Good plug for a good friend
My best man Dave is going on an adventure with his (our? thought I've not spoken to him in eons) friend Adam. It's for a good cause and he has a blog now. I, of course, told him the car scares me to pieces. He replied that I sounded like a mom.... umm.... yeah.. good reason for that!
I'm excited for Adam and Dave and their adventure. I look forward to reading up on how it all goes... and IF they even make it all the way! Maybe you can enjoy it too or contribute to the cause as well.
Here's the plug!
On Wednesday, my friend Adam and I are leaving New York city in a 1964
Dodge Dart we obtained for free on Craigslist this winter and striking
out for New Orleans. We're doing it along with around 50 other teams
as part of the BABE (Big Apple to Big Easy) rally, a "banger rally"
where you're allowed to spend a maximum of $250 to buy your rally car.
Yes, we've packed lots of tools. It's not a speed event, and no one
finishes first. We've set up a website about our efforst at
http://www.rallydart.com.
I'm sending out this email because we're doing the rally to raise
funds and/or awareness for a fantastic non-profit I've been helping
out called Bonnie CLAC. Its mission is to help lower-income people in
rural areas become financially literate, then provide them with a loan
for a new car at a very low interest rate. The effect on their
clients -- over 2/3 women -- is transformative and empowering, helping
them out of a downward spiral of bad credit and financial dependence.
The organization has been written up in the Wall Street Journal, Time
magazine, and have received major grants from the Annie E. Casey
foundation and Jane's Trust. They're in a major push to make it a
self-sustaining enterprise, and they can use your help. Learn more
about them at http://www.bonnieclac.org
So we'd appreciate any contributions you can make. We've set up an
online donation page at the link below; anything you contribute there
will go straight to Bonnie CLAC.
http://www.firstgiving.com/rallydart1
We're going to be updating our blog during the rally -- check it out
at http://www.rallydart.com
Thanks,
Dave
PS: Special thanks to Vintage Sports & Racing (http://www.vsr1.com) in
Bow, NH for helping us make sure the wheels won't fall off on the way
to New Orleans.
PPS: Please forward this to anyone else you think might be interested!