A cross-country caravan celebrating the city of Cleveland gathered at the intersection of 40th and -- of course -- Cleveland streets at UPCO Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers took home an NBA title on June 19 for the first time in 52 years, Weston Wride, a Cleveland native living in Provo, Utah, thought celebration was in order. That’s when he decided to take a crew of photo, video and social media gurus on a ride in his 1992 Ford F-150 on a cross-country journey. They call their grassroots movement, “Cleveland is Calling” and the stops along the way are “Believe Rallies.”
The idea is to rally Clevelanders everywhere, alerting people to their coming using social media or word of mouth, or even a good Cleveland vibe. Lincoln was the first visit where they didn't have somebody waiting for them and organizing a welcome. So it was a bit of a whim.
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“Everyone in Cleveland truly appreciates and clings on to their roots,” Wride said. “We love that people suffer and celebrate together, and there’s such a good feeling of overcoming when you come from an underdog, middle-class city.”
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