Climate Ride 2017: Help Kitty come home!!!
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THANK YOU!!!
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I did promise “JUMP-FOR-JOY-ECSTATIC”…
Thanks to everyone for their love, support, and donations this summer toward my Climate Ride attempt: from buying bake-sale items and introducing me to hills, to donating generously and spreading the word (or just being patient with all the badgering). #ClimateRideKitty could not have happened without you.
In the end it was 3 days, 238 miles, 15,743 ft of climbing, and 1 incredible experience. Thank you all again!
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September Update:
So here we are. Today is the pre-ride deadline for donations*, and I leave for the ride a week from tomorrow.I’m going to reflect on that for a second.
That means that you guys were able to help me get to horrifying $2,000 minimum. But you didn’t stop there! As you know,you blew that away by mid-summer to hit the stretch goal of $3,000! The Bike Wash and BBQ brought in and additional $145 that was shared with other riders on on Team WABA that are still working on their fundraising.
I get to do the ride. This is happening. This is happening because YOU made it happen! ^___________^
Current Account (figures since BtWD Announcement): $3,197 raised (those last $3 will haunt me…), 2,254 miles ridden, 85,512 ft climbed!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to all who contributed to this crazy endeavor! Not just with the cash, but with advice, encouragement, and enthusiasm.
(*They want me to remind folks I can, and will, accept donations through the end of the ride.
That said, there are others on Team WABA or WABA in the Wild that need it)
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August Update:
So, you guys continue to be AWESOME! The ride/pool party/film viewing was a HUGE success. It brought in enough funding to push us over the $3,000 stretch goal (w00!)That said, there was still talk of one more FUNdraiser event (see above! :cool:) and there are still members of Team WABA that need some help. I will certainly take more direct donations because at my level of fundraising, WABA gets a much larger cut (80%), but I will share a portion of cash donations with teammates to give them a boost.
So if you haven’t gotten in on this and would still like to help us out, I’ll be accepting donations through Labor Day!
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July Update:It’s been a few weeks of busy biking and furious fundraising, so I thought its time for an update. Since BtWD I’ve clocked in 970 miles on the bike, and climbing more hills than I’d like. Also in that time we’ve surpassed the minimum fundraising requirement for the Climate Ride, and reached within a hair of my original goal of $2,500!
I am grateful beyond words for all those who encouraged me and contributed on this journey so far! But wait, why does the donation page now say $3,000 as the goal? Isn’t this like climbing a hill to find… another hill?!
In truth, yes. In the spirit of full transparency, two reasons:
1. Many people have expressed a desire to donate, but have not yet had the chance. (If you are one of these people: NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!)
2. A full 80% of whatever is received at this point goes directly to WABA, and helps the team meet it’s minimum goal.If we can hit the $3,000 mark, then WABA will get an even $1,600 from my campaign, and I love round numbers as much as I like smooth trails, and a warm cookie.*
So if you are still interested in helping me on this cause, he best way to make a tax-deductible donation is to go here: https://support.climateride.org/participant/ClimateRideKitty, and click the “Support Me” button.
Most importantly, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to the folks who have generously donated already to get us this far!
*Remember Donations of over $50 are eligible for a special homebaked bonus gift.
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Original PostBefore a big email and social media push tomorrow, I wanted to make the announcement here first: I’ve made a terrible decision. I’m doing the Climate Ride!It’s not the part where I ride for 50-80 miles for 3 days straight that’s bad, nor the part where I have to climb through the Blue Ridge mountains (confession time: I’ve never ridden in mountains before), nor even the part where I saunter the corridors of the Hill in lycra.
No. The bad part is that I have to ask folks for money. To participate, I need to raise over $2,000 by Labor Day. Which. Terrifies. Me.
The good news is, I’m riding for Team WABA, and who here doesn’t love WABA?
