A local eleven-year-old boy, Max Burman, has committed to biking a nearly 300-mile trip from Buffalo to Albany to raise money for Habitat for Humanity here in the Capital District.
I had him as a guest on the March 23th episode of my weekly radio show, The TechValley Real Estate Report, on Talk AM 1300 and was quite impressed with his ambition and drive. I don’t think many 11-year-olds today would willingly take on such a difficult task in order to help others, less fortunate than themselves, to live a better life.
This Bethlehem Central Middle School sixth-grader’s family will be footing all the expenses of this trip so every dollar he raises will be going to support his cause. Max is currently training for the trip with his mother and 4-year old brother who is their self-proclaimed coach and navigator.
You may see Max training all over the Capital Region (just keep an eye out for him and his brother in the bright yellow buggy attached to his Mom’s bike).
Max will be on the road this summer from July 6-13th.
He has already raised over $4000 and continues to work to raise more. I have donated $1000 to his cause and encourage others to donate to this impressive project.
Best wishes and happy trails to Max!
