ANNAPOLIS, Md. - ABC News - Jacob Landis is home and healing after a nearly 10,000-bike ride that raised more than $150,000 in donations toward cochlear implants.
Landis was 180 miles shy of his goal after a passing truck clipped his shoulder. Landis was thrown from his bike and suffered a severe concussion, broken nose two small cheek bone fractures and a chipped tooth. He literally poured sweat and blood into his mission of raising awareness for the Deaf community. He’s home now with a sprain wrist and bruised shoulder.
His efforts will yield cochlear implants for 15 people.
Eileen Jones, founder of the Gift of Hearing Foundation, said Landis’ ride “far exceeds what we’ve been able to do in nine years.”
Landis was welcomed home yesterday by former co-workers, family and friends at an event in Annapolis. ... Read more http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/anne_arundel_county_/annapolis-man-rides-10k-miles-raises-150k-for-the-deaf
For those interested in finding out more about Landis's mission, go to www.JacobsRide.com
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