This weekend I presented at Talk20 in Spartanburg. I shared a story that was very special about why I am so passionate about globalbike. I met the kid in the red jumpsuit 11 years ago in the Hartsell orphanage in Mutare, Zimbabwe. I was 21 years old. I was immediately drawn to this kid when we arrived at the orphanage and we played together all day, even took a nap in the sun together. The picture shown here was taken on that afternoon. When I was leaving we were asking the workers at the orphanage about the kids. Most of them had been left there, all of them were HIV positive. As a 21 year old college student I hadn't really ever thought about kids and death in the same sentence. It was a complete shock to me. That day I made a promise to me and the kid in the red jumpsuit. I promised that given the opportunity - I would work to make live better in Africa. For me globalbike is working to fulfill this promise.
2 comments:
Who is the guy in the hat? Bought some Globalbike Coffee at Bike Worx - it's cooking right now!
Awesome story, Curt. Keep up the good work. It is people like you that make the real difference in our world...one person at a time.
Henry Taylor
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