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Ms. Demler's Epic 85 Mile Bike Ride to Visit Her Students
On May 18th, BCD 3rd grade teacher, Amanda Demler, rode her bike 85 miles to visit all 13 of her students at home. She left her home at 7:00am and rode from house to house on a trip that included 7 hours of riding and 5 hours of socializing from a distance.
While her students know of her athletic abilities, when the idea of a bike ride to every single house first came up on a class Zoom meeting, they were unsure. “That is very far!,” said Ryan Welch.
Demler, who has been a teacher at BCD for 16 year, says, “All of my students know that I have a passion for endurance sports. So I asked myself, why not?” As a 12-timed competitor in Wisconsin’s notorius Birkebeiner race, a 55K ski marathon, she has exemplified for her students what passion and commitment look like.
“This epic adventure was not only a way for me to see the smiles of my students and drop off a card and treats, but a way to show them that they too can do great things to inspire even in the middle of a pandemic. No matter what storm you go through you should use your talents to pitch in and make things better for someone else,” says Demler.
Thank you Ms. Demler for making a difference and thank you to all our teachers who have gone the extra mile this spring. You’re the best!Watch CBS Denver's coverage of her ride - https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/4560244-a-boulder-teacher-rode-85-miles-to-visit-all-13-of-her-students/
More coverage of this story:
- A Boulder Teacher Rode 85 Miles To Visit All 13 Of Her Students, msn.com, May 2020
- Colorado Teacher Biked Over 80 Miles to See Her Students, Our Community Now, May 2020
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