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Saturday, August 30, 2014

WE MADE IT!!!



The sun came out as we reached the beach in Santa Barbara and we dipped our wheels in the Pacific Ocean with the support of so many amazingly gracious people who helped us along our 4000 miles journey this summer!!!

Riding along the Pacific Ocean!

We made it coast to coast!


On the road to Santa Barbara!


Fueled up!

Thanks to the Church of Christ in Santa Paula and all the other churches and schools that hosted us along the way!
 

This is it!

One more ride and we'll dip our front wheels in the Pacific Ocean. We can't begin to express the feeling and perspective we are left with after biking 4,000 miles while contributing to the affordable housing cause and meeting countless genuinely good people!

We want to share this day with all of you, so please enjoy the pictures from our trip above, along with more as we post them to the blog today, and be ready for stories to come as we reflect on our summer adventure in the weeks to come!

- Dan and Lauren


Monday, June 23, 2014

On the Road!!!


Our wheels are dipped and have hit the road, with tomorrow marking one week since our journey officially began. We can't thank all those who have and continue to support us to be able to make this opportunity a reality. Our fundraising exceeded our goal, reaching $9,155 !!! Thanks to the incredible friends and family who have housed and fed us on our way through Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The first day alone - riding along the coast of Maine with this amazing group of people - would have been an experience worthy of all the preparation alone; and we still have an entire summer of days full of opportunity ahead.

Since beginning orientation, we have energized build sites with local Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Portland and Fitchburg, encouraged each other as a team in our biking groups on three consecutive rides around 50 miles each, and soaked up all of the amazing hospitality offered to us along the way.

Tomorrow, we continue our ride through Massachusetts on our way to our next build site in Pittsfield, MA, before heading on to New York and Pennsylvania for several more long and hilly but beautiful days in the saddle. We will do our best to capture this experience to share with all of you who care so much. We cannot express the gratitude we feel to be exactly where we are, doing exactly what we are doing!

Biking and Building On!


Monday, June 16, 2014

Only $600 with Just Hours to Go!


Hello from Maine!

We begin biking and building tomorrow, and need to have our fundraising goal met by midnight tonight!  We have raised almost $8400 this spring and only need $600 more to meet our goal of $9000 to support affordable housing. Any and every donation is incredibly appreciated and we hope that you will take a couple minutes to make a contribution.

Here are the links to donate to Dan and Lauren:
- Lauren's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7368
- Dan's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7369
* To support both Dan and Lauren, please split your total donation and submit half on each page.

Thanks for your help getting us to $9000!!!


Monday, June 9, 2014

Bike&Build: Please be part of our final 15%!


We kicked off our fundraising with a 15% personal contribution in January. Today, we need your support to finish the final 15% and we will have met our goal!

The deadline has arrived for our fundraising goal of $9,000.  We are incredibly appreciative of any contribution you are able to make to help bring us to this lofty goal! A donation of just $20 from each person reading this message will get us to our goal, while some additional options are listed below.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of the fight for affordable housing that we will be biking and building for this summer!!! Please take a couple minutes to donate to Dan and Lauren following the links on the pages below:

- Lauren's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7368
- Dan's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7369
* To support both Dan and Lauren, please split your total donation and submit half on each page.

Here are some more ideas to guide your donation:

$15 – Number of build days during the trip
$32 – Number of cyclers on our team
$40.00 – Number of miles (in cents) we will be biking [that’s 4,000 miles!]
$54 – Number of bike days, riding over 100 miles on some days
$75 – Number of days sleeping on a floor
$100 – Percentage of your donation that we will put directly to use

Learn more and remember to follow our impact throughout the summer on our blog at http://danandlaurenbikeandbuild.blogspot.com/ !

Here’s to the fight for affordable housing! On to $9,000 thanks to your help!
Your support is greatly appreciated.

- Dan and Lauren

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Final Fundraising CHALLENGE!


THE CHALLENGE: If everybody receiving this message contributes just $20 TODAY ($10 for Dan and $10 for Lauren), we will be to our fundraising minimum by midnight!!!

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY before the fundraising deadline for our trip with Bike and Build! We are 78% of the way there!!! In eight days, we will begin our trip biking and building across the country, and so far we have raised $7,000 to support our fight for affordable housing this summer.

Are you able to contribute? Please follow a couple quick steps on our fundraising pages below and rest assured that your tax-deductible contribution will be going to good use this summer!

- Dan's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7369
- Lauren's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7368
* To support both Dan and Lauren, please split your total donation and submit half on each page.

Here are some other ideas to guide your donation:

$15 – Number of build days during the trip
$32 – Number of cyclers on our team
$40.00 – Number of miles (in cents) we will be biking [that’s 4,000 miles!]
$54 – Number of bike days, riding over 100 miles on some days
$75 – Number of days sleeping on a floor
$100 – Percentage of your donation that we will put directly to use

Learn more and remember to follow our impact throughout the summer on our blog at http://danandlaurenbikeandbuild.blogspot.com/ !

Thanks for your support!
Dan and Lauren



Thursday, June 5, 2014

Yesterday Marked 4 Days to our Goal! Here's 4 Factors that Push and Pull!

Thanks to everyone's terrific contributions in the past two days! We're averaging $350 more every day and are finishing strong. Here's more information to push what you know!


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

5 Days to Fundraising Goal! 5 Facts You Need to Know!

Thanks for everyone's contributions and support in the past few days! We are aiming to have fundraising complete by this Sunday!!! We will be counting down by sharing some important information with you over the next few days. Please get informed and consider contributing to the cause!

5 Days to Go! Please consider fundraising:

- Dan's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7369
- Lauren's bio and fundraising page: http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7368
* To support both Dan and Lauren, please split your total donation and submit half on each page.