Date: 2/15/07
Yesterday Adam and I finally finished the paperwork required by the IRS to become an official non-profit organization! It was a lot of work but we did it. We think it will take 6-8 months for the IRS to go over it and sanctify us as a non-profit but at least we are on our way.
When we are official we will be able to write reciepts to companies/businesses that want to sponsor us. That makes us more legit so we can go after the bigger sponsors for our events.
The next even we plan to organize after the RunningWater5k will be a swing-dancing party. We will have that sometime in the Fall details will be posted as we figure them out :)
-Pattt
LoveLife
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Trip To Kenya and The Documentary!
Date: 02/02/07
Cindy, president of Kupenda, is organizing a trip to Kenya this summer. I am definitely going and Adam is 70% sure he is going. We will be going there to visit with the kids, check on the status of the boarding facility construction, and possibly even help with the construction! Kenya is so beautiful and I can't wait to see those kids again. This time since we are going in the 'summer' it is actually cooler in Kenya because it is their winter time. Temps should be in teh 70s or so where we will be staying.
PhillyK is still hard at work on The AFC Documentary of our cross country trip. Check his videe-o's website for updates! I promise this doc is going to be amazing. PhillyK has so much talent it is ridiculous!
-Pattt
Love Life!
Cindy, president of Kupenda, is organizing a trip to Kenya this summer. I am definitely going and Adam is 70% sure he is going. We will be going there to visit with the kids, check on the status of the boarding facility construction, and possibly even help with the construction! Kenya is so beautiful and I can't wait to see those kids again. This time since we are going in the 'summer' it is actually cooler in Kenya because it is their winter time. Temps should be in teh 70s or so where we will be staying.
PhillyK is still hard at work on The AFC Documentary of our cross country trip. Check his videe-o's website for updates! I promise this doc is going to be amazing. PhillyK has so much talent it is ridiculous!
-Pattt
Love Life!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Diabetes Support Groups!
Date: 1/19/07
Adam and I have given 2 talks at 2 separate diabetes support groups since we have been back. We are making out way into being guest speakers at quite a few diabetes related organizations! It is soooo good for other diabetics and especially the parents of children recently diagnosed with the disease to see Adam and how he is able to do things that most people only dream of. Really you can do anything you set your mind to. We are schedule to make a few more talks in the coming months.
Currently we are working on organizing the RunningWater 5k, and charity bike ride for a group on the C&O Canal over 2-3 days that will be auctioned off at a JDRF Gala in June.
PhillyK is still working super hard on the AFC Documentary!!! Check his videe-o's site for updates and other works.
-Pattt
Love Life!
Adam and I have given 2 talks at 2 separate diabetes support groups since we have been back. We are making out way into being guest speakers at quite a few diabetes related organizations! It is soooo good for other diabetics and especially the parents of children recently diagnosed with the disease to see Adam and how he is able to do things that most people only dream of. Really you can do anything you set your mind to. We are schedule to make a few more talks in the coming months.
Currently we are working on organizing the RunningWater 5k, and charity bike ride for a group on the C&O Canal over 2-3 days that will be auctioned off at a JDRF Gala in June.
PhillyK is still working super hard on the AFC Documentary!!! Check his videe-o's site for updates and other works.
-Pattt
Love Life!
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Running Water 5k!
Date: 1/10/07
Donation to Kupenda. My Aunt Katy and Uncle Ted donated $50.00!! Thanks soo much!
Hi everyone!! Adam and I with the help of some of our friends are organizing a 5k to benefit Blood:Water Mission. Blood:Water Mission is an organization that is building drinking wells for underprivileged communities in Africa. We thought it was a good and noble cause so we are going to help them out! All of the money made at the 5k will go directly to the charity. There will also be a 1 mile fun run :)
We have named the event 'Running Water 5k'.
Please sign up, join us for a nice race, and help a good cause!!!
-Pattt
Love Life!
Donation to Kupenda. My Aunt Katy and Uncle Ted donated $50.00!! Thanks soo much!
Hi everyone!! Adam and I with the help of some of our friends are organizing a 5k to benefit Blood:Water Mission. Blood:Water Mission is an organization that is building drinking wells for underprivileged communities in Africa. We thought it was a good and noble cause so we are going to help them out! All of the money made at the 5k will go directly to the charity. There will also be a 1 mile fun run :)
We have named the event 'Running Water 5k'.
