Jordan & Alyce Wood — Aussie Olympians Empowering Refugees to "Bike to Belong"
Meet the two Australian Olympians are backing the fundraising ride for Toowoomba-based refugee charity You Belong to support settlement programs in the regional Queensland city. The world champion Olympic kayakers Jordan and Alyce Wood are promoting the Bike To Belong ‘virtual’ bike ride during World Refugee Week from June 13 to 20. The pair are busy training for the Tokyo Olympics while throwing their support behind refugees and migrants settling in Toowoomba. Toowoomba is home to thousands of refugees from South Sudan, Congo, Chad, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. You Belong provides a wide range of services to help them settle in Australia, from welcome picnics, home visits, and community events, to post-trauma wellbeing workshops and English language lessons. “You Belong is doing great work helping refugees to adjust to their new lives in Australia,” said Rio Olympic finalist Alyce Wood. “We are thrilled to help them spread the word about Bike To Belong.” “We are super excited to share our love for sport with these new Australians, and we will be taking some of their enthusiasm for Toowoomba to Tokyo,” said K-4 world champion Jordan Wood. Anyone can register and ride as much as they like – on a road bike, mountain bike, BMX bike, exercise bike, or even a motorbike. “We are asking people to each ride 80km and raise anywhere from $80 to $800 during World Refugee Week,” said You Belong founder Tim Buxton. “While our work is here in Toowoomba, we are drawing attention to the 80 million displaced people around the world, with a portion of the funds raised to support frontline care for refugees in Iraq and Uganda”. Anyone, anywhere can register and participate. Simply choose your bike, ride solo or in a team, set your goal and pace, and go the distance during World Refuge Week (June 13-20) — all while raising funds to empower refugees to integrate and thrive in Australia. Funds will also provide frontline care to refugees and internally displaced people in Iraq and Uganda. Sign up for Bike to Belong — biketobelong.comLearn more about Justice Matters — https://justicematters.tv Support the show — https://patreon.com/justicematters ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★