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An update from Colombia. We helped quite a few Venezuelans with a bus ride over the mountains yesterday. They were going to walk it! Many would have no doubt died as many have already. We went back this morning and got two more bus loads.

Down the road we saw more camps and stopped to spec out what was needed. Dennis made a list of supplies and we are going to build a shower.

Really sad seeing people with worn shoes and no cold weather clothes. They just walk and walk and walk.

We paid bus fare for a few women with children. This one place was making them chicken soup.
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Lots more to report...

We ended up helping 22 people by getting them a hotel, food, clothing and bus rides to distant cities saving them the life threatening walk over tall mountains.

Yesterday we arrived at Cúcuta and spent time sorting and pairing about 1,000 pairs of shoes to distribute. I wish we had those the previous few days as just about everyone’s shoes were worn out.

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Wow wow wow wow! There are so many more words to describe our past project assisting the Venezuelan refugees/Colombians with medical & dental care in Cúcuta, Colombia. To start off, from March 23rd to 30th we were able to assist 3,657 people! Among many more of those who are continuing to walk from Cúcuta to the many other cities around Colombia. Our riders found that many people start walking from Cúcuta making their way towards Pamplona which drastically increases in elevation getting colder and colder. Many refugees only have the clothes on their back along with one backpack and are not well equipped to traverse where they are going. We were able to provide many with new shoes, solar lights, and transportation! While our riders were in Pamplona and other various locations helping those who were mobile, our health mission was in full swing from 8am to 6pm. The first day was quite the shock for some of us as individuals were lined up down the street already waiting to receive proper care and more followed each day thereafter. It was a very cool experience for some of us who do not speak fluent Spanish as were able to play various games with the children there adding some mental health uplift to their day! Everyone who was apart of this project was amazing and to those who couldn't make it but have supported us, thank you! Please keep donating and helping our cause. For lots of pictures from our photographer Josh Skolnik please visit https://www.motorradangels.org/venezuelan-relief-photos/ Safe riding everyone! 

 

 

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Honored to have been invited by the Colombian Army to show them our clean water jiu-jitsu

 

Training the trainer with some farmers who welcomed our filters for their new fresh water supply!

 

Media day at the dental clinic

 

These kids are just so darned cute!

 

 

 

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Hey Everybody! As always, I hope the rides are rockin' and rollin! I want to take the time to highlight certain folks, I made a post to our Instagram (which I will post down below) and I also want to share the same with the XLADV community. So for this week, a huge thanks goes out to the riders involved in our Cúcuta health mission. Tom, @Dennis Godwin, & Eric were rockstars and without them it would be very difficult for the team to be in different places at the same time. While many of us were at the base camp assisting individuals with medical/dental needs, the A-Team (Tom, Dennis, & Eric) were able to assist different areas around Cúcuta and help the refugees who are actively walking. They provided new pairs of shoes, solar lights, and transportation. They also conducted a clean water project to a community 30min away from the base camp that gave 26 families clean water. So this week is for them and that we couldn't do this without our riders! 

 

 

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Very Exciting News! We recently got together with MPOWERD who is a company that makes solar inflatable lights, yet they are have a program where you can purchase a light to be given to NGOs, we just became a part of that program! So for Earth Day we are being highlighted as a program partner so that any light you purchase through their Luci GIVE program, they will send us the light to be distributed where it is needed most. Some of you know that recently on our project in Cúcuta we were able to give out 500 solar lights to the refugees walking. Programs like these and having the relationship with companies like MPOWERD are so crucial to helping those in need! Please share with your friends! As always safe riding! 

HOW IT WORKS:

  1. Buy a light through our GIVE Luci program.
  2. Your GIVE light goes directly to Motorrad Angels.
  3. Motorrad Angels will deliver them to where they are needed most.

 

https://mpowerd.com/products/give-luci-to-motorrad 

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Hey Everyone!

