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First, my thanks to all of you for supporting me in my challenge to raise $25,000. I'll admit, the task still seems a little daunting, but I'm confident that, with a little creativity and a lot of effort, I'll reach my goal by June 3rd.
Training News
Many of you know, I hadn�t been on my bike since August. I had a little accident on August 28th, while riding in the Napa Century. At mile 45, after not feeling well for the first half of the ride, I passed out entering the pit stop. Seems I was a little dehydrated. Combining that with a bout of pneumonia in October, somehow I found myself in January without having ridden in four months.
My first ride was with my Don McAdang, another veteran Schwab rider. We left from his house in San Francisco and planned to do the beautiful Tiburon loop (45 somewhat hilly miles). We made it to Sausalito, decided to stop for lunch, and decided to take the ferry back to San Francisco. Okay, not the most challenging ride, but at least we both got back on the bikes (Don hadn�t ridden since closing ceremonies of CAR7 in June, 2000).
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The following weekend, I rode a total
of 150 miles in four days, including a Team Schwab ride I hosted at my house. 3 new
riders, 3 veterans, and lots of fun! My final ride of the weekend was a solo 45-mile ride.
Feeling good now! Maybe I haven�t totally lost it.� Then I came down with the dreaded "cold" everyone in San Francisco seemed to have. Knocked me out for a total of 14 days, just when I was getting back into the routine. � But I'm happy to report that I'm back on my bike & riding like the wind! |
Fundraising News
Since Team Schwab is going to raise $1 million, I decided I should make a real effort with my fundraising this year.� Last year, I raised almost $7,000 without even trying.� So this year, I've decided to set a goal of $25,000.
So far, I�ve sent out several hundred fundraising cards, letters, and emails. I didn�t realize I knew so many people, but I pulled out my really old address books and started mailing! It�s be great reconnecting with old friends I�d lost touch with. To date, thanks to all of you, I�ve raised $4,010. Still a long way to go, but I�ve still got some really neat fundraising ideas up my sleeve.
Team Schwab
We held our first full team meeting at the end of January, and I�m so proud and excited to be a part of Team Schwab.� We�re a beautiful, diverse group � ranging in age from 20-60, every size, color, gender (okay, only two there), background. Very representative of Schwab as a company. The excitement of the team is just electric! Lots of new riders this year, and I�m doing everything I can to help and support them. And our new uniforms are awesome!
On the Horizon
February promises to be a great month. I�m really going to up my miles & get back into the gym to lift weights and take spinning class (helps on the hills). I�ve also started commuting by bike again this year.�� We've got a number of Team Schwab training rides planned, and I'm really looking forward to getting to know the new team members.
And most importantly.....thank you to all my donors. I really appreciate your sponsorship and your personal notes have been such an inspiration to me.� Your support is invaluable to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation
| Caedmon Bear, Schwab | Lynda Bessette, Chicago, IL |
| Nick Brogolias, Schwab | Bob & Peg Brussel, Syracuse, NY |
| Stacy Chretien, Schwab | Jim & Geri Clark, Syracuse, NY |
| Katie Clark, NYC | Ginny Cohen, Schwab |
| Marianne Cooke, Schwab | Rob Cotterman, Schwab |
| Heidi Francis, Schwab | Bob Gelott, Schwab |
| Marcie Goldstein, Syracuse, NY | Lou Kempton, Syracuse, NY |
| Tootsie Lansang, Schwab | Jeff Mazik, Schwab |
| Isis Nyong'o, Schwab | Sal Ortiz, Schwab |
| Kay Pappas, Schwab | Martha Perry, Schwab |
| Norma Quispe, Schwab | Susan Ruelas, San Jose, CA |
| Lynn Running, Schwab | Beth Sawi, Schwab |
| Vickie Stallings, Schwab | Dick Szymanski, Syracuse, NY |
| Minga Torres, Schwab | Pam Tweedy, Schwab |
| Alexandra Urbanowski, San Jose, CA | Ann Vandehey, Schwab |
| Jenni Yoshida, Schwab |
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Impressive statistics (at least they seem impressive to me): |
| Total miles I rode in January: 201.15 |
| Total number of training rides this month: 8 |
| Average mileage per ride: 25.14 |
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| Donations received to date: $4,010 |
| Total Schwab Donations: $1,170 |
| Total Schwab Matching Gifts: $2,340 |
| Total non-Schwab Donations: $500 |
So, a final "thank you" to everyone who's helping me meet my challenge for the California AIDS Ride. Feel free to share this site with anyone you know who might be interested.
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