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Teens taking bike ride challenge, passing through Griffin Read more: Griffin Daily News
July 13, 2011
Six teenagers will be riding their bicycles through Griffin Wednesday as part of the Paul Anderson Cycling Challenge, which officially began Monday and is scheduled to end on July 29.Anderson — a weightlifter from Georgia and gold medal winner in the 1956 Olympic Summer Games in Melbourne, Australia — founded the Paul Anderson Youth Home (PAYH) in 1961 to provide an alternative to incarceration for at-risk youth. To raise awareness for his program, he rode from Vidalia, Ga., to Omaha, Neb.,...
July 13, 2011
Six teenagers will be riding their bicycles through Griffin Wednesday as part of the Paul Anderson Cycling Challenge, which officially began Monday and is scheduled to end on July 29.Anderson — a weightlifter from Georgia and gold medal winner in the 1956 Olympic Summer Games in Melbourne, Australia — founded the Paul Anderson Youth Home (PAYH) in 1961 to provide an alternative to incarceration for at-risk youth. To raise awareness for his program, he rode from Vidalia, Ga., to Omaha, Neb.,...
Paul Anderson Cyclists Recoup in Jonesboro
July 13, 2011
Paul Anderson cyclists recoup in Jonesboro 50 years ago, Olympic Gold Medalist Paul Anderson biked 1,500 miles from...
July 13, 2011
Paul Anderson cyclists recoup in Jonesboro 50 years ago, Olympic Gold Medalist Paul Anderson biked 1,500 miles from...
Paul Anderson Youth Home Bike Ride
June 17, 2011
June 20-- Fifty years ago, Paul Anderson made a bike ride to Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, and to commemorate that historic event in 1961, 6 boys from the Paul Anderson Youth Home plus staff members will make that same 1,500 mile bike trip in July. One of the guys making the trip is Cody, and he talks about why this bike ride is so special. “Really it’s just to celebrate Paul and all the things that he did in my life and all the other lives of boys. Also to get out there and talk...
June 17, 2011
June 20-- Fifty years ago, Paul Anderson made a bike ride to Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, and to commemorate that historic event in 1961, 6 boys from the Paul Anderson Youth Home plus staff members will make that same 1,500 mile bike trip in July. One of the guys making the trip is Cody, and he talks about why this bike ride is so special. “Really it’s just to celebrate Paul and all the things that he did in my life and all the other lives of boys. Also to get out there and talk...
PAYH Bike Riders Make Stop At Lake Tobesofkee
October 7, 2010
A team from the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia spent the night Wednesday at Lake Tobesofkee, nearing their completion of a lengthy bike ride to help raise money for the home. Five teenagers from the home, as well as two staff members and one volunteer, will have ridden about 530 miles over seven days by the time they reach the youth home Thursday, said Drew Read, the home’s chief operating officer. It looks like the trip will raise close to the goal of $56,000, Read said. The...
October 7, 2010
A team from the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia spent the night Wednesday at Lake Tobesofkee, nearing their completion of a lengthy bike ride to help raise money for the home. Five teenagers from the home, as well as two staff members and one volunteer, will have ridden about 530 miles over seven days by the time they reach the youth home Thursday, said Drew Read, the home’s chief operating officer. It looks like the trip will raise close to the goal of $56,000, Read said. The...
Cyclists Pedal To Help Young Men’s Home
October 5, 2010
Stop in Gainesville part of a 500 mile ride Eight men cycled into River Forks Park on Keith Bridge Road in Gainesville on Monday afternoon, hoping to make a difference. Teens and leaders from the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia take a 500-mile trek each year to help young men between the ages of 16 and 21. “About 90,000 juveniles are arrested every night, and more than 2 million are locked up each year in the nation,” said Drew Read, chief operating officer of the youth...
October 5, 2010
Stop in Gainesville part of a 500 mile ride Eight men cycled into River Forks Park on Keith Bridge Road in Gainesville on Monday afternoon, hoping to make a difference. Teens and leaders from the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia take a 500-mile trek each year to help young men between the ages of 16 and 21. “About 90,000 juveniles are arrested every night, and more than 2 million are locked up each year in the nation,” said Drew Read, chief operating officer of the youth...
Paul Anderson Cycling Challenge To Pass Through Chattanooga
September 22, 2010
The Paul Anderson Cycling Challenge is set to pass through Chattanooga. The ride is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1 in Atlanta, pass through Gadsden, Ala., Chattanooga, Gainesville, Ga., Macon, Ga., and return to Vidalia, Ga., on Oct. 7. The team will provide blogs, stories, and videos along the way. Speaking engagements have been planned at churches and civic clubs to raise awareness of the ministry’s efforts to help families through placement, resources, counseling, and referrals. Since...
September 22, 2010
The Paul Anderson Cycling Challenge is set to pass through Chattanooga. The ride is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1 in Atlanta, pass through Gadsden, Ala., Chattanooga, Gainesville, Ga., Macon, Ga., and return to Vidalia, Ga., on Oct. 7. The team will provide blogs, stories, and videos along the way. Speaking engagements have been planned at churches and civic clubs to raise awareness of the ministry’s efforts to help families through placement, resources, counseling, and referrals. Since...
Paul Anderson Youth Home Races To Victory
September 22, 2010
A Bike Ride That Changes Lives Vidalia, GA (September 22, 2010) - A seventeen year old with 32 felonies became a supervisor in Loss Prevention with a Fortune 500 company. A homeless felon became a successful restaurant franchise owner with a Master’s degree. A suicidal drug abuser became an outstanding family, business, and church leader— Paul Anderson Ministries…Touching Families, Changing Lives. Since 1961 the PAYH has provided an alternative to incarceration and a “home” to over...
September 22, 2010
A Bike Ride That Changes Lives Vidalia, GA (September 22, 2010) - A seventeen year old with 32 felonies became a supervisor in Loss Prevention with a Fortune 500 company. A homeless felon became a successful restaurant franchise owner with a Master’s degree. A suicidal drug abuser became an outstanding family, business, and church leader— Paul Anderson Ministries…Touching Families, Changing Lives. Since 1961 the PAYH has provided an alternative to incarceration and a “home” to over...
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