Somaly Mam Foundation

Alexandra Lomo

PA - Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $4501 | Sponsor Me

Hello! My name is Alexandra Lomo, I am 23 and live in Sydney, Australia. I have always had an active interest in helping others & was really inspired by Stephanie's story of her previous ride across C...
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Cate McCann

Artist - Hawaii

Amount Raised: $2800 | Sponsor Me

I grew up in a big family, the 3rd oldest of nine kids. My parents started out with nothing, but kept moving for better job and living opportunities. Even so, their "nothing" was still so much more th...
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Catherine Byrne

Dental Nurse - Adelaide, Australia

Amount Raised: $4210 | Sponsor Me

Hi my Name is Catherine Byrne from Adelaide, South Australia. I am a Dental Nurse and Unit Manager in a specialist surgical unit at a public hospital and am rewarded daily by assisting and comforting ...
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Chris Hope Bushby

New Zealand

Amount Raised: $1925 | Sponsor Me

Howdy, my name is Hope! I recently turned 30, but am still a bit in denial about that. I've lived in New Zealand for the last year and a half, in route to the Deep South of America before moving to Sw...
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Elyse DeGrazier

Portland, Oregon

Amount Raised: $1135 | Sponsor Me

Hello! My name is Elyse DeGrazier. I am [almost] 23 and currently live in Portland, Oregon. While Portland is arguably the bike capitol of the U.S., I on the contrary do not bike. I never would h...
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Greg Opperman

Software Engineer - Worcester, MA

Amount Raised: $856 | Sponsor Me

Hi, My name is Greg, and I work for the Somaly Mam Foundation as a web developer. Through my work at the foundation, I've learned a lot about Somaly Mam and her work, and about the human trafficking p...
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Jay Howard

Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $1825 | Sponsor Me

Human trafficking hey? Well that simply sucks!

Hi. My name is Jay Howard. I am 37 years old and live in Sydney, Australia. I am happily married to Monica who is on the cycle as well and w...
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Jessica Fallon

Student - Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $700 | Sponsor Me

Hey!! My name is Jessica Fallon. I am 21 years old, live in Sydney and am studying Health Science at uni.

When I think of my childhood an instant smile comes across my face. I played wit...
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Julianna Small

Kelowna, British Columbia

Amount Raised: $1880 | Sponsor Me

Hi, my name is Julianna Small, I am currently seventeen but I will be eighteen by the time we travel to Cambodia, which makes me the youngest rider so far. I live in Kelowna, B.C. Canada and I just gr...
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Lisa Crane

Boone, NC

Amount Raised: $775 | Sponsor Me

I believe each of us can make the world a better place than it otherwise would have been had we not been born. At the end of the day, that is what I'd like my life to have been about. All it takes is ...
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Louise Tully

Office Manager - Adelaide, Australia

Amount Raised: $4045 | Sponsor Me

Hi - I'm Louise Tully, a 47 year old Office Manager from Adelaide, South Australia. I dont think any human being could read Somalys story and not be forever affected by it. I have a 17 year old d...
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Mike Hayes

Video Producer - Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $920 | Sponsor Me

I'm Mike, 28, from Sydney. Here two strangers can have a heated argument over a parking space; while neighbouring country folk are malnourished, starving, dying from curable & preventable diseases...
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Moira O'Connor

Amount Raised: $4190 | Sponsor Me

Hello my name is Moira, I am a friend of Louise Tully. About one month ago she gave me a book to read called "The Road to Lost Innocence." I was so taken by this amazing book that it touched my heart...
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Monica Howard

Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $2420 | Sponsor Me

Hi. My name is Monica Howard. I am 37 years old and live in Sydney, Australia with my husband and three children. My husband Jay and i will be doing the challenge together. I was introduced to Cam...
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Nikki Berto

Student - Melbourne, Australia

Amount Raised: $865 | Sponsor Me

Hi my name is Nikki and I found out about Somaly Mam's book from my sister, which I completed while I was curled up on my bed in tears. It was one of the most moving and amazing books I have ever read...
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Olivia Ciesol

Student - San Diego, California

Amount Raised: $60 | Sponsor Me

Hey everyone! My name is Olivia and I am 16 years old. I am currently living in San Diego, California where I attend the 11th grade and work a local ice cream shop. I recently discovered the Somaly Ma...
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Patty Carlson

New Zealand

Amount Raised: $3400 | Sponsor Me

Kia Ora! I'm Patty and I'm originally from the United States, born and raised in Hawaii and then lived a lot of years in Northern California until I started working with a non-profit organization in ...
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Ranny Kang

Amount Raised: $1353 | Sponsor Me

In 2008, I set a goal for myself for 2009. The goal was to plan a charity event where I would be able to donate the money raised to an organization empowering women and girls. During my search for the...
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Rebecca Weidner

Salem, Oregon

Amount Raised: $910 | Sponsor Me

Hello, I'm Becca Weidner, and I currently live in Salem, Oregon. It was my turn to pick the book for book club, so after browsing some reviews in a magazine, I ended up picking Somaly Mam's book. What...
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Richard Bergeron

Montreal, Quebec

Amount Raised: $1550 | Sponsor Me

Hello, my name is Richard Bergeron, I am 43 years old and I live in Montreal, Canada. I travel a lot through Asia and one day while I was in an airport in Shanghai, I was looking for a book to read on...
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Sambo Oum

Montreal, Quebec

Amount Raised: $50 | Sponsor Me

Hi, my name is Sambo Oum, I am 38 years old and I live in Montreal, Canada. I was born near Pailin in Cambodia. I left when I was 5 years old and came to Canada a few years later. I do not have that m...
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Sandra Wu

Lawyer - Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $2220 | Sponsor Me

"Sina is Vietnamese but was kidnapped at the age of 13 and taken to Cambodia, where she was drugged. She said she woke up naked and bloody on a bed, next to a stranger who had purchased her virginity ...
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Stephanie Lorenzo

Futures Organizer - Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $4170 | Sponsor Me

Hi, my name is Stephanie Lorenzo, I'm 22 years old and live in Sydney Australia. In October 2007, I participated in Challenge MD which was an amazing cycling experience through the streets of Cambodia...
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Stephen Copeman

Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $1985 | Sponsor Me

My name is Stephen Copeman. I am 23 years old, live in Sydney and work in Banking. I heard about Look to the Future through my friend Steph. Her motivation to set up the charity is inspirational. She ...
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Tricia Lorenzo-Fallon

Sydney, Australia

Amount Raised: $725 | Sponsor Me

Hello! My name is Tricia Lorenzo-Fallon. I am 25 years old, and living in Sydney with my wonderful husband Daniel and my puppy Kali. I have always wanted to make a difference in the world and in peopl...
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