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!!!
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!!!
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!
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:
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.
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