Stoke City and Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen announced that he will be fulfilling a dream of his this summer, to cycle across the United States and raise money for charity. He will ride almost 4,000 miles from Oregon to New Hampshire. The 38 year old goalkeeper said that this has been planned for a couple years and has been training to ride across the country.
Sorensen will be raising money for Kids Aid in Denmark. Their website is in Danish but thanks to Google Translate, it appears as if Kids Aid is a charity that is similar to Children’s Miracle Network and Make-A-Wish in the United States. A charity that focuses on making kids who are suffering serious illnesses as comfortable as possible and do things for those children in order to put a smile on their face as they go through difficult times.
Sorensen will be traveling 3,900 miles from Astoria, Oregon to Portsmouth, New Hampshire over 46 days. He took to Twitter to announce the tour and linked to his fundraising page to those who wish to donate.
NEWS (1): An idea was forged 2yrs ago. After a lot of preparation and hard training I am now 2mths away from taking on a huge challenge….
— Thomas Sorensen (@TSorensen1) April 27, 2015
NEWS (2): I will be cycling 4000miles across America in aid of sick children and live out a life long dream. pic.twitter.com/HDVWaGJhSA
— Thomas Sorensen (@TSorensen1) April 27, 2015
NEWS (3): I decided last summer, coming into my last year @stokecity, that this would be the right time in my career to give something back.
— Thomas Sorensen (@TSorensen1) April 27, 2015
NEWS (4): All donations to http://t.co/IUWDPqnZc7 will make a real difference and put a smile on a lot of children’s faces #milesforsmiles
— Thomas Sorensen (@TSorensen1) April 27, 2015
NEWS (5): You can follow all the preparations and the epic adventure across the US here on Twitter or on Instagram: @kidsaidacrossamerica
— Thomas Sorensen (@TSorensen1) April 27, 2015
@davidplatt001 It will take me 46 days with a daily avg of 127km. 6 rest days on top. Astoria, OR to Portsmouth, NH #milesforsmiles
— Thomas Sorensen (@TSorensen1) April 27, 2015
As of now, Sorensen’s fundraising page has raised 11,750 Danish Krone which equals around $1,700 US. It is just a little over 10% of his overall goal and there are 113 days left in the campaign. Here’s hoping Sorensen exceeds his fundraising goals, stays safe on his journey across the United States and enjoys the sights he will expect to see across the country.
(Kids Aid)