The Lone Sailor
-"Mission Accomplished"- February 1st, 2025 to March 2nd, 2025 26 Days Riding - 3,065 Miles Pedaled - 100,689 Feet Climbed Passed By 18,572 Vehicles
$51,400Raised of $50,000
Your support will help fund critical therapy needed to reduce suicide rates of wounded veterans and first responders.
Please pledge per mile or make a one-time donation.
Help me reduce the 18 veteran suicides per day by donating as I ride across the USA from San Francisco, CA to Greenville, SC (3,650 miles).
Project Hero is a one-of-a-kind non-profit that brings together wounded veterans and first responders and helps them heal. Through recreational cycling therapy, they empower them to overcome challenges associated with their wounds - whether visible or hidden such as PTSD and TBI injuries.
Please join me as I ride to support Project Hero's mission.
Michael
Project Hero Impact - Mission In Action
63% of participants reduce or eliminate prescription drug usage.
(1 cent per mile)
$36
Ride A Bike - Save A Life
Ride Across America
"I am excited to have Project Hero as my charity partner for my Ride Across America. With everything they do to deliver cycling rehabilitation therapy for our wounded veterans and first responders nationwide, I am honored to support their impactful programs."
Michael Billing - US Navy Gulf War Veteran "The Lone Sailor: Coast to Coast for PTSD"
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Help sponsor a wounded veteran's Honor Ride experience
Help cover the cost of an injured veteran's Bourbon Burn participation.
$85
"It was incredible to watch and truly an honor to have Michael complete such an epic ride that helps support wounded veterans and first responders with PTSD. With Michael being a Gulf War veteran, his successful completion of 3,065 miles in 26 days is a journey that means even more to many participants in our program." Todd Setter, Executive Director - Project Hero
Project Hero was awarded a USA Cycling Club Of The Year for the second time. See the story here: 2022 USA Cycling Club Of The Year Article.
