SUNY Oneonta Senior Jami Haynes Sets Out on Cross-Country Bike Tour

SUNY Oneonta senior Jami Haynes set off on a 4,200-mile, cross-country bike adventure Tuesday with the goal of raising awareness about the Harvest of Hope Foundation, an organization that provides emergency assistance to migrant workers and their families.

The 21-year-old, accompanied by her boyfriend and sister, left early Tuesday morning from her home in Central Bridge. An avid runner and hiker, Haynes got the idea for the “Miles for Migrants” bike tour after Harvest of Hope founder and President Phil Kellerman visited one of her education classes this past semester.

The Harvest of Hope Foundation was established in 1997, when Kellerman worked at ESCORT, a migrant education resource center based at SUNY Oneonta.

Haynes will be passing through Mohawk, Utica, Chittenango, Central Square, Syracuse, Fairport, Buffalo, North Tonawanda, Lackawanna, and Erie, Pa., this week, before heading toward Cleveland.