Late last week in Dunkirk, a man rode his bicycle into the city and stopped at the Dunkirk Fire Department. It was an ordinary day for the extraordinary 62-year old German man named Jorg Richter, a former firefighter in Germany who now dedicates his life to being a hero in another sense of the word.
Richter’s official title now is Ambassador for Care-for-Rare America, a foundation that is dedicated to the treatment of children facing rare diseases. In his role, Richter is able to make his own childhood dream come true as he tries to raise awareness for so many children who don’t get to grow up with dreams like his.
His dream: to ride a bicycle across the United States.
“When I was 8 years old, I got a book from my grandma about a guy who cycled the world. … That was the moment I said when I am grown up, I will cycle the U.S.,” Richter said.