Please sign up, join us for a nice race, and help a good cause!!!
-Pattt
Love Life!
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Breaking The Curse
Date: 12/09/06
Kupenda is the other organization that we raised money for as we cycled across the country this year. We were able to raise $20,000+ for this organization. That money will go towards building a boarding facility at a school in Kenya for children who are disabled.
Andy Buaer, who is the vice president of Kupenda, makes awesome video's just like our AFC driver PhillyK. His latest video is called Breaking the Curse. Video's like this can really help to move people to action and make a difference in our world.
-Pattt
LoveLife
Kupenda is the other organization that we raised money for as we cycled across the country this year. We were able to raise $20,000+ for this organization. That money will go towards building a boarding facility at a school in Kenya for children who are disabled.
Andy Buaer, who is the vice president of Kupenda, makes awesome video's just like our AFC driver PhillyK. His latest video is called Breaking the Curse. Video's like this can really help to move people to action and make a difference in our world.
-Pattt
LoveLife
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Speeches, Speeches, Speeches
Date: 12/7/06
Adam and I have been giving tons of motivational/informative talks lately!
On November 21st we gave a talk at Howard County Community College. Our friend Maura, who we met through our Mid Maryland Triathlon Club, teaches there and she wanted us to come to her class room to talk to the kids about managing your finances, helping others, and getting out there in the world to make a difference! We met lots of cool people there and we even found one guy who is interested in joining AFC in our future events. We suggested he go to Princeton Sports, buy a bike, start training, and keep in touch.
(At Howard County Community College talking to the kids)
On November 27th we spoke at Northrop Grumman, where I work. It was a speech mainly focused on living a healthy life and combating diabetes! It is sooo good for other diabetics to see Adam being so active and doing so many cool things despite his disease. It is especially good for parents of children who have recently been diagnosed to talk to Adam. They can see that their child will never be limited by their disease and Adam can give them some excellent advice on how to manage diabetes while being active.
Last night we traveled to Frederick, MD to give a talk at the newly formed Frederick Triathlon Club. The talk mostly focused on the biking/endurance aspects of out trip and the charity work that we did for ADA and Kupenda. We met tons of new friends and hopefully we will see them all again. We hope to work with the club and they may be interested in helping us in the future! The meeting was held at Fix Frederick Bike Shop. It was one of the coolest shops we have seen yet! They had more fixies and single speed bikes than any shop I have ever been to. The owner, Stacey, was super nice and gave us free T-Shirts :). We hope to work with that shop more in the future and she might want us to return to give a talk to the fixed gear riders who frequent her store.
(at FixFrederick Bikes with the Frederick Triathlon Club!)
-Pattt
Love Life!
Adam and I have been giving tons of motivational/informative talks lately!
On November 21st we gave a talk at Howard County Community College. Our friend Maura, who we met through our Mid Maryland Triathlon Club, teaches there and she wanted us to come to her class room to talk to the kids about managing your finances, helping others, and getting out there in the world to make a difference! We met lots of cool people there and we even found one guy who is interested in joining AFC in our future events. We suggested he go to Princeton Sports, buy a bike, start training, and keep in touch.
(At Howard County Community College talking to the kids)On November 27th we spoke at Northrop Grumman, where I work. It was a speech mainly focused on living a healthy life and combating diabetes! It is sooo good for other diabetics to see Adam being so active and doing so many cool things despite his disease. It is especially good for parents of children who have recently been diagnosed to talk to Adam. They can see that their child will never be limited by their disease and Adam can give them some excellent advice on how to manage diabetes while being active.
Last night we traveled to Frederick, MD to give a talk at the newly formed Frederick Triathlon Club. The talk mostly focused on the biking/endurance aspects of out trip and the charity work that we did for ADA and Kupenda. We met tons of new friends and hopefully we will see them all again. We hope to work with the club and they may be interested in helping us in the future! The meeting was held at Fix Frederick Bike Shop. It was one of the coolest shops we have seen yet! They had more fixies and single speed bikes than any shop I have ever been to. The owner, Stacey, was super nice and gave us free T-Shirts :). We hope to work with that shop more in the future and she might want us to return to give a talk to the fixed gear riders who frequent her store.
