I first read about Barbara Landry and her Schwinn Hope in an article about her and her scooter ride in the Nashua Telegraph. I wrote to her and asked if I could post a photo here and tell you a bit about her ride.
Barbara is a breast cancer survivor who lost her friend and sister-in-law Dale Burnes Golinski to breast cancer last year. The loss inspired Barbara to plan a ride on her 50cc Schwinn Hope from New Hampshire to Georgia to raise money for breast cancer research in Dale’s honor. Her ride, which she calls Trails for Dale, starts today, and she plans to arrive in Georgia on August 9, the one year anniversary of Dale’s death.
As of the Telegraph article, Barbara had raised over $11,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Her scooter is a Schwinn – her second. The first, a 50th birthday present from her husband had unfixable technical difficulties after about 1,100 miles. She then purchased a Schwinn Hope to replace her old scooter, and has transfered the special-edition Georges Duboeuf designed panels from the old scooter to the new one.
Read more about her journey here:
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