It's no secret that while Kamloops is known to be one of the most beautiful, and throughly amazing places to ride a bike it also has some rugged rough edges. The city and surrounding area has spawned many of the world's best known professional mountain bikers, one of which being Mountain Bike Hall of Fame member Brett Tippie. Brett is known for being very open about his past dependancies to a hard partying lifestyle, and is now dedicated to helping others through the sport he loves.
It's this love of Kamloops and commitment to helping others through the positive experiences of biking that lead Brett to team up with the Phoenix Centre to bring youth from around the area the
Out of the Ashes Into the Dust bike camp. The Phoenix Centre is a non-profit organization that offers services to people who have or are affected by problematic substance use in the Kamloops and surrounding area. They decided that taking a proactive stance to drug and alcohol dependancy by promoting a bike camp that would be a preventative option for youth in the community; giving them another option by introducing them to the wonderful world of mountain biking that sits right at their back door.
Little did the campers know that not only did they get an amazing coaching staff but also they got to keep the bike they were given to use! This in the hopes that they would have access to a bike after the camp was over. Phoenix Centre would love to continue this camp, creating an annual event for youth in the area which runs off of donations. So if you are a passionate mountain biker looking for a worthy cause to donate to this holiday season you can help Phoenix Centre continue their camp by
clicking here .
wich makes me want to do some drug using kinda