(at FixFrederick Bikes with the Frederick Triathlon Club!)-Pattt
Love Life!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Talk at Adam's work!
Date: 11/01
We gave a speech at a meeting at Adam's work this past Monday. It was a Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) meeting. The CFC is a great organization withing the government that works with tons and tons of charity/non-profit organizations contributing funds to all of them!
We showed our AFC-Kupenda video and we talked about how awesome it is to give to others and how much we got back in return! It was a total success and we met lots of very nice people. They want us to come back and give some more talks!! We can't wait!
-Pattt
Love Life
We gave a speech at a meeting at Adam's work this past Monday. It was a Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) meeting. The CFC is a great organization withing the government that works with tons and tons of charity/non-profit organizations contributing funds to all of them!
We showed our AFC-Kupenda video and we talked about how awesome it is to give to others and how much we got back in return! It was a total success and we met lots of very nice people. They want us to come back and give some more talks!! We can't wait!
-Pattt
Love Life
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
AFC Charity Party in South Carolina!?
Date: 10/16/2006
Or friend Grace E Lou, who goes to grad school in South Carolina, organized and held a Charity Party to help us raise money for Kupenda!! She raised $123.00!! We are so lucky to have so many supportive friends :)
In other news... Our AFC Jersey Auction is still going strong. We have had 3 people place bids for jerseys. The ending date for the auction is December 9th. Email me at pblair12@gmail.com to place a bid.
-Pattt
Love Life
Or friend Grace E Lou, who goes to grad school in South Carolina, organized and held a Charity Party to help us raise money for Kupenda!! She raised $123.00!! We are so lucky to have so many supportive friends :)
In other news... Our AFC Jersey Auction is still going strong. We have had 3 people place bids for jerseys. The ending date for the auction is December 9th. Email me at pblair12@gmail.com to place a bid.
-Pattt
Love Life
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations - Starting a Nonprofit
Date: 10/12/06
Today Adam and I went to a class given by The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. The class was on 'Starting a nonprofit organization' and it was great! We found that it won't be very hard at all to start a nonprofit and if we become members of this association they will help us and guide us through the process of becoming a nonprofit! It is even easier for us to fill out the paperwork because we don't have to worry about paying any salaries since AFC has no employees and we don't expect to make any money off this.
Being a nonprofit will enable us to get the big sponsors since we will have 501(c)(3) status and we will be able to write tax deductible receipts. Being a nonprofit also gives us a lot of credibility that what we are doing has been approved by the IRS so people who donate, that don't know us well, will be more comfortable that we are really doing a good thing and not just trying to make a profit or something :)
This will be a big step for us! We are really really excited about it! Hopefully we will be able to grow into something bigger by gaining this status! Along those lines if you have any ideas for raising funds or for making AFC even cooler or bigger we would love to have you join with us and help make a difference!!
-Pattt
Love Life
Today Adam and I went to a class given by The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. The class was on 'Starting a nonprofit organization' and it was great! We found that it won't be very hard at all to start a nonprofit and if we become members of this association they will help us and guide us through the process of becoming a nonprofit! It is even easier for us to fill out the paperwork because we don't have to worry about paying any salaries since AFC has no employees and we don't expect to make any money off this.
Being a nonprofit will enable us to get the big sponsors since we will have 501(c)(3) status and we will be able to write tax deductible receipts. Being a nonprofit also gives us a lot of credibility that what we are doing has been approved by the IRS so people who donate, that don't know us well, will be more comfortable that we are really doing a good thing and not just trying to make a profit or something :)
This will be a big step for us! We are really really excited about it! Hopefully we will be able to grow into something bigger by gaining this status! Along those lines if you have any ideas for raising funds or for making AFC even cooler or bigger we would love to have you join with us and help make a difference!!
-Pattt
Love Life
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Disabilities Awareness Expo
Date: 10/04/06
Today Adam and I attended a Disabilities Awareness Expo with Cindy Bauer (founder of Kupenda) and our friend Kate Schuit. We were there to talk about our experiences in Africa with the Children of Kupenda. It was a good opportunity for us to focus on how we want to help those kids :)
(Adam is on the left, Cindy, and me...
with all of our poster boards and a laptop showing the Kupenda Video)
Today Adam and I attended a Disabilities Awareness Expo with Cindy Bauer (founder of Kupenda) and our friend Kate Schuit. We were there to talk about our experiences in Africa with the Children of Kupenda. It was a good opportunity for us to focus on how we want to help those kids :)
(Adam is on the left, Cindy, and me...with all of our poster boards and a laptop showing the Kupenda Video)
-Pattt
Monday, October 02, 2006
The New Pump!!
