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Title: Help your .info Admins help out a good cause!
Post by: davepeck on August 23, 2007, 03:40:53 pm

and a big thanks to you, drew, for donating to my ride this weekend in philly!

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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 23, 2007, 02:54:23 pm

BUMP for everybody who said they would donate later.

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Post by: antbach on July 17, 2007, 04:46:26 pm

how much we have in the poker pig?

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Post by: davepeck on July 17, 2007, 02:46:59 pm

thank you joce!!

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Post by: jocelyn on July 17, 2007, 02:33:58 pm

Good luck guys.

Please survive this ride.

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Post by: Todd on July 17, 2007, 12:00:14 pm

Good luck guys. Bust a nut sack...err...break a leg!

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Post by: davepeck on July 17, 2007, 11:10:59 am

nice. i was just gonna bump this. :)

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Post by: FrankZappa on July 17, 2007, 10:50:50 am

Bump!

Well, the ride is this weekend! We leave thursday and ride friday>sunday! If anyone would still like to donate to Dave (http://www.active.com/donate/Trek2007/davepeck) or myself (http://www.active.com/donate/Trek2007/paulryan.) please do! We have some time after the ride to continue to collect, but I\'d like to get as much of the donations done prior to the event as possible. To those of you who already have, THANK YOU!!! you guys are awesome!

Paul Thanks
Ray and Lisa Bednarz, Bikram Yoga New Haven, Cori Payne, David & Lisa Pecoraro, Louis and Kathy Cortezzo, Alexander Zurflueh, Robyn Segali, Mark Peters, Steve Emond, Todd Anderson, Alexi Kimiatek, Daniel Rosenplanter, Jennifer Karpicky, Allison Boisvert, Brian McDermott, Holly Burke, Juliana Mastronunzio, Ryan DeBlock

Dave Thanks
Tom Cosgrove, Ultrasonics Branson, Paul Ryan, Edward Rogers, JoAnne Salinsky, Melanie Artes, Scott Rinaldi, Charles Flanagan, Coreen Biercevicz, john n. polakas, Joseph Negro, Norris Wakefield, Timothy Palmieri, Alexander Zurflueh, Jessica Blaha, Mark Peters, Cori Payne, Julie Carpenter, Tami LaCroix, Van Rogers-Ho, Alexi Kimiatek, Daniel Rosenplanter, Jennifer Karpicky, Allison Boisvert, Brian McDermott, David Satz, Gilbert Brody, Holly Burke, Juliana Mastronunzio, Lorraine Blaha, mia leonard, Stephen Gencarelli, Todd Anderson

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Post by: FrankZappa on June 12, 2007, 01:20:42 pm

thanks Mark (and Evelyn!)

You guys are great. Thanks to everyone who donated so far. :yay:

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Post by: davepeck on June 12, 2007, 01:09:37 pm

Thank You, Mark!!!

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Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 01:46:34 am

Quote from: alexanderzurflu;146073

Are you biking to work in the dark each morning?

Hope you have a safe route!

He\'s got the DorkaMeister force working for him...he\'s fine!!! :D

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Post by: skalnbyc on May 23, 2007, 01:07:55 am

Quote from: FrankZappa;145919

now just being a dork, but I average 36mpg in my car and have a 32 mile commute round trip to work, .

Are you biking to work in the dark each morning?

Hope you have a safe route!

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Post by: skalnbyc on May 21, 2007, 06:52:56 pm

Quote from: FrankZappa;145919

road to work today. 18 miles each way. the yoga class on my lunch break was a little harsh, probably should have gotten something rather than just the 2 apples I ate all day but man can that bike fly! :drool:

now just being a dork, but I average 36mpg in my car and have a 32 mile commute round trip to work, which means it\'s just under 2 gallons a day I\'m NOT using by biking in, or currently, <$6 a day back in my pocket not to mention zero green house emissions. :biggrin:

now multiply that by 5 days a week for the next 3 or 4 months...

