Donations

Thanks to family members who donated this past weekend: Paula Socha, Tonia Socha, Becky and Joe Socha! And, Thanks to Corey Shdaimah for her donation also.

I've finally broken the $1000 mark, and things seem to keep crawling upward, which is awesome! More letters went out Saturday morning, so hopefully this trend will continue.

I have a fundraiser planned for April 18th at the Bmore Fair, I'm thinking of doing kid's face painting for donations. Something fun, and far less effort than the bake sale. In addition, I'm going to have a house party on April 25th. Tickets are $30 each, $50 for a couple. Student Discount is $15 per person. Food, Drinks, Entertainment and door prizes will all be available. Email me at ksocha@bikeandbuild.org if you'd like a ticket.

Training

I started training when I got back to Baltimore in January. It's been kind of slow coming, and mostly indoors due to the weather. But, I've biked 333 miles so far! And have been trying to do some cross training of running (which I hate...) and swimming at one of the colleges in the area (we don't have a pool). I've been outside on my bike 3 times so far, and was really counting on this past weekend to get out... but it snowing, so that didn't happen :( Overall, things are looking good, but I need to pick up the pace as its less than 4 months away now!

Thanks to my most recent donors: Julie Mezainis, Ashley Hanneken, and the Lamport Family!

More Donations

I got a few donations in the mail this week. 

Thanks to Lindsey Dean, Paula and Martin Socha, Roger Knight, and Bob and Shirley Jacquith!

Let's hope we get more next week too ;)

Bake Sale

The Bake Sale at Waverly Farmer's Market was a success last weekend! We raised $275 dollars :) 

Thanks to Mack's Apples for donating apples, to my mom, aunt Cindy and aunt Paula for baking goods! And thanks to my parents and cousins Sarah and Cassidy who drove all the way from New Hampshire to help me sell at 6:30am on Saturday morning!

It was a great fundraiser and a great weekend with family. My next fundraiser will be a March Madness bracket pool... so keep your eyes out!

Upcoming Bake Sale

Next Saturday, February 21st I will be selling baked goods at Waverly Farmer's Market in Baltimore MD. My parents, and two of my cousins are coming to help which should be great! I'll be baking all week... but hopefully it'll bring in some good money. I'll also be putting out a bunch of my crafts, so feel free to stop by if you want to check them out. 

Thanks in advance to those coming to help. 

Leader position

I was officially offered the job of being a leader for the trip this week! I'm very excited for the opportunity. I am working with 3 other people to pull the trip together including determining our route, finding places for us to stay at night, finding local housing affiliates for us to volunteer at and looking for donations along the road. I think being part of this process and working with all the riders will make it much more rewarding, and bring an organizing aspect to the trip. And since my Master's degree is technically in social work organizing...

I was also permanently placed to a route, and it will be the Southern US Route. We will be traveling from Jacksonville Florida on June 10th and ending in San Francisco on August 17th. Check out the Bike and Build website then choose routes on the left, and scroll down to Southern US to see all the cities we go through along the way. Once we reach California I'm hoping to spend a few days with Doug and Kevin!!!

I'm starting to get a little worried about fundraising... I have some great ideas, it's just a matter of finding the time to put them into action. Keep your eyes out for things happening in the future. 

Portside Tavern Fundraiser

Last weekend I had a fundraiser at Portside Tavern, a bar in Canton. The night was great, as lots of people stopped by to help the cause. I was able to raise $150 in one night! Thanks to those who came, and thanks to the Portside staff for all their efforts and willingness to do the fundraiser.