The new pump arrived on Wednesday with the REAL-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Starter Kit. I got the training from Kim Loman on Thursday and started the pump with the sensors!!! Thank you Medtronic Minimed for this pump. It was my dream when we started the trip to have this pump and now I am living it!
http://www.minimed.com/products/insulinpumps/
This kit is amazing! It caught my first low over the weekend when I was sleeping. I woke up to the alarm and was able to eat some food:)! when I get back on my bike for long bike rides its going to be so awesome to have this pump:)
Some really great things about the sensor with the pump:
1) Able to get good readings on your basal rates which in turn will lead to better overall glucose readings.
2) Catches low sugars before it gets critical
3) Dont have to worry about low sugars while sleeping(my alarm is set to warn me when sugar gets to 60)
4) If your sugar is on its way up or down it will show you an up or down arrow next to your glucose level.
Some negatives:
1) short 5-10 minute delay on glucose readings.
2) Still have to test sugar twice a day.
If anyone has any other questions about the pump you can contact me at adrisc1@gmail.com
Adam
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
AFC Trailer
Date: 9/26/06
Here is the trailer for the AFC Documentary that PhillyK put together!!
Enjoy!
-Pattt
Here is the trailer for the AFC Documentary that PhillyK put together!!
Enjoy!
-Pattt
Howard Co. Type 1 Support Group Meeting
Date: 9/26/06
Last night Adam, Jesse, and I gave a speech at the first meeting of the Howard County Type 1 Support Group. The group is for children with type 1 diabetes and their parents. It was so good for those parents to see how much Adam has accomplished and that having diabetes has only brought good things to his life. They can see how happy and uninhibited his life is and know that their kids can do everything he can. They don't have to be limited because they have diabetes!!
If you would like to know more about the Howard County Type 1 Support Group you can email Paula Bisacre at Paulaannbiz@aol.com.
I also want to thank Heather and weekly for comming to the meeting with us last night to support us and help us setup for the talk :)
-Pattt
Last night Adam, Jesse, and I gave a speech at the first meeting of the Howard County Type 1 Support Group. The group is for children with type 1 diabetes and their parents. It was so good for those parents to see how much Adam has accomplished and that having diabetes has only brought good things to his life. They can see how happy and uninhibited his life is and know that their kids can do everything he can. They don't have to be limited because they have diabetes!!
If you would like to know more about the Howard County Type 1 Support Group you can email Paula Bisacre at Paulaannbiz@aol.com.
I also want to thank Heather and weekly for comming to the meeting with us last night to support us and help us setup for the talk :)
-Pattt
Friday, September 22, 2006
AFC Documentary - Greg Lemond
Date: 9/22/06
This morning Adam and I met with Shawn McIntosh, who is our good friend who works at the Baltimore Chapter of ADA. She told us the Greg Lemond is now on board with ADA as an official represenative and that she has been tasked to come up with a 'Wish List' of things that she could use his star power for. One of the top five things on her list is to have Greg Lemond do a voice over, narrarate, or be a part of our documentary in any way possible. This would be hugeeeee!!
For those of you who don't know Greg Lemond is one of the greatest cyclists of all time, right up there with Lance Armstrong. Here is his official website. He also has his own brand of bikes. Actually, my first road bike ever was a Lemond!!
-Pattt
This morning Adam and I met with Shawn McIntosh, who is our good friend who works at the Baltimore Chapter of ADA. She told us the Greg Lemond is now on board with ADA as an official represenative and that she has been tasked to come up with a 'Wish List' of things that she could use his star power for. One of the top five things on her list is to have Greg Lemond do a voice over, narrarate, or be a part of our documentary in any way possible. This would be hugeeeee!!
For those of you who don't know Greg Lemond is one of the greatest cyclists of all time, right up there with Lance Armstrong. Here is his official website. He also has his own brand of bikes. Actually, my first road bike ever was a Lemond!!