I hear ya on the cost savings and exercise benefits.  I biked to work this morning and noticed a deflated tire with a nail in it the second I arrived.  Instead of getting pissed, I realized that the $5 for a new tube is a small price to pay for what is normally a free ride.

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Post by: FrankZappa on May 21, 2007, 05:36:03 pm

road to work today. 18 miles each way. the yoga class on my lunch break was a little harsh, probably should have gotten something rather than just the 2 apples I ate all day but man can that bike fly! :drool:

now just being a dork, but I average 36mpg in my car and have a 32 mile commute round trip to work, which means it\'s just under 2 gallons a day I\'m NOT using by biking in, or currently, <$6 a day back in my pocket not to mention zero green house emissions. :biggrin:

now multiply that by 5 days a week for the next 3 or 4 months...

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Post by: davepeck on May 21, 2007, 04:11:49 pm

Quote from: derickw;145897

hey Dave, when is the last day to be able to donate. i have no loot now but will gladly donate in the next week or two....

for this ride, we actually have until october to reach our fundraising goals.

NOTE: the previous statement does not suggest that anyone on the fence about sponsoring us should actually wait until october to do so. thank you. ;)

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Post by: derickw on May 21, 2007, 04:09:29 pm

hey Dave, when is the last day to be able to donate. i have no loot now but will gladly donate in the next week or two....

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Post by: davepeck on May 21, 2007, 04:05:25 pm

just wanted to give this thread a bump, and say thanks to stevie for his donation on friday night!

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Post by: FrankZappa on May 01, 2007, 06:35:10 am

yea, you don\'t get into biking for the fashion. I love the fact that dave got the team sobe jersey though.

long way between 61 miles in 4.5 hours (real time, counting stopping to cross streets, etc) and 270 in 3 days.

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Post by: skalnbyc on April 30, 2007, 09:33:55 pm

Quote from: davepeck;143842

just wanted to give this thread a quick BUMP.

paul and i went out for a 61-mile ride yesterday. finished in just under 4 hours. 102 miles for the weekend for me..

...and i\'m hurtin\'!!

Glad to see you two are working hard for the upcoming ride.  I know a girl who raised lots of money for the SF Breast cancer marathon, only to back out of the race after not training at all.  

Are you two on road bikes with full spandex outfits?

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Post by: davepeck on April 30, 2007, 03:35:10 pm

just wanted to give this thread a quick BUMP.

paul and i went out for a 61-mile ride yesterday. finished in just under 4 hours. 102 miles for the weekend for me..

...and i\'m hurtin\'!!

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Post by: davepeck on April 21, 2007, 08:39:32 am

Quote from: FrankZappa;142880

THANK YOU CORI!!!!! :banwave::banboogy2:

i agree wholeheartedly! :D

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 21, 2007, 05:25:36 am

THANK YOU CORI!!!!! :banwave::banboogy2:

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Post by: davepeck on April 19, 2007, 08:59:57 am

Thanks Paul!!

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 19, 2007, 06:17:33 am

Quote from: Nermel9;142680

My first .info post ever, yay!

:thumbsup: I love the avatar.

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Post by: Nermel9 on April 18, 2007, 07:20:52 pm

Quote from: FrankZappa;142557

Thank you Jennifer Karpicky!!

You guys are welcome!

My first .info post ever, yay!

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Post by: Spacey on April 18, 2007, 07:19:37 pm

haha, nice.

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Post by: Todd on April 18, 2007, 04:55:00 pm

Quote from: FrankZappa;142631

Quote from: Todd;142583

****! I was going [...] to take full advantage of Paul and I forgot to.

:wah: :no:

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 18, 2007, 03:36:15 pm

Quote from: Todd;142583

****! I was going [...] to take full advantage of Paul and I forgot to. Hey Paul...bend the rules, buddy!

:wah: :P

Thanks for the donation todd!

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Post by: davepeck on April 18, 2007, 01:00:20 pm

Thanks Todd! :thumbsup:

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Post by: Todd on April 18, 2007, 12:47:34 pm

:banghead: ****! I was going to make my donation yesterday, to take full advantage of Paul and I forgot to. Hey Paul...bend the rules, buddy!

