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When asked what he would do to help reduce carbon emissions, the actor Matthew Modine had an immediate answer: Bicycle. Driven by the idea that a simple act could have a substantial impact on the planet, Modine created the environmental initiative Bicycle for a Day. The goal of Bicycle for a Day is to create a singular event whereby people throughout the world will get on their bicycles and ride. By promoting the use of bicycles as a transportation alternative, Modine hopes to lessen our collective carbon footprint and increase personal fitness.
In order to generate a global movement, Modine has created the Bicycle Container Project, which will provide bicycles to people in developing countries.
Modine’s vision is inspired by an extremely personal yet universal experience - the sense of liberation that young people enjoy the first time they get on a bicycle and ride.
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Matthew Modine is an American actor, best known for his role as Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam epic ‘Full Metal Jacket’ and his portrayal of a high school wrestler in ‘Vision Quest’. The youngest of seven children, Modine was born in Loma Linda, California. His parents ran a string of drive-in movie theaters across the United States. Modine was in his late teens when he decided to move to New York City to pursue an acting career. He studied with legendary acting coach Stella Adler before making his screen debut in 1983 next to Rosanne Arquette in ‘Baby, It’s You’. In the course of his career, he appeared in over 60 film and TV productions, receiving an Emmy nomination and a Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival.
In 2008, Modine created the environmental initiative Bicycle For A Day in an effort to promote the health and environmental benefits of bicycling. Bicycle For A Day was conceived as non-profit event with the goal to empower individuals with tools that will allow them to improve the environment and their personal fitness. The first event at the South Street Seaport, New York City, in September 2008 attracted over 14,000 people. The mission of Bicycle For A Day is to inspire and inform individuals about simple actions everyone can take in their daily lives that collectively can make a difference towards reducing global warming.
