Washington DC!

Date: 8/28/06 and 8/29/06
Mileage: 30 (on 28th), 5 (on 29th)

Funds Raised:
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$15,534.00 for Kupenda
$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!!!

$9,622.00 for ADA
Donation thanks to Diane Harrison
Donation thanks to H. Lee Braidwood
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!

We sadly had to leave the Stump's house. We had the best weekend ever there but on Monday morning we had to go to D.C.

We biked to the D.C. metro and took that to meet up with Eastern Market where we met with Jon Towson. He works for the ADA national office and is an advid cyclist. He has supplied us with tons of ADA paraphernalia, like the red bracelets, that we have been selling at our events. It was great to meet him again!

Afterwards we went to Jase's house. We hung out there for awhile and then we went to meet up with our friend Jake Klim (a fellow runner from UMBC).

Today we went with our friend Martin Gould (who we know through our Mid Maryland Triathlon Club) to talk with Katie Drennan (who is a member of the Congressional Bike Caucus). It was great to talk with her about how Congress is actually trying to make bike commuting easier in the big cities for all of its environmental and health benefits. We also told her about all of our many many plans for the future of AFC :)

Martin Gould has by far been one of the biggest and most valuable supporters of AFC. He has helped us find tons of our places to stay on our route, he makes sure the people at home don't forget about us while we are away all summer, he has always given us great advise, and he has even helped to steer us in the right direction. We can't say enough how much we appreciate his help and friendship! We can't wait to bike with him again at our finishing ride in Ocean City, MD!

Tonight we are staying with PhillyK and AndyK's parents in DC! And we will be doing DC yokey tonight as well :) with Jase and some other friends.

-Pattt