Man rides bike from Boca Raton to Key West for suicide prevention awareness

BOCA RATON, Fla. — A 23-12 months-aged from Boca Raton rode his bicycle above 200 miles to Important West in much less than 24 several hours.

Peter Mayer reported the bicycle experience plan begun as a joke with pals in a auto trip to Publix. He said most of his mates doubted he could do it in 24 hrs, a single massive rationale remaining he experienced hardly ever cycled in advance of.

Mayer and a team prepared the ride for July, but COVID-19 delayed it to October. His good friends rode in a motor vehicle powering him the total way and were being on Facebook dwell most of the journey.

Mayer reported though they were being planning, the group started off chatting about generating the ride about a little something, and it grew into them collect donations and boosting extra than $12,000.

“It is heading to the Nick Mayer Memorial Foundation in memory of my brother,” Mayer said of his brother, who committed suicide pretty much two decades in the past.

His memorial fund will help young ones participate in hockey.

“That was generally the link amongst me and my brother is hockey,” Mayer included.

A part of the resources elevated also goes toward suicide avoidance and awards.

Mayer said his mom loved what he was doing.

Jarred Rondeau mentioned they were being all stunned by how a lot cash they raised.

“What we discovered is we can contact so numerous lives that went even in the state or involved in this,” Rondeau reported.

Anthony Kanaris explained he was a single of the doubters in the commencing, but the ride turned so significantly far more in the conclude.

“It is astounding how significantly recognition this elevated, how lots of eyes this opened for points heading on in our very own friend’s group,” Kanaris stated.

It took Mayer 22 hours to ride from Boca Raton to Important West. He mentioned he hopes he can inspire other people and give someone the braveness to get aid if they are struggling mentally.