-Pattt
Friday, September 15, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Silent Auction - AFC Jerseys
Date: 9/12/06
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$20,00.00 for Kupenda (Wednesday night we will have exact numbers)
Donation from Richard Kirkley
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for American Diabetes Association
Donation from Joshua Kulp
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!
At the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club meeting last night we decided that we will be holding a silent auction for our spare AFC Jerseys.
(AFC Jersey Front)
(AFC Jersey Back)
So here is the deal:
1. They are used jerseys. We traveled through the country with 2 jerseys each for the bikers and 1 jersey each for the drivers. The biker's jerseys have been through a lot but they are in excellent condition thanks to my MomMom who sewed them and washed them to almost as white as new :)
2. Sizes: 3 Large and 1 Medium
3. This will be a silent auction so if you are interested in winning one of these jerseys you have to send me an email at pblair12@gmail.com. Tell me what size you want and how much money you will donate to Kupenda and/or ADA for the jersey. The people with the highest bids will win.
4. The auction ends on December 9th, which happens to be the day of the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club's holiday party. Note: You do not have to be a member of MMTC or be present at the party to win. If you live far away we will mail you your jersey :)
Thanks for playing!
(You can look this cool too in an AFC jersey!)
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$20,00.00 for Kupenda (Wednesday night we will have exact numbers)
Donation from Richard Kirkley
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for American Diabetes Association
Donation from Joshua Kulp
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!
At the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club meeting last night we decided that we will be holding a silent auction for our spare AFC Jerseys.
(AFC Jersey Front)(AFC Jersey Back)So here is the deal:
1. They are used jerseys. We traveled through the country with 2 jerseys each for the bikers and 1 jersey each for the drivers. The biker's jerseys have been through a lot but they are in excellent condition thanks to my MomMom who sewed them and washed them to almost as white as new :)
2. Sizes: 3 Large and 1 Medium
3. This will be a silent auction so if you are interested in winning one of these jerseys you have to send me an email at pblair12@gmail.com. Tell me what size you want and how much money you will donate to Kupenda and/or ADA for the jersey. The people with the highest bids will win.
4. The auction ends on December 9th, which happens to be the day of the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club's holiday party. Note: You do not have to be a member of MMTC or be present at the party to win. If you live far away we will mail you your jersey :)
Thanks for playing!
(You can look this cool too in an AFC jersey!)-Pattt
AFC Talks at Mid Maryland Triathlon Club
Date: 9/12/06
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$20,00.00 for Kupenda (Wednesday night we will have exact numbers)
Donation from Dave Chaffee (hugeee donation! thanks so much)
Donation from Mid Maryland Triathlon Club
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for
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!
Last night we gave a talk at our Mid Maryland Triathlon Club!. I love this club! They have supported us so much on the trip. Like everyone on that club is just amazing! I love those people :)
(Weezal doing AV support!!)
We were even able to show a trailer for our Documentary that PhillyK is working on. I hope to have the trailer on this site ASAP, so that everyone can see it!
(PhillyK filming for the documentary)
(Giving our talk)
Also!!! Thanks to some final donations we got yesterday we have succeeded in hitting our goal of $20,000.00 for Kupenda!!! We will have the exact amount counted on Wednesday night when we meet with Cindy Bauer, president of Kupenda.
(Mid Maryland Triathlon Club and AFC)
-Pattt
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$20,00.00 for Kupenda (Wednesday night we will have exact numbers)
Donation from Dave Chaffee (hugeee donation! thanks so much)
Donation from Mid Maryland Triathlon Club
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for
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!
Last night we gave a talk at our Mid Maryland Triathlon Club!. I love this club! They have supported us so much on the trip. Like everyone on that club is just amazing! I love those people :)
(Weezal doing AV support!!)We were even able to show a trailer for our Documentary that PhillyK is working on. I hope to have the trailer on this site ASAP, so that everyone can see it!
(PhillyK filming for the documentary)(Giving our talk)Also!!! Thanks to some final donations we got yesterday we have succeeded in hitting our goal of $20,000.00 for Kupenda!!! We will have the exact amount counted on Wednesday night when we meet with Cindy Bauer, president of Kupenda.
(Mid Maryland Triathlon Club and AFC)-Pattt
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Mid Maryland Triathlon Club
Date: 9/10/06
Mileage: 0!! 0!! 0!! our ride is over :)
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$17,650.00 for Kupenda (estimated total... waiting for the exact numbers)
Donation from my Aunt Pat
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for
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!
