October
4, 2009
Dear Friends:
Your support
of Tour of Discovery during this summer was invaluable. Your generous words
of encouragement, financial sponsorship, and the purchase of Green Miles
wristbands contributed enormously to the success of this cross-country
cycling expedition.
I wish to
thank you in person and have the opportunity to tell the story about my
journey. It is my pleasure to invite you to attend a free panel discussion
organized by Nova Southeastern University.
For details,
please see below.
Kind Regards,
Rafael Giraldo
www.rafaelgiraldo.com
Schoolteacher
Who Biked Across America to Display Photos of Journey
Where:
Nova
Southeastern University is holding a
free panel discussion featuring Giraldo at the Don Taft University Center at
the main campus in Davie.
When: The discussion is open to the public. It is this
Thursday, October 8th at 7 p.m. in the Don Taft University
Center, third floor, room PVA 309.
Who: Panelists include Giraldo, Timothy Dixon, professor of
history and legal studies at NSU, Daniel Markarian, NSU program professor
for social studies, and Tim Petraitis, a U.S. history teacher at Cypress Bay
High School.
Tony Fins,
editorial page editor at the Sun-Sentinel, will moderate the panel. It will
be an informal coffee table-style discussion, which will feature an exchange
of dialogue between the panelists.
Additional
information at: Sun
Sentinel and/or Nova
Southeastern University
Sun
Sentinel article: In
his words: Rafael Giraldo's bike journey across the U.S.
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August
25, 2009
Media Release
On June
6, 2009 our Weston resident, and middle school teacher Rafael Giraldo
started an 80-day cross-country cycling trek called Tour of
Discovery. As an educator wishing to inspire and teach his
students, he has used his journey to convey a lesson in commitment and
about the value of establishing meaningful goals in life. With the use
of GPS tracking technology, and in combination with his web site, Mr.
Giraldo has shared through digital photography, videos, and his blog,
the experience of his continental crossing with students and the local,
national, and international communities.
Tour of
Discovery
started in San Francisco, CA and has taken this educator to Saint
Augustine, FL after crossing 11 states: California, Nevada, Utah,
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama,
and Florida. Mr. Giraldo has faced many difficulties to accomplish his
goal of teaching his important lesson. He conquered the snow of Carson
Pass in the Sierra Nevada in California; surpassed more than 24 summits
in Nevada, faced the desert and its sandstorms in Utah, ascended to
Monarch Pass at 11, 312 ft in Colorado, and survived terrible storms in
the Great Plains.
On
Sunday, August 30th Mr. Giraldo seeks to finish the last leg
of his journey as he rides back into our beloved city of Weston. Come
join us as we welcome him home. For information on this homecoming event
feel free to contact Mr. Hans Meijer at: 954-608-3139 or hansmeijer@bellsouth.net
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El 6 de
Junio del 2009 un residente de Weston, y profesor de escuela intermedia,
Rafael Giraldo comenzó una gira ciclista de 80 días cruzando de costa
a costa nuestro país. Como educador, el profesor Giraldo hizo uso de su
gira denominada Tour of Discovery para enseñar acerca de
la importancia del compromiso y de establecimiento de metas
significativas en la vida. Con la ayuda de tecnología de rastreo GPS y
en combinación con su pagina Web, el Sr. Giraldo ha compartido por
medio de fotografía digital, videos y sus escritos, su experiencia de
este cruce continental con los estudiantes y la comunidades local,
nacional, e internacional.
Tour of
Discovery
comenzó en San Francisco, CA y ha llevado a este educador a San
Agustín, FL luego de cruzar 11 estados: California, Nevada, Utah,
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, y
Florida. El Sr. Giraldo encontro muchas dificultades para lograr su
objetivo y enseñar su importante lección. Conquisto las nieves de
Carson Pass en la Sierra Nevada de California, sobrepaso más de 24
cimas en Nevada, confronto el desierto y sus tormentas de arena en Utah,
ascendio a Monarch Pass a 11,312 pies de altura en Colorado, y
sobrevivio terribles tormentas en los Grandes Llanos.
El
Domingo, 30 de Agosto el Sr. Giraldo busca terminar su ultimo trayecto
de su viaje al llegar a nuestra bien amada ciudad de Weston.
Acompáñenos a darle la bienvenida a casa. Para información sobre este
evento favor contactar al Sr. Hans Meijer en el teléfono: 954-608-3139
o a hansmeijer@bellsouth.net
