Howdy folks,
We leave for Vancouver, BC in 6 days, and on the 18th, w e r i d e .
I am running out the door right now to go on a training right on the miserably hot, flat, straight roads of the Florida coast (back home). The goal today: ride a bunch, and find sponsors for food along the way for our trip.
We are currently very close to the halfway point for our fundraising: $9,400!!!
A very exciting place to be as we head into the actual ride. Construction of the retaining wall in Chacaya is underway, the wheels are all in motion (ha!). We still have a long way to go, both in terms of distance and fundraising, so any ideas for support on this project are of course still welcomed.
As I've said before, the route and itinerary for our trip is available on our website, please peruse it and see if you think we're crazy. The gear is acculumated, the bikes are ready, our bodies are getting trained up for the century-a-day pace we will try to maintain. More updates soon!
Love,
E
Monday, June 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A great quote
This quote was on the back of a wonderful letter from a friend of a friend; the letter had a few more kind words of encouragement and a $20 check for Chacaya...could you ask for a more fitting kind of support for this project?
"the greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
Retaining Wall Construction to begin soon!!!
HUGE news! We just got word from David and the other PEGPartners that with the $5,000 we have raised thus far, the first payment has been sent to Chacaya to begin the construction of the retaining wall for the school! Construction will commence soon! This is wonderful news, to see the money raised already being put directly into Chacaya village so soon; the money we are raising is being fed directly into this place, for its children. Simply wonderful!
The property on which this school is being built is nestled on the side of a steep mountain, so before the actual school structure can begin, a retaining wall must first be built to level the ground and prevent landslides. This is the first step.
More exciting news: the "GuatemalRUN Bonanza 5K" happened on May 4 in Sewanee, TN, and resulted in an inspiring response from the campus community. Already, over $1,300 has been raised as a result of this small 5K run, and we expect dozens of more gifts in the coming days. Utterly fantastic. We are nearing the half-way mark for our goal, and I feel the momentum building; hopefully the half-way mark, and ultimately the final goal of $20,000, is not far off.
More soon!
Eric
The property on which this school is being built is nestled on the side of a steep mountain, so before the actual school structure can begin, a retaining wall must first be built to level the ground and prevent landslides. This is the first step.
More exciting news: the "GuatemalRUN Bonanza 5K" happened on May 4 in Sewanee, TN, and resulted in an inspiring response from the campus community. Already, over $1,300 has been raised as a result of this small 5K run, and we expect dozens of more gifts in the coming days. Utterly fantastic. We are nearing the half-way mark for our goal, and I feel the momentum building; hopefully the half-way mark, and ultimately the final goal of $20,000, is not far off.
More soon!
Eric
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Website Totally Updated!
Our website, www.canadacrossing08.org, received a total update today. This is totally great. The changes we made totally include:
- A map of our Route (check it out and see if you know anything about the places we hope to pass through. Any words of wisdom would be great. Email us!)
- A totally great table of our tentative daily schedule for the ride, complete with daily distances and towns we hope to stay in.
- A revised expenses list
- Almost all of the website is now viewable in Spanish!
- A new sponsor has been added
Keep checking in with us as we accelerate into the last several weeks before the ride! A fundraising total totally coming soon...
- A map of our Route (check it out and see if you know anything about the places we hope to pass through. Any words of wisdom would be great. Email us!)
- A totally great table of our tentative daily schedule for the ride, complete with daily distances and towns we hope to stay in.
- A revised expenses list
- Almost all of the website is now viewable in Spanish!
- A new sponsor has been added
Keep checking in with us as we accelerate into the last several weeks before the ride! A fundraising total totally coming soon...
The "GuatemalRUN Bonanza" 5K Run!
Efforts are moving along well at Sewanee! Eric has recently joined forces with a local sorority, Alpha Deta Theta, to organize a 5-km fun run on Sunday, May 4, 2008. The name of the run:
The run begins at 10am and takes participants on a tour of the Sewanee campus and greater domain. All entrance fees and proceeds will go DIRECTLY to the Chacaya School Project, helping us reach our goal of $20,000 to build a school for 140 children. Updates on the run will surely ensue, but if you must know more, please email us at canadacrossing08@gmail.com.
The "GuatemalRUN Bonanza 5K!"
The run begins at 10am and takes participants on a tour of the Sewanee campus and greater domain. All entrance fees and proceeds will go DIRECTLY to the Chacaya School Project, helping us reach our goal of $20,000 to build a school for 140 children. Updates on the run will surely ensue, but if you must know more, please email us at canadacrossing08@gmail.com.
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