David Harrity (Web 2.0 mastermind) created this awesome wikipedia page for AFC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_for_the_Cure
Check it out!
-Pat
LoveLife!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
DistrictCycling Blog
Check out the district cycling's blog post about Adam:
http://districtcycling.com/?p=285
-Pat
LoveLife!
http://districtcycling.com/?p=285
-Pat
LoveLife!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Tour De Cure 09
AFC had a huge showing at the Tour De Cure Maryland! We raised a total of $6,416.00 and we had 23 people on our team. Gooooo AFC!!!
-Pat
LoveLife!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Tour De Cure this weekend!
Hey Everyone,
Check it out and join our team for Tour De Cure this Saturday! Going to be a lot of fun!
Adam
Check it out and join our team for Tour De Cure this Saturday! Going to be a lot of fun!
Adam
Monday, April 20, 2009
Baker's Dozen 09!
The Baker's Dozen is a 13hour Mountain Bike race in Leesburg, VA. Racers can compete in solo, solo single speed, 2 person and 3 person teams. AFC had 20+ team members in the race! It was a beautiful day.
-Pat
LoveLife!
-Pat
LoveLife!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Black & White Night - Bull Roast Menu
Buy your tickets to Black & White Night Here.
Provided by Milt\'s Catering of Towson, MD.
-LoveLife!
Pat
- Potato Salad
- Hand Tossed Ceasar Salad
- Pasta Vegetable Salad
- Baked Beans
- Choice Top Round Of Beef
- Italian Sweet Sausage
- Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast
- Sodas and Bottled Water
Provided by Milt\'s Catering of Towson, MD.
-LoveLife!
Pat
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
2nd Annual UMBC Cycle-O-Thon
The UMBC Cycling Team is holding our 2nd Annual Cycle-o-Thon on April 22nd. The team has decided to put all the money that they raise towards AFC's RAAM fundraising efforts for Kupenda for the Childrean and Extreme Weekend.
(AFC and the UMBC Team at last year's UMBC Cycle-O-Thon)
(Free Bike Maintenance)
What better day than Earth Day to raise support for the local cycling community as well as charitable support and awareness. The event will be the same as last year, two or three riders riding for 12 hours strait raising money for a cause. For a small donation, cyclists can also enjoy complimentary bike maintenance from the one and only Jon Posner. The club will also be selling T-shirts and water bottles, as well as giveaways for large donations.
(Trainers...)
(AFC and the UMBC Team at last year's UMBC Cycle-O-Thon)
(Free Bike Maintenance)What better day than Earth Day to raise support for the local cycling community as well as charitable support and awareness. The event will be the same as last year, two or three riders riding for 12 hours strait raising money for a cause. For a small donation, cyclists can also enjoy complimentary bike maintenance from the one and only Jon Posner. The club will also be selling T-shirts and water bottles, as well as giveaways for large donations.
(Trainers...)-Pat
LoveLife!
LoveLife!
Thursday, April 02, 2009
AFC @ The Green Turtle (Mt. Airy, MD)
10% of all the sales at the Green Turtle in Mt. Airy, MD on Tuesday, April 14th will be going towards AFC's Extreme Weekend For Children With Diabetes. Please go there and have a meal and help us in our cause!!
Go there anytime between 11am - close and AFC will get 10% of the money you spend.
The Green Turtle in Mt. Airy is located at:
1604 Riverside Court
Mt. Airy, MD, 21771
See our flyer for more info.
-Pat
LoveLife!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
WebCyclery
The WebCyclery, in Bend, Oregon, had an AFC: Doc showing this past week. Over 100 people were in attendance and they sold 14 DVDs!!
Here is what Henry Abel of WebCyclery had to say about the showing:
"The WebCyclery screening of AFC happened last night and was a success! Here's some pics I took once the film was underway.
Here is what Henry Abel of WebCyclery had to say about the showing:
"The WebCyclery screening of AFC happened last night and was a success! Here's some pics I took once the film was underway.
We had 100 people at our local brewpub theater and gave away some great door prizes donated by our friends at Surly and WoodysFenders.com
We had DVD's on hand and sold 14 of them. I'll drop the remaining 6 and some cash in the mail to you today.
