In honor of missing and exploited children, Denton County will conduct the inaugural Texas Ride for Missing Children on Friday.
The Texas Regional Office of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is conducting the Ride for Missing Children, a 100-kilometer bike ride in Denton County to begin at 8 a.m. at Lifetime Fitness, 3100 Churchhill Drive, in Flower Mound.
According to a news release by the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, the 62-mile ride will not only honor children missing or exploited but raise funds for prevention and education programs that help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation.
After stops at Liberty Elementary School and McKamy Middle School in Flower Mound and Central Elementary School and DeLay Middle School in Lewsiville, participants will be welcomed back to Lifetime Fitness at 1 p.m. with a special thank you from Rae Leigh Bradbury, the first child to be rescued by an AMBER Alert 16 years ago, according to the release.
If anyone is interested in participating in the event or making a donation, visit www.ride.missingkids.com .
— Megan Gray-Hatfield