Tomorrow night (Monday 9/11) we are giving a talk about our adventure, lessons learned, and future plans of AFC at our monthly triathlon meeting held by the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club!! Our club has been extremely supportive of our entire trip. They sent us care packages, came to our fun fundraising events, and helped us with words and prayers of encouragement. They are amazing! We cannot wait to hang out with all our friends there tomorrow night
The meeting will be at Princeton Sports in Columbia MD starting at 8:15pm.
Also, PhillyK put together a trailer of the documentary of our trip that we will be showing at the meeting!
-Pattt
Mileage: 0!! 0!! 0!! our ride is over :)
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$17,650.00 for Kupenda (estimated total... waiting for the exact numbers)
Donation from my Aunt Pat
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for
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!
Tomorrow night (Monday 9/11) we are giving a talk about our adventure, lessons learned, and future plans of AFC at our monthly triathlon meeting held by the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club!! Our club has been extremely supportive of our entire trip. They sent us care packages, came to our fun fundraising events, and helped us with words and prayers of encouragement. They are amazing! We cannot wait to hang out with all our friends there tomorrow night
The meeting will be at Princeton Sports in Columbia MD starting at 8:15pm.
Also, PhillyK put together a trailer of the documentary of our trip that we will be showing at the meeting!
-Pattt
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
AFC Final Ride!!!
Date: 9/3/06
Mileage: 30
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$17,600.00 for Kupenda (estimated total... waiting for the exact numbers)
Donation from Mr. and Mrs. Matthews
Donation from Tara Witmer
Donation from GregShenanigans (owner of Shenanigans)
Donation from Jeanie
Donations from tons of others who supported us at Ocean City
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for
Donations from tons of people who supported us at Ocean City
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!
The day of the AFC finishing ride!!!
(Special thanks to
Alyssa (on the left in black) and
HardCoreAndy (on the right)
They were both extremely helpful in getting tons of PR for AFC)
At 9:00am we met in Berlin (which is about 7 miles outside of Ocean City) with about 60 or so of our close friends and family for the final AFC Finishing Ride. Heather, Weezal, and Cindy did so much work to get this whole ride together and we really appreciated it! Carly, DeeDee, Lauren, Laura, Lance, Val, Annie, MommaD, PapaD and Janine also deserve a big thanks for waking up super early that morning to help with the setup and registration for the event.
(Adventures For The Cure Final Ride T-Shirt)
We gave out our Final Ride T-Shirts, DrinkMoreWater provided the bottled water, and Dunkin Donuts provided some bagels!
Before the ride began we had a short ceremony and talk. We had some amazing surprises!! Jim Cangialosi and Kim Loman from MiniMed were there and they brought with them the new MiniMed Paradigm which is their new 'Realtime Insulin Pump and Glucose Monitoring System'. It is an amazing devise which reads your blood sugar levels once every 5 seconds! This is amazing! It will change the lives of all diabetics.
(Jim and Kim with Adam after bringing the new insulin pump)
(Tess and Adam getting ready for the AFC Final Ride)
Tess, the type 1 diabetic who road with Adam in Iowa for a 40 mile day, was also there and she was the one who made a surprise appearance to present the new pump to Adam at the ceremony! Her whole family drove all the way from Georgia just to come to the ride and hang out with us! She rode on a tandem with Adam for the last 30 miles of our ride.
After the ride we all went to lunch and then took a break on the beach. Adam also took some time out of the day to fulfill his promise to MamaD that he would finally shave his beard!!
(He is soooooo good looking without a beard!!
whoooo hoooo!!)
(Unfortunately for many he is already taken ;)
Heather is amazing!)
The final party was at Shenanigan's Irish Pub. We sold some T-Shirts, ADA wrist bands, gave two speeches for everyone at the bar in the middle of songs from the Irish Band that was playing that night, and just had a great time! We cannot thank Sheningans and it's owner, Greg, enough for all they have done for us.
