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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 200740 miles of riding pleasure!
My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for the American Lung Association. It was 20 miles of rolling paved hills, and 20 miles of very hilly gravel logging roads. It was just about the most intense physical thing I've ever done. It took us about 5 hrs. My legs began to feel like jello, and my body was really giving out. But somehow, when we rounded the bend and I could see the finish line, I had a sudden burst of energy and sprinted to the finish line! It was exhilirating! My next goal is to ride in the Multiple Sclerosis ride in August. With this particular fundraiser though, they would like to see everyone raise $1000, but with a minimum of $250. I feel so awkward asking people for money! Has anyone else successfully raised that kind of money for something similar? Was it hard? Any tactics to try? Betsy http://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/betsy.steinhart > My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for the > American Lung Association. It was 20 miles of rolling paved hills, and 20 [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Betsy > http://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/betsy.steinhart MS has good tools to help you with that. Maybe you could set a personal goal of $500 for the first year? I have been able to raise more money each year. It's a really fun ride and the fund raising isn't that bad. I have the Tour de Cure first. I'll start focusing on MS150 fund raising in a month or so.  Signaturejmk in NC > My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for the > American Lung Association. It was 20 miles of rolling paved hills, and 20 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Betsyhttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/betsy.steinhart No, it wasn't hard. Be "determined." And check your fundraising page; you are a little closer than you were before. >> My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for >> the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > No, it wasn't hard. Be "determined." And check your fundraising page; > you are a little closer than you were before. Thanks Neil! You're the best. > >> My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for > >> the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Thanks Neil! You're the best. No, there are many better than me. Unfortunately. :-) Neil 385/247/225 > My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for the > American Lung Association. It was 20 miles of rolling paved hills, and 20 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Betsyhttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/betsy.steinhart Email all your family and friends and let them know your plans. If you work, post it in the break area or other public area. I'm doing my second Livestrong ride this year for cancer research. I didn't have any problems raising the $500. Beverly >> My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for >> the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Beverly Thanks for the tip, and thanks for your support! > > My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for the > > American Lung Association. It was 20 miles of rolling paved hills, and 20 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Email all your family and friends and let them know your plans. If > you work, post it in the break area or other public area. Be careful. Many companies don't allow solicitation in the workplace. I can't contact my co-workers, for instance, asking for money for my MS ride. On May 22, 11:02 pm, The Historian <neil.thehistor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My husband participated in Reach the Beach, a bike ride fundraiser for the > > > American Lung Association. It was 20 miles of rolling paved hills, and 20 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I never thought about that since my company encourages employees to participate in these types of events and to become active in our community. They give us two days each year to do volunteer work. My volunteer bike work with the local park system meets the qualifications so I get to spend my two days riding the bike:) The company also brought the "Team in Training" organization on site to give employees information on their events. Beverly > On May 22, 11:02 pm, The Historian <neil.thehistor...@gmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Beverly My company has very strict guidelines about such things, unfortunately. We have a volunteer day as well, but it's restricted to a list of approved projects and organizations. It's a sad fact that I'm not riding on an MS 150 team for my employer, but on that of a friend's employer. :-( > On May 22, 11:02 pm, The Historian <neil.thehistor...@gmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Beverly My company has very strict guidelines about such things, unfortunately. We have a volunteer day as well, but it's restricted to a list of approved projects and organizations. It's a sad fact that I'm not riding on an MS 150 team for my employer, but on that of a friend's employer. :-( |
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