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Post by: davepeck on April 18, 2007, 09:00:45 am

thanks jen!

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 18, 2007, 07:40:51 am

Thank you Jennifer Karpicky!!

I\'ll figure out what I owe dave for last week and submit it as soon as capital one decides to accept the check I mailed them. :mad:

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 16, 2007, 08:51:33 am

Quote from: davepeck;142173

thanks Al Z!!!

Thanks Al!

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Post by: davepeck on April 16, 2007, 07:50:53 am

thanks Al Z!!!

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 15, 2007, 07:57:30 pm

Quote from: davepeck;142145

Thanks Holly!!!

:that:

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Post by: davepeck on April 15, 2007, 05:43:01 pm

Thanks Holly!!!

i was in a slump for a couple days. was nice to see the email before! :)

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 15, 2007, 11:37:17 am

Thanks Lisa and Dave!

now where\'s my muggy cruller? :P

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Post by: Yoda on April 13, 2007, 10:45:56 am

I\'m happy to help a good cause.  

Paul,
I\'m going to be up in the area over the summer for a couple things related to my sister\'s wedding.  If you\'re interested in getting together for pint, send me your phone number and I\'ll give you a ring a couple days before.

Ryan

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 13, 2007, 10:32:02 am

Thanks DB!

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 13, 2007, 06:40:44 am

Thank you Robyn! :thumbsup:

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 12, 2007, 03:30:31 pm

never knew that chris, that is impressive that you wrote the story. I hope it was able to raise some more interest in the drive they were doing and that you got them some additional donations as a result of your writing.

Also, thanks for the help in ours!

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Post by: ChrisPitch on April 12, 2007, 03:15:33 pm

I\'d like to take this time to commend Dave and Paul and everyone else who are joining together to fight ALS, a horrific disease whose effects I\'ve witnessed firsthand.

In my job as a sports writer for the North Haven Courier, I wrote a story on a man named Paul Carr, who used to coach American Legion baseball in Hamden, a suburb of New Haven. Paul was was diagnosed with ALS about a year-and-half ago and as you all probably know it is not something from which you recover. A good friend of Paul\'s, Charlie Flanagan, who coaches North Haven\'s American Legion baseball team, joined forces with Paul\'s wife, Kate, to help raise money in order to fight ALS. As of December, which was the time that I learned of their efforts, nearly $70,000 had been raised that went to the Connecticut chapter of the ALS Association and the Yale University School of Medicine’s Department of Neurology. Their goal is to raise $500,000.

Additionally, Coach Flanagan asked if I would write an article on Paul Carr that detailed the fund-raising efforts and talked about aspects of his coaching career, his relationship with Flanagan, and just the overall kind and funny person that Paul is. I twice interviewed Paul, Kate, and Coach Flanagan at the Carr house, and though it was difficult to see someone is such a weakened condition, the strength that all three of them--especially Paul--displayed in discussing ALS and their efforts to fight and ultimately defeat it, is something that will remain inside my heart and mind for the rest of my life. It really puts things into perspective to see people be so strong in the face of such a tragic situation. It was my honor to write the story and was an equal honor to have Paul, Kate, and Coach Flanagan commend me on my effort. I truly felt like I had done something good by writing an article that helped raise awareness about something so bad.

My experience with this situation made me want to donate to the cause of Paul, Kate, and Coach Flanagan\'s fight of ALS, which I did. And when I found out about Dave and Paul Ryan\'s efforts, I certainly wanted to do the same.

I encourage everyone who reads this do make a donation, regardless of the amount. It is true what they say: every bit makes a difference.

Thank you for reading this.

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Post by: davepeck on April 12, 2007, 01:56:54 pm

thanks ChrisPitch!

and ant, great idea, thanks! i\'ll put out the piggy bank next week.

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 12, 2007, 06:01:25 am

tuesday is poker night if I remember, so thanks Anthony! Yea, Dave will def have to track that one.

