4,000-Mile Ride is Life-Changing Experience for Lake Forest Cyclist
Lake Forest High School grad finds his calling helping those with disabilities.
Peter Bassick would have spent this summer gaining experience preparing for his future in the workplace. Instead, the Lake Forest High School graduate has spent this summer cycling, experiencing the world in a way that has reshaped how he will live his life. Since leaving from San Francisco on June 3, the Lake Forest resident has been cycling with his national fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi, in riding across the country to raise money for people with disabilities. Push America was formed by members of the fraternity in 1977 for that sole purpose, and this year the goal is to raise $325,000. Bassick knew cycling 75 to 85 miles a day, for seven straight days before a day off, would push him physically. But the impact went deeper to where his …
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