RAGBRAI Expo!

Date: 7/22/06
Mileage: 0 (Worked the RAGBRAI Expo alllll day long... It was great!)

Funds Raised:

$11,784.62 for Kupenda
+$400.00 thanks to the wonderful people at the RAGBRAI Expo!
$20,000 is the goal for Kupenda. That is the amount needed to build a boarding facility so that 30+ children, who have disabilities, will get to go to school!!! It is a chance to really make a difference in a lot of people's lives!!!

$8,620.00 for ADA
+$200.00 thanks to the wonderful people at the RAGBRAI Expo!
Battling diabetes is something that is close to our hearts since Adam has Type I Diabetes. AFC's mission at it's core is to raise awareness, show other diabetics that anything is possible, and to do anything to combat diabetes!

After getting a great night's sleep we woke up and went straight to the RAGBRAI Expo which would last from 12:00 till 9:00 at night. The expo was awesome! It gave us a chance to talk to tons and tons of people about what we were doing, get some donations, and raise lots of awareness about diabetes.

(The setup at the Expo)

Some people wanted to know about Adam's insulin pump and how he manages his sugar levels while biking 100 mile days. Others were interested in our fixed gear bikes. Some people asked about the children in Africa and why we were helping them or what we were doing to help. There is a chance that we will be able to setup a table at each town that RAGBRAI visits. If we can we will because we really did some good today!

(A funny sign for Suga)

We also met Rob Layton who is the Ride Director for a ride that starts the day after RAGBRAI ends. His ride, called Bicycle Illinois, just happens to go from Muscitine, IA to downtown Chicago, IL!!! That is perfect for us because we were planning on doing that in one day! We agreed to talk about his ride at our expos, on our website, and to call him while we biked the route if anything came up that he would want to know about (looking for mistakes). This saved us the time and effort of making the route ourselves and it guarentees that we get real good maps and stuff.

(Raising awareness allll day long)

-Pattt