Alberto "AJ" Stapleton was the Guest Speaker on October 8. He was born and raised in Lima-Peru, South America. He migrated to Denver, Colorado in December of 1984. His biggest passion in life is helping children and those in need. In 2008 AJ started recycling bikes, fixing them and then donating them to inner city Children in Colorado. In 2010 as a result of his charitable work and in response to God's call, he founded Project ReCycle a non-profit organization that provides bikes to the needy. They have distributed over 5000 bikes in 7 years to inner city children in the US and Africa. In 2012 he was awarded the Channel 7 Everyday Hero Award for his work in the community. In 2013 he received the Bike Denver Hero Award for his passion and commitment to the biking community. This year he was featured in Telemundo Denver “Unknown Heroes” who honor immigrants that have made a positive impact in our community.
