A cross-country bicycle ride, to raise money and awareness for The Fuller Center for Housing’s efforts to eliminate poverty, will arrive in Tullahoma on Thursday, June 6, after a 98-mile ride from Ringgold, Ga. They will stay overnight at King Cross Church before resuming their journey across the nation the morning of June 7 with a 70-mile ride to Columbia.

The cyclists dipped their back tires in the Atlantic on May 24 before setting out on their 10-week, 3,800-mile ride to Oregon, where they will then dip their front tires in the Pacific when they arrive at their final destination on August 2.

Along their way through 12 states, the cyclists will enjoy some of the most iconic landmarks and National Parks in the entire country, such as Gateway Arch, Badlands National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore, Grand Tetons National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Craters of the Moon, and Crater Lake National Park. They’ll also hop off their bikes for at least six build days along the way with local Fuller Center covenant partners.

Since the first ride in 2008, more than 1,800 Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure cyclists have ridden more than 1.9 million cumulative miles and, most importantly, raised more than $6.4 million for The Fuller Center for Housing’s mission of helping families have simple, decent places to live through repair work and new home builds.

The Fuller Center for Housing, founded in 2005 by Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Millard Fuller, has earned the highest-level 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. The nonprofit is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.