Dear Friends,
I think we at the GCC have a
unique opportunity to assist in raising funds for Katrina Relief. Please join
me in a fund raising effort during the GCC Cycling Festival weekend October 1
and 2nd.
We’ve seen the great success cyclists all over the
country have had raising funds for worthy causes – cancer (LAF), multiple
sclerosis (MS150) and more.
How about channeling your energy during the Gainesville
Cycling Festival to raise funds for Katrina Relief? By asking friends, colleagues, family
and neighbors to sponsor each of us on a per mile basis we combine to make a
serious contribution. No amount is too small – 25 cents per mile, $1 per
mile, hey what the heck, challenge someone to sponsor you for $10/mile and ride
both Centuries! If you are more comfortable asking for a set amount, do that.
However you can motivate yourself or your sponsors, it all goes to the victims
of Katrina. Here’s a good one for the Hammer Heads: challenge someone to
sponsor you for double the $’s if you do a new PR or an under 4h30 Century!
I have discussed this with the GCC Board in
advance and they have approved the effort. “Riding for Hurricane
Relief” is strictly independent of the Cycling Festival. There is no
requirement that any rider raise funds. It simply occurred to me that this was
a way that I could increase my own ability to donate to the catastrophe and
immediately realized the possibilities to amplify the giving by an unknown
factor if I shared the idea with my cycling friends.
To streamline organization, please take only checks and have
them made out directly to the Red Cross – NO CASH. I will be collecting
checks at the registration table on Friday evening, 9/30, Saturday morning 10/1
and Sunday morning 10/2. Please put the checks in a sealed envelope and write
the total amount on the outside.
Right now, I’m working on this on my own. If anyone is
available to help I’d be grateful for the assistance. I could use 2 or 3
people to cover all the bases. It won’t be a big time commitment and
won’t interfere with any riding plans you have for the weekend. I especially need someone to be able to
take checks at the Flemington location on Sunday morning 10/2. Anyone out there available? I can be
contacted at my email = santello@xxxxxxxxxxxx
or 352-316-0084.
I plan on sending this email to TF list serve as well as
friends I have at other clubs. Please feel free to spread the word to cyclists
you may know who are coming into town to ride. It would be wonderful if they
would participate as fund raisers as well as passing the word to through their
club emails.
Have a great day,
Vicki