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Post by: antbach on April 11, 2007, 08:26:36 pm

who\'s this Tom Cosgrove guy, and where can I get in touch with him to donate be that much?

Dave, I\'ve concocted a plan for donating to the two of you, but it requires a little work on your part to keep track of. On Tuesday\'s I am going to start paying $12/game, the extra $2/game to go to the ride. Should be enough weeks before the thing to make it like $25-30 for each of ya.

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Post by: davepeck on April 11, 2007, 10:46:17 am

THANK YOU miss ulee and mr. delfunk! :D

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Post by: delfunk1 on April 10, 2007, 09:01:49 pm

Your Welcome, anything for a good cause!

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 10, 2007, 08:44:23 pm

THANK YOU DELFUNK1!!!

Total match due to dave: $15

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Post by: FreeSpirit on April 10, 2007, 07:38:58 pm

^^aaaabsolutely!  I get paid tomorrow... expect some $$ comin\' your way!! :)

Also, if you can provide some sort of printable flyer, I\'ll hang them around work for coworkers to get involved with your cause :linkban::santaban:

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 10, 2007, 07:26:46 pm

To help stimulate this a little, I\'m pulling a trick from NPR during fundraising...

I WILL MATCH EVERY DONATION MADE TO DAVE FROM A MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

So, if you only had $20 and gave $10 to me and $10 to Dave, I\'m going to put the $10 you gave me back into Daves fund. This is active from TUESDAY 4/10 @7:30pm EST - TUESDAY 4/17 @ 7:30pm EST at which time I will calculate and make a donation to his account.

I didn\'t talk this over with him. I just thought of it. Just trying to get more people active by this, and if you remeber I was looking for charities earlier. This donation is part of all that.

Make me poor people!  :lol:

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 10, 2007, 07:13:06 pm

Don\'t think I know that one. Do tell miss Hawe, do tell...

You guys are all awesome! :banjump:
THANK YOU Juliana Mastronunzio!

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Post by: jocelyn on April 10, 2007, 04:05:33 pm

Paul, have you heard about the trick with the baseball card?

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Post by: sallyalli on April 10, 2007, 10:55:43 am

no problem. good luck boys!

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Post by: davepeck on April 10, 2007, 06:05:37 am

indeed, that was nice to wake up to this morning!

thanks lexingtaint, wildcoyote, and sallyalli!

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 10, 2007, 04:59:17 am

Quote from: jocelyn;141588

Paul, those tricks were quite interesting...

put a dollar between the tube and tire when you get a flat and pump the tire back up. :biggrin:

THANK YOU to Alexi Kimiatek, Allison Boisvert, and Brian McDermott!!!

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Post by: jocelyn on April 10, 2007, 01:41:53 am

You guys are awesome.

I\'ll donate when I have my wallet nearby.

Paul, those tricks were quite interesting...

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Post by: davepeck on April 09, 2007, 07:11:03 pm

Quote from: wildcoyote;141541

Well I hate to be the first retard but...

Where it says

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If you are donating to a Rider, Please Enter the Rider Name and Number

I can\'t find your rider numbers anywhere on here.  And if it\'s not necessary, why the hell do they put it on there!?

just went to the page and saw that.. weird. i don\'t think it\'s needed, since there\'s no \'*\', but i\'d say just put the name in..

Quote from: wildcoyote;141541

Sidenote: went for a ride Saturday and I was completely exhausted after 16 miles.  Good luck.

heh... i\'m DYING to get out and ride, but this weather is killing me (plus i still need cleats/shoes/bottle cages/gloves/other ****). i bought a new bike last weekend, and i\'m still waiting for my first real ride.

i got home a little early from work today (6:00) and told lisa it wasn\'t that cold out and i was gonna go for a little spin.. just wanted to get on the bike for a little bit..

yeah.

got about 4 miles in. WAY too cold/windy for both my lungs (i can\'t do *anything* outside when it\'s cold) and my naked hands.. fuckin\' a.. where\'s spring??