Thanks so much for your help. The postcards you sent were a nice touch and we'd been passing those around in the months leading up to the show.
Question: Did you guys run the same gear combo for the entire trip? Or did you change it up for the days with lots of climbing?
Much appreciated,
Henry"
Answer: Yes, same gearing the entire trip. (48x17-Jesse/Adam, 48x16-Pat)
-Pat
LoveLife!
Answer: Yes, same gearing the entire trip. (48x17-Jesse/Adam, 48x16-Pat)
-Pat
LoveLife!
Friday, March 06, 2009
Race Across America Bikes are in!!
Princeton Sports of Columbia, MD one of Adventures For the Cure biggest sponsors purchased these Cannondale bikes for Race Across America! March 2nd they were presented to us at the monthly Mid Maryland Triathlon Club meeting.
Adam on the left. In the middle Alan Davis, owner of Princeton Sports. Pat on the right.
A road and time trial bike were purchased for Adam and Pat. After the race these bikes will be raffled off and money will go towards Extreme Weekend with Diabetes and Kupenda for the Children. More details to follow on that.
Pat with his new TT bike!
Adam with his new Road Bike!
A big thank you goes out to Princeton Sports again!
AFC
Friday, February 27, 2009
Chris Auer's Donation
AFC made a donation of $482.50 on behalf of Kris Auer to The World Bicycle Relief. The other 1/2 of the money he raised is going to AFC's fundraising efforts to help Extreme Weekend and Kupenda For the Children.
Great job Kris!!!
-LoveLife!
Pat
Great job Kris!!!
-LoveLife!
Pat
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Luke's Maiden Voyage
Here are some pictures of Luke riding his new bike for the first time! The weather was just beautiful this weekend.
GOOOOOO Luke!!!
Read more about Luke on the Luke's AFC Fundraising Campaign page.
(Luke in his awesome bike! with his dad Stephen (left) and Dave)
-Pat
LoveLife!
GOOOOOO Luke!!!
Read more about Luke on the Luke's AFC Fundraising Campaign page.
(Luke in his awesome bike! with his dad Stephen (left) and Dave)
LoveLife!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Leesburg Bakers Dozen Registration Spots on eBay!
Missed out on signing up for the Plum Grove Cyclery's Leesburg Bakers Dozen? Well here is your chance!!
Go to the link below to bid on 1 or more of 7 spots open for the race.
Leesburg Bakers Dozen on eBay
All proceeds will help Adventures For the Cure's current fund raising efforts for Extreme Weekend Diabetes Camp and Kupenda for the Children.
weezal
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Kris's Kayak Adventure Recap!
Below is Kris's journal from his epic adventure through the everglades to raise money for Extreme Weekend and World Bicycle Relief. He raised some serious money through his efforts, see his fundraising totals on his AFC Campaigns Page.
DAY 1
Monday morning 5am. Thanks to Sweet Johnny I was sitting in the BWI airport waiting to board my flight. The reasons behind the absurd early hour were twofold, one it was nonstop and I’m not a big fan of take-off and landing, two it got me to the everglades early enough to book my plan and get out on the water Tuesday morning.
The flight was chill and the drive to Everglades City was quick and easy. Taking route 75 across the state, better known as alligator alley, I was familiar with the drive as the past year a friend and I had started just off 75 and hiked the Florida Trail through Big Cypress swamp 30 miles to Everglades City. I had been checking the weather for the weeks leading up to my trip but was not prepared for what awaited me.
Hitting the Gulf Coast Ranger Station around 11:00AM I was informed of the incoming cold front and high winds and seas of the next several days. While I was not expressly forbidden from heading out on the water, I was expressly discouraged. Looking at potential campsites I found them all to be wide open. This had never happened in the past and I realized most people were not heading out in the next few days. I made the judgement call to postpone and alter the trip then and there. I would not have time to make the full trip but as a solo kayak I was a more than a bit put off by 7 foot waves and 30 mph winds on the ocean side of the glades where I would have to start.
