Rescue Rider pedals 10,000 miles in decade

She has raised more than $25,000 that has gone toward animal rescue.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 3:10 p.m. March 22, 2017

West Orange Times & Observer
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Based on a New Year’s Resolution in 2007 and continuing through 2016, cyclist Sherry McMahon has ridden a total of 10,000 miles and raised more than $25,000 for animal rescue.

Nicknamed the Rescue Rider, McMahon pledged to ride one mile on her bicycle for every dollar donated with a goal of 1,000 miles and $1,000 a year. She completed her goals in 2016 and increased donations to more than $3,500 this year, the largest annual amount to date. She also raised an additional $1,000 for helping people in need.

Rescue groups that have benefited from donations this year include Candy’s Cats, The Haven for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife and the TREATS Program for teaching prisoners to train shelter dogs at The Transition House, a halfway facility of Osceola County. Total TREATS dog adoptions are close to 100.

To help the cause, go to rescuerider.com.

Contact Amy Quesinberry at [email protected].