THREE OAKS, Mich. – A Three Oaks man started his trek to the nation’s capital in order to raise awareness of some causes that are near and dear to his heart.

Aaron Taslitz declared that he is going to bicycle to Washington, D.C. to shine a spotlight on several causes.

The Michigan native plans to get some work along the way as a courier.

Taslitz is a graduate student at Rutgers and Johns Hopkins University.