I made arrangements for a shorter 5 day trip that would take me to other parts of the glades including it’s northern boundary and a few of the more famous sites in what is known as the 10,000 islands area. For the next day I would take short trips into the big cypress swamp and try to check out the wildlife in the freshwater portion on the glades.
Pictured is the coolest spot from the day. Lots of Herons and Ibis as well as one smallish alligator. It offers a good overview of what most people think of when they think of the everglades.
DAY 2
It was with some trepidation that I started out on Wednesday morning. The daytime temp was hovering around 50 degrees and the winds were still blowing at up to 20 MPH. It was really now or never though or so I thought. I loaded the boat took a few snapshots and started my paddle.
I had thought of a things before heading out. Some foam packaging from a Trek Madone bike box made me extra comfy on the hard plastic seat and had the added bonus of some additional back support with the right set up. Second camp food sucks, so I packed some more natural stuff and the key items. “lil Milk”
The paddle began into the wind and across Chokolosee Bay. Chokolosee is an island and a town that is constructed on a land that was built up over hundreds of years by Calusa native Americans dumping their garbage, in this case shells. There are many pieces of land in the everglades that were created in the same way.
DAY 4/5/6
Killed by Mr. Watson. Well not me but plenty of other folks were. Belle Starr, Quinn Bass, Sam and Mike Tolen, some dude named Tucker and his wife, Leslie Cox, good old Dutchy Melvin, Hannah Smith and “old man Waller”. Well them and a few more unnamed laboring folk as well. That’s a bit of everglades lore for you. That and that Ed Watson was gunned down by his neighbors and buried on Rabbit Key where I spent the previous night.
I set out from Rabbit Key to Watson place in as direct a route as possible I skirted the interior mangrove forests and headed toward the Chatham River. This took me into what is known as the interior, formerly I was on the “outside” but what else is new. Using the tide to my advantage it was probably the easiest paddle of the trip. Once inside I was confronted by long stretches of mangrove and a slowly narrowing river.
The next morning after that solid yet creepy sleep (it was finally sort of warm) I backtracked almost exactly. I had originally planned a different site but again fighting wind and tides during my day I opted to poach the Rabbit Key Campsite again. Now this actually made this day a lot longer and a lot more difficult than it would have been but it did make my final day a lot easier and while I was testing my own personal comfort zones by being out there alone and on the water alone (afraid of water, for the record) I was thinking If I had a smooth paddle on the final day I could bolt back to civilization and catch an earlier flight. Rabbit key, much the same but always nice. Dying embers of my fire. Ed Watson took no part in it.
You can kinda make out the buildings in the background in the picture but they are easy to see from the boat. It’s the first thing that’s not green or blue so they really pop out at you.
I made it to the island in 1.5 hours. I was tripping at how fast I went, especially since it was the hardest navigation I tried the entire trip. In fact I got there so fast I decided to try and new route to the ranger station. It would only add a mile and I would get another chance to see some new material. Another error in judgement. It took almost 2 hours to do about 3.5 miles. I again ended up fighting wind and tides on what should have been a protected route. I even had to climb out and drag myself and the boat through some deep mud. It looked clear of alligators so I took the chance.
I finally hit the ranger station. Unloaded as fast as I was able and hit the highway. A short a great flight back to Baltimore and I’m ready to get back on my bike for a while. Thanks to Everyone who donated I’m certainly not the only one who appreciates your efforts. Thanks as well to Adventures for the Cure for allowing me to use my “vacation” to do a little bit of good.
DAY 1
Monday morning 5am. Thanks to Sweet Johnny I was sitting in the BWI airport waiting to board my flight. The reasons behind the absurd early hour were twofold, one it was nonstop and I’m not a big fan of take-off and landing, two it got me to the everglades early enough to book my plan and get out on the water Tuesday morning.
The flight was chill and the drive to Everglades City was quick and easy. Taking route 75 across the state, better known as alligator alley, I was familiar with the drive as the past year a friend and I had started just off 75 and hiked the Florida Trail through Big Cypress swamp 30 miles to Everglades City. I had been checking the weather for the weeks leading up to my trip but was not prepared for what awaited me.
