Building Tomorrow Indianapolis has returned to Ball State for the second time to help raise money to build a school in Uganda.
The event is called Bike to Uganda and Ball State students and participants ride stationary bikes while raising money. For every mile that volunteers bike, funds are raised to help build the school.
The goal is to bike the distance to Uganda by adding up the miles on the stationary bikes and raise money along the way to help fund the construction of Building Tomorrow primary-level academics throughout Uganda.
Building Tomorrow will be on campus for three hours on Friday at 11 a.m. All participants have to do is donate $15, which will give them each 30 minutes of ride time.
The event is a way to help motivate Ball State to useresources and help bring education to kids in Uganda. If enough money is raised, Ball State architecture students will be involved in designing the school, and the Ugandan school’s colors will be cardinal and white.
All the money raised through the organization goes to building the school. The goal for this week at Ball State is to raise $750, but the organization hopes to eventually raise $60,000 total for every school that participates.
Vice President Ben Easley said Bike to Uganda already had a good start on their goal of $750 as of Tuesday, from money raised through donations.