(Hanging out at Shenanigans with Tara, Lauren,
GorgeousMegan (my sister), Weezal, OldmanFil, and Keith)
Side Note:
Shenanigan's has the best beer I have ever had. I once asked Greg 'why is your beer so much better than everyone else's?' he told me it had something to do with the way he keeps the beer fresh and rotating the kegs or something. Whatever the reason, the point of the story is that before AFC ever got started Adam and I went to Shenanigan's and had two of the best Boddington's Beers we have ever had (it was the beginning of summer 2005). Later that summer we decided that we would bike from Catonsville to Ocean City to have a beer and then bike back the next day (320 miles total). All for a beer. We thought about it and we decided that since 320 miles was such an extremely far distance for a 2 day bike ride we might be able to get people to sponsor us and donate to American Diabetes Association because of our efforts!
(GregShenanigans!!)
So... The moral of the story... If not for amazing Shenanigan's and their amazing owner Greg and their amazing beer... AFC would not exist :)
-Pattt
Mileage: 30
Funds Raised:
(Donate Here)
$17,600.00 for Kupenda (estimated total... waiting for the exact numbers)
Donation from Mr. and Mrs. Matthews
Donation from Tara Witmer
Donation from GregShenanigans (owner of Shenanigans)
Donation from Jeanie
Donations from tons of others who supported us at Ocean City
$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!!!
$10,150.00 for
Donations from tons of people who supported us at Ocean City
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!
The day of the AFC finishing ride!!!
(Special thanks toAlyssa (on the left in black) and
HardCoreAndy (on the right)
They were both extremely helpful in getting tons of PR for AFC)
At 9:00am we met in Berlin (which is about 7 miles outside of Ocean City) with about 60 or so of our close friends and family for the final AFC Finishing Ride. Heather, Weezal, and Cindy did so much work to get this whole ride together and we really appreciated it! Carly, DeeDee, Lauren, Laura, Lance, Val, Annie, MommaD, PapaD and Janine also deserve a big thanks for waking up super early that morning to help with the setup and registration for the event.
(Adventures For The Cure Final Ride T-Shirt)We gave out our Final Ride T-Shirts, DrinkMoreWater provided the bottled water, and Dunkin Donuts provided some bagels!
Before the ride began we had a short ceremony and talk. We had some amazing surprises!! Jim Cangialosi and Kim Loman from MiniMed were there and they brought with them the new MiniMed Paradigm which is their new 'Realtime Insulin Pump and Glucose Monitoring System'. It is an amazing devise which reads your blood sugar levels once every 5 seconds! This is amazing! It will change the lives of all diabetics.
(Jim and Kim with Adam after bringing the new insulin pump)(Tess and Adam getting ready for the AFC Final Ride)Tess, the type 1 diabetic who road with Adam in Iowa for a 40 mile day, was also there and she was the one who made a surprise appearance to present the new pump to Adam at the ceremony! Her whole family drove all the way from Georgia just to come to the ride and hang out with us! She rode on a tandem with Adam for the last 30 miles of our ride.
After the ride we all went to lunch and then took a break on the beach. Adam also took some time out of the day to fulfill his promise to MamaD that he would finally shave his beard!!
(He is soooooo good looking without a beard!!whoooo hoooo!!)
(Unfortunately for many he is already taken ;)Heather is amazing!)
The final party was at Shenanigan's Irish Pub. We sold some T-Shirts, ADA wrist bands, gave two speeches for everyone at the bar in the middle of songs from the Irish Band that was playing that night, and just had a great time! We cannot thank Sheningans and it's owner, Greg, enough for all they have done for us.
(Hanging out at Shenanigans with Tara, Lauren,GorgeousMegan (my sister), Weezal, OldmanFil, and Keith)
Side Note:
Shenanigan's has the best beer I have ever had. I once asked Greg 'why is your beer so much better than everyone else's?' he told me it had something to do with the way he keeps the beer fresh and rotating the kegs or something. Whatever the reason, the point of the story is that before AFC ever got started Adam and I went to Shenanigan's and had two of the best Boddington's Beers we have ever had (it was the beginning of summer 2005). Later that summer we decided that we would bike from Catonsville to Ocean City to have a beer and then bike back the next day (320 miles total). All for a beer. We thought about it and we decided that since 320 miles was such an extremely far distance for a 2 day bike ride we might be able to get people to sponsor us and donate to American Diabetes Association because of our efforts!
(GregShenanigans!!)So... The moral of the story... If not for amazing Shenanigan's and their amazing owner Greg and their amazing beer... AFC would not exist :)
-Pattt
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