"Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary from Director T.C. Johnstone and narrated by Academy Award Winner and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Forest Whitaker about the first Rwandan National Cycling Team and their six year journey to the Olympic games in London. It's not about the bike. It's about second chances, how our past doesn't have to define our future, and the impossible triumph of the human spirit over one of the world's most devastating genocides.

Thanks in part to a grant to Metropolitan Community College, (MCCKC) Director T.C. Johnstone will be taking part in a screening of the film “Rising from Ashes” and answering questions via Skype about the struggles  that the team has faced in their path to the Olympics.Many of the racers on Team Rwanda have never ridden a multi-speed bike until they get their first race bike from the team. We have planned a weekend of activites that allow you to get involved and help these cyclists rebuild a sense of pride in their country.

Friday, April 26

    *Rising from Ashes film screening
    *Q&A session with Director T.C. Johnstone
@ MapleWoods Community College

Saturday, April 27
     *Free Bicycle Safety Check
     * Packet pick-up and pre-registration
@ The Wheel Cyclery

Sunday, April 28
     *Charity ride (12, 25, or 50 miles)
     *Free Community Yoga Class
@ The Wheel Cyclery and The Wheel Yoga



Stay posted for more details on events, training rides, and other ways to get involved!