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Jeannie Benton Rides Across America for Military and Operation Life Transformed

Jeannie Benton, a 51 year old female, has chosen to seek pledges for Operation Life Transformed by pursuing her first cross country bike ride endeavor exceeding 3600 miles. A dream that sat at idle over 12 years to ride across America is becoming unveiled over the next 6 ½ weeks.

Jeannie Benton believed she would ride the distance one day, but she wanted to do it with purpose. It was at the health club about 12 years ago when she started getting involved in spinning and strength training classes that she realized her ability for endurance on the bike.

Jeannie began doing one-day cycling events for fun and for charities and it was then that she started to dream about the idea of riding across America! She is a special education, Para Professional of 32 years and mom of four raised children. Her ride will start June 21st from Astoria Oregon and will end on August 10th in Portsmouth, NH totaling 3625 miles across the Northern United States.

Operation Life Transformed, established in February of 2007, provides access to flexible accredited online certification programs that lead directly to virtual or portable career placement. These services are offered to military spouses and caregivers of the war wounded.

We can also extend our assistance to the military sponsor including; active duty, reserve, National Guard and Veteran service members who have unmet needs due to injury, physical/mental disorders or deployment as a result of service in Iraq or Afghanistan. OLT is expecting to see over 200 students graduate with full job placement by August of 2009. In 2008, 86% of all monies donated went directly to OLT's program. Please join us as we she makes her arduous journey.

Learn more:

http://www.operationlifetransformed.org/ra.html

Follow Jeannie's Ride:

http://twitter.com/LifeTransformed

Contacts:

Operation Life Transformed
Jay Brethen, Grant Development and Fundraising
619-884-0518
Kristina Saul, National Outreach Program Manager
770-445-5286