Hitting the Gulf Coast Ranger Station around 11:00AM I was informed of the incoming cold front and high winds and seas of the next several days. While I was not expressly forbidden from heading out on the water, I was expressly discouraged. Looking at potential campsites I found them all to be wide open. This had never happened in the past and I realized most people were not heading out in the next few days. I made the judgement call to postpone and alter the trip then and there. I would not have time to make the full trip but as a solo kayak I was a more than a bit put off by 7 foot waves and 30 mph winds on the ocean side of the glades where I would have to start.
I made arrangements for a shorter 5 day trip that would take me to other parts of the glades including it’s northern boundary and a few of the more famous sites in what is known as the 10,000 islands area. For the next day I would take short trips into the big cypress swamp and try to check out the wildlife in the freshwater portion on the glades.
Pictured is the coolest spot from the day. Lots of Herons and Ibis as well as one smallish alligator. It offers a good overview of what most people think of when they think of the everglades.
DAY 2
It was with some trepidation that I started out on Wednesday morning. The daytime temp was hovering around 50 degrees and the winds were still blowing at up to 20 MPH. It was really now or never though or so I thought. I loaded the boat took a few snapshots and started my paddle.
I had thought of a things before heading out. Some foam packaging from a Trek Madone bike box made me extra comfy on the hard plastic seat and had the added bonus of some additional back support with the right set up. Second camp food sucks, so I packed some more natural stuff and the key items. “lil Milk”
or milk in a box to you and me and some “garden of life” superfood Johnny says the shit works kinda stuff. I had been nervous about having warm milk out there but figured I could bury it at night or anchor it underwater thanks to the frigid air I had no need to worry.
The paddle began into the wind and across Chokolosee Bay. Chokolosee is an island and a town that is constructed on a land that was built up over hundreds of years by Calusa native Americans dumping their garbage, in this case shells. There are many pieces of land in the everglades that were created in the same way.
I took my position on the charts and set out for the northern most part of the park. Wildlife with the exception of birds was nowhere to be seen, not complaining based on the large numbers of sharks in the everglades. It’s always a bit of a thrill though to see one or a bunch of dolphins so I was a bit disappointed. I quickly found myself more focused on the waves and the wind for most of the rest of the day. By skirting the edges of the many small keys in the area I was able to find some flat water but it was always short lived and in some cases just as bad with the direction of the tides. After roughly three hours of constant paddling I took a small break only to immediately start to freeze up. My right arm was catching spray from my paddle and the surf and had gotten damp enough to virtually numb it. Later in the day It felt like one of those cold rides where you can’t even take your shoes or gloves off you’re so cold. I cut back on the exploring and made my way to a place called Picnic Key. It faces due west, straight into the gulf of Mexico. It did catch plenty of wind but sheltered the tent in a small shrubby area.
A lot of good that did as the temps dropped below freezing without the wind. The wind chill made it much worse. I was in my tent and in my sleeping bag liner and my sleeping bag, with the mummy hood up tight and all the venting I could close closed. It was a relatively sleepless night with constant waking as a part of my would freeze, followed by re-shuffling my gear and warming up a bit, then more sleep then more freeze and so on. It kept me in my tent until 9 am when I finally ventured out and into a bit of warming sun.
DAY 4/5/6
Killed by Mr. Watson. Well not me but plenty of other folks were. Belle Starr, Quinn Bass, Sam and Mike Tolen, some dude named Tucker and his wife, Leslie Cox, good old Dutchy Melvin, Hannah Smith and “old man Waller”. Well them and a few more unnamed laboring folk as well. That’s a bit of everglades lore for you. That and that Ed Watson was gunned down by his neighbors and buried on Rabbit Key where I spent the previous night.
Naturally I decided the next place on my to go list was Watsons Place. It was here that he had a sugar plantation and here that neighbors saw some bodies of his workers floating in the river.
I set out from Rabbit Key to Watson place in as direct a route as possible I skirted the interior mangrove forests and headed toward the Chatham River. This took me into what is known as the interior, formerly I was on the “outside” but what else is new. Using the tide to my advantage it was probably the easiest paddle of the trip. Once inside I was confronted by long stretches of mangrove and a slowly narrowing river.
