Originally Posted by healthie

Doug64 - this is a totally valid question and I've thought about it a lot because initially, the two ideas seem really, really separate. I had a chat with a good friend about the translation of a ride across a continent into a fundraising effort and we came up with some ideas. The hardship of the trek is what pulls at peoples' heartstrings. I'm not earning an income, not going to be eating great food, and going to be sleeping (mostly) uncomfortably. My hope is that people will interpret what I'm doing as a big contribution to help people in our community, and that they do the same with donations. In addition, there are few people who bike across North America. We're connecting with media outlets to get the word out about the trek and the fundraising. This happened just over a month ago, and while support from the community, service clubs, and businesses has been very strong and supportive, it's important to keep the wheels turning on the fundraising. At the very least, the blog will be a consistent piece for people to follow for ~3 months. Ideally we will get in touch with media outlets who continue to do stories or updates.