and communities.

Our programs have helped more than 10,000 Veterans and First Responders through cycling-based programs and other events since 2008.  Project Hero participants record elimination of and decreases in use of prescription drugs of as much as 65 percent, greater injury recovery rates, improved sleep habits and overall improvement in daily life functions.

Project Hero has built more than 200 adaptive bikes for injured Veterans, donated more than 2,500 bikes to Veterans and logged more than 30,000 bicycling miles in 30 states and 6 countries to bring hope, recovery and resilience in support of America’s Healing Heroes.