I again spent the better part of the day in the boat but it was enjoyable with a decent amount of bird life again and the treat of a squad of dolphins in the morning and one lone dolphin later on. It’s easy to know when they are near because you’ll hear them before you see them. For the record dolphins suck at posing for pictures. I got nothing from this trip. Hitting the campsite. I set up and went for dinner. Dehydrated mac and cheese is truly a delight and with it still cold enough in the evening it was almost a comfort food. Probably for the best at least as far as I was concerned, this is really what remains of the old Watson place.
The next morning after that solid yet creepy sleep (it was finally sort of warm) I backtracked almost exactly. I had originally planned a different site but again fighting wind and tides during my day I opted to poach the Rabbit Key Campsite again. Now this actually made this day a lot longer and a lot more difficult than it would have been but it did make my final day a lot easier and while I was testing my own personal comfort zones by being out there alone and on the water alone (afraid of water, for the record) I was thinking If I had a smooth paddle on the final day I could bolt back to civilization and catch an earlier flight. Rabbit key, much the same but always nice. Dying embers of my fire. Ed Watson took no part in it.
Warm again over night in the high 40’s low 50’s but it might as well have been 75 and sunny, it was great. I slept well and was able to get up early, consume my last “lil Milk” a juice and another one of the superfood bars and go the 10 miles back to everglades city. Again luck was with me for the first half. It’s 5.5 to 6 miles to Chokoloskee
You can kinda make out the buildings in the background in the picture but they are easy to see from the boat. It’s the first thing that’s not green or blue so they really pop out at you.
That’s a vulture. There are a lot of them, not the most prevalent bird you see but they always seem to find the good stuff. Last year we encountered about 20 having a feast of a rather large and very smelly and dead manta ray.
I made it to the island in 1.5 hours. I was tripping at how fast I went, especially since it was the hardest navigation I tried the entire trip. In fact I got there so fast I decided to try and new route to the ranger station. It would only add a mile and I would get another chance to see some new material. Another error in judgement. It took almost 2 hours to do about 3.5 miles. I again ended up fighting wind and tides on what should have been a protected route. I even had to climb out and drag myself and the boat through some deep mud. It looked clear of alligators so I took the chance.
I finally hit the ranger station. Unloaded as fast as I was able and hit the highway. A short a great flight back to Baltimore and I’m ready to get back on my bike for a while. Thanks to Everyone who donated I’m certainly not the only one who appreciates your efforts. Thanks as well to Adventures for the Cure for allowing me to use my “vacation” to do a little bit of good.
kristopher auer
Friday, January 23, 2009
Kris's Kayak Adventure Update2
Kris just sent us some GPS coordinates of his current location (see the map below)
View Larger Map
He also said he is doing "OK" :)
If you would like to donate to Kris's causes see his AFC Campaigns page. Good luck Kris!!!!
View Larger Map
He also said he is doing "OK" :)
If you would like to donate to Kris's causes see his AFC Campaigns page. Good luck Kris!!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Kris's Kayak Adventure Update
Somehow Kris managed to send an email from the Everglades! Here is his update:
Hey all. Weather has put a damper on my trip. Record cold 34 degrees this morning and high winds 25-30mph kept me from starting out yesterday. Today looks to be hard as well but I'm planning on starting @11:30. I will not be able to get all the way to the keys at this point
Kristopher Auer
The Athlete Development Group
Good Luck Kris!
-LoveLife!
Pat
Hey all. Weather has put a damper on my trip. Record cold 34 degrees this morning and high winds 25-30mph kept me from starting out yesterday. Today looks to be hard as well but I'm planning on starting @11:30. I will not be able to get all the way to the keys at this point
Kristopher Auer
The Athlete Development Group
Good Luck Kris!
-LoveLife!
Pat
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Kris's Kayak Adventure - AFC Campaigns
Kris Auer is starting his crazy kayak adventure through the Everglades tomorrow. There is a chance that he will be able to send us GPS coordinates of his location as he goes. We will post his progress on our blog.
Read all about his plans on his AFC Campaign page.
Good Luck Chris!
-LoveLife!
Pat
Read all about his plans on his AFC Campaign page.
Good Luck Chris!
-LoveLife!
Pat
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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