OKOBOJI -- Andy McCoy and Rocky Vest of Des Moines decided to bike from the state capital to stay at a cabin in Okoboji with a group of friends in the summer of 2011.The following year, their ride became about much more.
The cyclists saw their journey, now called the Okoboji 200, as a way to help raise funds and bring awareness about sex trafficking prevention. They contacted Lighthouse Ministries and began accepting goodwill donations to support the organization that fights human trafficking in Nepal.
This Friday their mission continues, as Okoboji 200 riders will begin their 200-mile trip from Des Moines to Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park.
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