Pedaling to End Poverty:3,464 Miles on a Bike for Affordable Housing

Hello All!
My name is Matt Vanderpool, but I usually go by Vandy. This spring Iâll be graduating with a Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan where I also received a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006. I was born and raised Grosse Pointe, MI, a suburb just north of Detroit, but have called Ann Arbor, MI, home for the last 5 years.

After five years of college and 2 degrees I'll finally enter the real world on August 6th as a Mechanical Design Engineer at Minneapolis, MN, based Medtronic Inc., a bio-medical device company. In the ~ 3 months I have between graduation and the start of work I've made some big plans. The first is to visit Europe, the second is to bike across the country to raise money for affordable housing! I'll be riding 3,464 miles from Manteo, NC to San Diego, CA, over nine weeks, with weekly breaks to build affordable housing units in the towns we travel through. I'm doing this trip with other college age folks from around the country through an organization called Bike & Build I set this website up to help me raise money for affordable housing, through solicitation of donations for my trip, spread awareness of the affordable housing cause, and to keep my donors informed and up-to-date on how the ride and fundraising process is going. Please check out the information below and consider making a donation!
Cheers,
-Vandy
mattvan@umich.edu
p.s. I'll be posting to this blog often,
especially once the trip starts
so check back for updates!

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Date	City- State	Miles	Sponsor
05/25	Manteo - NC	0	Matt Vanderpool
05/26	Manteo - NC	0	Matt Vanderpool
05/27	BUILD DAY	0
05/28	Engelhard - NC	50	Patty and Dave Harris, Livonia, MI
05/29	Belhaven - NC	48	Marie Vanderpool, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
05/30	Greenville - NC	54	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
05/31	Wake Forest	77	Charlie and Peg Cline Northville, MI
06/1	Chapel Hill - NC	58	Bill and Laurie Cline, Troy, MI
06/2	BUILD DAY	0	Paul and Krysty Schwikert, Grosse Pointe Park, MI

06/3	Winston-Salem - NC	76.8	Mark and Karen Thoma, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
06/4	Taylorsville - NC	69.8	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
06/5	Linville Falls - NC	54	Mike and Lisa Mc Bride, Salt Lake City, UT
06/6	Asheville - NC	50
06/7	Gatlinburg - TN	85
06/8	Maryville - TN	40
06/9	BILTZ BUILD	0	Carol and Larry Marantette, Grosse Pointe, MI

06/10	DAY OFF	0	Leah McLaughlin, Ann Arbor, MI
06/11	BILZ BUILD	0	Marie Vanderpool, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
06/12	BLITZ BUILD	0
06/13	BILTZ BUILD	0	Julie and Don Mc Bride Albuquerque, NM
06/14	BILTZ BUILD	0	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
06/15	Sweetwater - TN	40	Ron and Marie Seamens, Holland, MI
06/16	Dunlap - TN	77

06/17	Sewanee- TN	55
06/18	Pulaski - TN	85
06/19	Savannah - TN	77
06/20	Bolivar - TN	47	Mark and Karen Thoma, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
06/21	Memphis - TN	70	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
06/22	DAY OFF	0
6/23	Waldenberg - AR	75

06/24	Mountain View - AR	85
06/25	Harrison - AR	78
06/26	Rogers - AR	70
06/27	Grove - OK	60
06/28	Bartlesville - OK	80	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
06/29	BUILD DAY	0	Sam Cline
6/30	Ponca City - OK	81

07/1	Cherokee - OK	85	Julie and Don Mc Bride Albuquerque, NM
07/2	Coldwater - KS	86
07/3	Dodge City - KS	67	Human Biomechcanics and Controls Lab Ann Arbor, MI
07/4	Garden City - KS	53	Alastair, Kenna, and the Little Monster McBride, Albuquerque, NM
07/5	Lamar - CO	102	Ken and Pat Cline, Gainseville, FL
07/6	Rocky Ford - CO	75	Clay and Diana Vanderpool St. Claire Shores, MI
07/7	Colorado Springs - CO My Birthday!	96	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI

07/8	DAY OFF	0	John and Jasmin Seamans, Grand Rapids, MI
07/9	Buena Vista - CO	87	Mike and Lisa McBride, Salt Lake City, UT
07/10	Gunnison - CO	85	Emma Cline
07/11	Ouray - CO	106	Ken and Pat Cline Gainseville, FL
07/12	Durango - CO	75	Toni and Don Scherzer, Shaker Heights, OH
07/13	BUILD DAY	0	Chuck and Judy Judge, Ann Arbor, MI
07/14	Cortez - CO	45	Julie Wolf, Concord, MA

07/15	Mexican Water - AZ	76	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
07/16	Kayenta - AZ	44	Paul and Krysty Schwikert, Grosse Pointe Park, MI
07/17	Tuba City - AZ	72	Carol and Larry Marantette, Grosse Pointe, MI
07/18	Desert View - AZ	56	Bill and Laurie Cline, Troy, MI
07/19	Williams - AZ	80	Ron and Marie Seamans, Holland, MI
07/20	BUILD DAY	0	Russ and Marty Wolf, Concord, MA
07/21	Prescott - AZ	85	Janet Vanderpool, Commerce Township, MI

07/22	Wickenburg - AZ	60	Marie Vanderpool, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
07/23	Wendon - AZ	45	Charlie and Peg Cline Northville, MI
07/24	Blythe - C A	65	Bob and Kathy Vanderpool Grosse Pointe, MI
07/25	El Centro - CA	99	Ed and Nancy Lemke, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
07/26	Alpine Heights - CA	95	Patty and Dave Harris, Livonia, MI
07/27	San Diego - CA	30	Tom Olson, Minneapolis, MN

Monday, April 30, 2007

Interview on Ann Arbor's 107one

Here's an interview I had on Ann Arbor's 107one Radio Station with Martin Bandyke on April 30th.

Click here to hear the interview!

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Article in the Detroit Free Press: Grosse Pointer, 22, is ready to bike and build

The Detroit Free Press has published and article on the trip in its Pointes and Macomb Community Section:

Grosse Pointer, 22, is ready to bike and build

Check it out!

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Bike and Build Bar Night at Ashley's Pub, April 19th 7-10PM

Come to Ashley's Restaurant and Pub this Thursday, April 19th, from 7-10PM, bring the voucher below and have a portion of your profits donated to Bike & Build!

DON'T FORGET TO BRING THE TICKET!!!

Ashley's Restaurant and Pub
338 State St.
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104

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