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John and Ruth Ann Hamilton
Building Another House

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$12,363

Raised of $6,500

Building Homes in Pignon, Haiti

What have you signed up to do this time?

Although John and I are not joining a bike adventure, this year, we are continuing to raise funds to build houses for the Fuller Center in Pignon, Haiti. We have done this since 2012, and are so grateful for our generous donors. fullercenterbikeadventure.org.

Why are you doing it?

Having a safe, dry house changes the lives of families for generations.

What’s the Fuller Center?

A 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian organization that believes everyone in the world deserves the opportunity to have a decent home in which to live. Millard and Linda Fuller were self-made millionaires who gave away their fortune in 1969 to follow God's leading. They lived the rest of their lives on humble means and dedicated themselves to providing decent housing to over a million people in 100 countries around the world, culminating in their founding of the Fuller Center in 2005.

Ok, but what does the Fuller Center do?

It builds and repairs homes using volunteers in partnership with families, who help with the work and pay it forward using a no-profit, no-interest loan that gets repaid to help more families.

It works through a grassroots network of volunteer-driven Fuller Centers in 90 U.S. towns and cities and in 20 countries around the world. Work includes community transformation in El Salvador, Armenia and Madagascar to disaster recovery in places like Mayfield, Kentucky and in Haiti to name a few.

It’s built or repaired over 9,000 homes – enough to house 30,000 people! Learn more about the impact here.

What happens to my donation?

The Fuller Center is known for maximizing donations by putting as much of the funds towards the work as possible. Their independent audit estimated that 92% of the funds go directly to program expenses, with only 8% to administrative and fundraising costs. This is a MUCH higher percentage to program than most groups given that the industry standard is 65% to program. The organization is also rated GuideStar Platinum, the charity evaluator's highest certification.

During the ride we live very simply, sleeping on the floors of gracious and generous church hosts, resulting in only about 2-3% of the funds raised helping to cover Bike Adventure expenses on the road.

Are there other ways I can help?

The rides do need crucial support volunteers and media interns (and often more riders!) if you’re interested in coming along, but besides that, your encouragement and your prayers for health, safety, and a great team would be highly appreciated. THANK YOU so much! This is a team event, and it’s not just the riders: by helping YOU are part of the team!

To give by check (and avoid all processing fees), make checks payable to "The Fuller Center for Housing" with "bike -- [rider's name]" on the memo line and mail to:
Attn: Bike Adventure
The Fuller Center for Housing
PO Box 523
Americus, GA 31709

Recognitions

Top Donors

$12,363 Raised By 72 Donors

$1,000 On Behalf Of Judy and Ted Sunder
$1,000 On Behalf Of Karen Vilcinskas
$1,000 from Ruth Ann & John Hamilton
$1,000 On Behalf Of Vicki Thien
$500 On Behalf Of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ragan
$500 from Richard Goers
$300 from Anonymous
$300 On Behalf Of James and Nancy Berendt
$300 On Behalf Of Kathleen Sweet
$250 from David and April Cook
$250 On Behalf Of Dr. Geoffrey Bland M.D.
$250 On Behalf Of Keith and Helen Gabriel
$200 On Behalf Of Andrew Bequette
$200 On Behalf Of Cheryl Wise
$200 On Behalf Of Connie Roberts
$200 On Behalf Of Evelyn Welles
$200 On Behalf Of Ginny Hughes
$200 On Behalf Of Jim and Sara Lopinski
$200 On Behalf Of Joyce Pigge
$200 On Behalf Of Lora Frazier
$200 On Behalf Of Michael and Kim Johnson
$200 from Thomas Lamble
$162 from Anonymous
$150 from Anett Ume
$150 On Behalf Of Gary and Linda Galecki
$150 On Behalf Of Steven and Jane Chard
$100 On Behalf Of Carol Robinson
$100 On Behalf Of Celia Bork
$100 On Behalf Of David and Gwendolyn Eadie
$100 On Behalf Of Dennis and Susan Miller
$100 On Behalf Of Gwendolyn Klingler
$100 On Behalf Of James Turner
$100 On Behalf Of Jane Born
$100 On Behalf Of Jeanne Sims
$100 from judith kelly
$100 On Behalf Of Karla Bartels
$100 On Behalf Of Lee Daniels & Associates, LLC
$100 from March Madness - NW MVP Runner-Up
$100 from March Madness - Week 3 Assist-Leader of the Week
$100 from March Madness Assist-Leader
$100 On Behalf Of Mitchell and Annette Johnson
$100 On Behalf Of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Witter
$100 On Behalf Of Robert Katzfey
$100 from Sean Bolser
$100 from Tom Corum
$81 On Behalf Of Mary Bolser
$75 On Behalf Of Lisa Kamp
$50 On Behalf Of Atsuko Lolling
$50 On Behalf Of Becky Chappell
$50 On Behalf Of Brandon Maddox DMD
$50 On Behalf Of Carol Callarman
$50 On Behalf Of Christine and Dennis Forbes
$50 On Behalf Of Dennis and Diane Beedy
$50 On Behalf Of Donald and Beverly Bergdolt
$50 from Doris and Bruce LaMontagne
$50 from Emily Rodriguez
$50 On Behalf Of Gerald and Esther Perschnick
$50 from jane hughes-jackson
$50 from Janet Factor
$50 On Behalf Of Mark and Cynthia Caggiano
$50 On Behalf Of Martha Reynolds
$50 On Behalf Of Rhonda Howland
$50 On Behalf Of Shirley Distlehorst
$40 On Behalf Of Robert Brice
$30 On Behalf Of Mary Frances Tunison
$25 On Behalf Of Cathy and Thelma Hauger
$25 On Behalf Of Elizabeth Frazier
$25 On Behalf Of Gilbert and Kathleen Frier
$25 On Behalf Of Lori Cox
$25 from Renette Davis
$25 On Behalf Of Robert and Linda Sharpe
$25 On Behalf Of Robin Gauss
$0 transferred to/from other fundraisers.

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