55% of what I raise will go to WABA as a no-strings-attached grant! (The other 45% pays for all the food I plan on eating along the way and supporting the Climate Ride’s good work on raising awareness about the environment and stuff. :p)
As much as it hurts to ask, please consider making a tax-deductible donation by clicking the “Support Me” button at: https://support.climateride.org/participant/ClimateRideKitty
(Think of how much money on bike-shop bills with you WABA discount, can you spare me any of that change?)Once that part’s out of the way (PLEASE help me get it out of the way), I look forward to having fun with this!
After I recover from my dooring injuries I’m looking forward to a long summer of training, and will welcome any tips, route suggestions, cheerleading and camaraderie I can get.
I’ll update things as I go here, but folks who want more real-time updates can follow progress with #ClimateRideKitty on Strava, Twitter, and Instagram.
Thank you so much for your help and support!
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This is the gratitude zone! Here are the awesome-sauce folks who have pitched-in so far!
* LeprosyStudyGroup
* Emm
* Many Mode Commute
* Accordioneur
* Komorebi
* LhasaCM
* CBGAnimal
* Jessica H.
* DBB
* MegOC42
* Judd Lumberjack
* Reji
* TwoWheelsDC
* CReadinger
* Bob James
* Amalitza
* Bobco
* ArlingtonRider
* BobCochran
* SteveO
* Rimas
* KWL
* Rockford
* Streetsmarts
* Huskerdont
* srt112
* RandomDuck
* Drevil
* SJClaeys
* Coffeeneur
* Ian74
* Lord of the Mark
(The system didn’t always give me the forum name, so if you see your real-life name here, PM me and I’ll swap it!)
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This is super exciting! Unfortunately, some unexpected, last minute bike repairs for Kanza came up. So I will donate when I get back (please remind me!).
But you rock for doing this! I have some really awesome training routes (mostly gravel, but extra resistance is good!) if you want to take a look at them.
I am flabbergasted to see that I am somehow 25% of the way to my required fundraising amount! I am overwhelmed with gratitude. My ride tomorrow will be to JoAnns to find some stuff for Thank You cards! Let’s keep it up! 😮
@Sunyata 160343 wrote:
This is super exciting! Unfortunately, some unexpected, last minute bike repairs for Kanza came up. So I will donate when I get back (please remind me!).
But you rock for doing this! I have some really awesome training routes (mostly gravel, but extra resistance is good!) if you want to take a look at them.
Thanks Sunyata! Lord knows later is as good as now.
I’d love to try some gravel routes actually. It would be something different and it would mean I wouldn’t have to switch over to my skinny wheels before heading out.
Hey all!
I wanted to give an update on the fundraising process. I am thrilled to say that in the past half a week, I was able to hit the $1,000 threshold! We’re now at 44% of my goal.
I am overwhelmed with the gratitude and support that I’ve received on this already–even before I’ve climbed my first hill!
Now, my dad (God love him) put all of this into perspective by saying:
Dad: “So you’re almost at halfway?”
Kitty: “Yes.”
Dad: “Well, the second half might be harder, good luck”
Kitty:
So as he rightfully put it, I have a long way to go yet. So if you were thinking of donating, I and WABA still want it!
As an added incentive, donations above $50 are eligible to receive a special, custom, carby, thank you gift! (As soon as my hand is better and I can bake again
)https://support.climateride.org/participant/ClimateRideKitty
@Judd 161517 wrote:
The chocolate chip cookies were also good and I ate all of them at coffee club on Tuesday.
I’m so glad! That is my all-time favorite recipe. For maximum enjoyment, I didn’t try to tinker with it and make it healthy at all. :p
@Emm 161509 wrote:
After stealing one of LeprosyStudyGroup’s chocolate cookies yesterday I may need to up my donation game. Those cookies were seriously good… Donations don’t need to all be at once, right? So if I previously donated (I’m Erin L in “real” life), I can make up the rest of it to get to the cookie mark then get chocolate cookies all for myself (and whoever happens to be sitting next to me at that moment…)?
I also suggest brownies. Who doesn’t love brownies?
Sure! I don’t see why not. If it ends up being over $50 you are eligible to receive a dozen of whatever you want! (Or a whole batch of brownies depending on how I end up cutting them).
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