Hope those who made it out to the Mohave National Preserve rally had a blast. Saw lots of pictures! Would be lying if I said I wasn't jealous ?. Anyways all is good with the Motorrad Angels, just wanted to give an update to everybody. We are planning for our next project to go back to Cúcuta, Colombia and continue assisting the Venezuelan refugees. As some of you know, from here, our instagram, or XLADV IG Live, the situation is continuing to worsen and people are still in need of desperate help. More action is needed! While we did a medical mission stationed 1km away from the border, we helped those walking, and this second time we plan on doing so much more than we already did for the refugees who are mobile. We have been strategizing and have some things in the works to help with this next project! If you are interested in joining please consider coming! If you are planning your next big trip, come with us and have an adventure while helping those in need. We always have a great time, see beautiful places all while riding an XLADV! Hope to see you there! Contact: [email protected]

 

Also here is the most recent post from our instagram highlighting the pharmacy Cruz Verde that supplied the medicine for the mission! 

  

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Hey Everyone, 

Apologies for the tad bit of quietness here. Been a little busy with some cool stuff going on! So prepare yourself, words are coming! Recently with the help of @XLADV we have acquired 1500 pairs of socks provided graciously by Bombas to be distributed to the Venezuelan refugees! We are working on getting more clothing from other companies that will better equip the refugees walking. 

We also have completed some more projects within Mexico and Guatemala. As of today the clean water projects in Mexico are underway. I'll be sure to post pictures when they come in. And the project in Guatemala was a huge success, they rode into the mountains to a rurally located school of about 420 students that had no access to clean water. There they completed the filter installations and enough to provide everyone and more with potable water. They are planning another water project in mid-to late July so if you are traveling through Guatemala and want to be involved. Let us know! [email protected] 

More updates and awesome rad photos to come! 

 

 

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So as promised, I have received the photos from the previous weekend project in Morelia, Mexico! What an incredible project. Teaming up, Motorrad Angels Mexico and Care4Water was able to provide 500 people with clean water! They conducted the water filter installations in 5 health centers, 4 communities, and 1 orphanage. Not only were they helping a huge amount of people they were able to have one awesome adventure too! They are planning on conducting more projects in the area for a possible 10 more health centers. So more info on that is to come! Safe riding everyone! 

 

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Hey Everyone! If you haven't seen already through instagram, our new video is up! It is a recap of our project in Colombia helping the Venezuelan refugees. Filmed and Edited by @joshskolnikphotos (instagram handle). Josh volunteered his time and came along on this project and not only took some incredible photos, but made one awesome video! The link is down below for YouTube, but it is also on our website! Safe riding everyone! 

 

 

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Hey Everyone! Tom and Dennis have made it to Ecuador! On the way they passed through Pasto, Colombia and came across more Venezuelan refugees walking. They were able to feed them lunch and leave them with a fresh pair of Bombas socks. They were very well received and much needed! Having a good pair of socks go a long way and help to reduce having problems with the foot such as blisters when making such a long trek. Check out the post on instagram!

 

 

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Hey Everyone! As always we hope the riding is going well for all of you! The season has been perfect thus far and we have done a lot this summer! Wanted to update everyone with whats been going on in Ecuador. We drove from Colombia into Ecuador, met with the Brosters BMW Riding Club and started another Motorrad Angels Chapter! We've been scouting out locations and yesterday we completed a project near Banos, Ecuador installing filters into communities without clean water. Check out the instagram post below! We are continuing to ride throughout Ecuador before progressing into Peru, so until then keep an eye out for updates and continue enjoying the riding season! 

 

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Just wanted to say that the work Motorrad Angels has been doing has continued even without updates here.  Ben started a restaurant in Medellin and has been too busy with that and other projects to update us but just today they delivered 125 meals to some hungry people in Medellin affected by the covid19 lockdown.

My trip I leave for Sep 8 will basically be stringing together a series of projects working with all the local volunteer chapters all the way down to South America.  Should be fun!

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