Quote from: antbach;141545

You guys are sick. Nevermind that it\'s approx. 90 miles per day on a bicycle (hell, I think I can do a half mile before getting winded), but it\'s friggin JULY in NEW ENGLAND! Do you have any clue how humid it\'s gonna be? Think this, multiplied by 10,000!:

(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg372.imageshack.us%2Fimg372%2F790%2Fdaveop5.th.jpg&hash=d7c04b8b3c4e88f677f2e85a4c990b574c45e9e1) (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daveop5.jpg)Good luck, and I may want to meet you at the end in NY to see you both 50 pounds lighter.

yeah, good thing paul has some brains and put down an extra $20 to get us into an air conditioned room at uconn the first night.. i guess i originally skipped over that part on the registration.. :shrug:

Quote from: antbach;141545

I\'ll donate two packs of cigarettes to each of you under the condition that both packs must be smoked, in full, while enduring this bicycle ride. (Seriously, I will donate before the event, but not today.)

:lol:

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 09, 2007, 06:47:53 pm

Quote from: antbach;141545

You guys are sick. Nevermind that it\'s approx. 90 miles per day on a bicycle (hell, I think I can do a half mile before getting winded), but it\'s friggin JULY in NEW ENGLAND! Do you have any clue how humid it\'s gonna be? Think this, multiplied by 10,000!:

The humidity is not that bad. I prefer riding in the middle of summer because you don\'t have to make pee stops, you just sweat it all out. Carry a camel pack FULL of ice. Drink it throughout the day and on top of staying cold, as it melts, the bag must expand to make room for the large volume of water, but you are drinking it the whole time. End result, the 1.5 liter bag of ice water stays full for a good 5 hours. Also, you are going anywhere from 18-30 mph so you create your own wind to cool yourself off. If it gets really hot, spray water from your bottle directly in front of your bike at head level and before gravity can let it fall, you ride straight through it, like a kid jumping through a sprinkler. If you get winded, slow your heart rate by breathing slowly through your nose only. This will also prevent cramping in your side and can reduce your bmp by 10-20. Conserve energy by sitting far forward when climbing a hill as opposed to standing on the pedals. There\'s a ton more tricks like that, not that any of you actually care.

Thanks for any donations you can handle Anthony!

:biggrin:

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Post by: antbach on April 09, 2007, 05:35:05 pm

You guys are sick. Nevermind that it\'s approx. 90 miles per day on a bicycle (hell, I think I can do a half mile before getting winded), but it\'s friggin JULY in NEW ENGLAND! Do you have any clue how humid it\'s gonna be? Think this, multiplied by 10,000!:

(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg372.imageshack.us%2Fimg372%2F790%2Fdaveop5.th.jpg&hash=d7c04b8b3c4e88f677f2e85a4c990b574c45e9e1) (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daveop5.jpg)Good luck, and I may want to meet you at the end in NY to see you both 50 pounds lighter.

 I\'ll donate two packs of cigarettes to each of you under the condition that both packs must be smoked, in full, while enduring this bicycle ride. (Seriously, I will donate before the event, but not today.)

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Post by: wildcoyote on April 09, 2007, 05:19:42 pm

Well I hate to be the first retard but...

Where it says

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If you are donating to a Rider, Please Enter the Rider Name and Number

I can\'t find your rider numbers anywhere on here.  And if it\'s not necessary, why the hell do they put it on there!?

Sidenote: went for a ride Saturday and I was completely exhausted after 16 miles.  Good luck.

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Post by: FrankZappa on April 09, 2007, 03:35:43 pm

Quote from: davepeck;141530

Thank you Jim Cobb!!

beat me to it! Thanks Jim! :biggrin: :thumbsup:

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Post by: davepeck on April 09, 2007, 01:44:09 pm

Thank you Jim Cobb!!

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Post by: davepeck on April 09, 2007, 01:17:37 pm

Hey folks,

On July 20th, 21st, and 22nd, FrankZappa (Paul Ryan) and I will be taking part in the Tri State Trek (http://www.tristatetrek.com/index.php) - a 3-day, 270-mile bike ride from Boston to New York, to benefit ALS (Lou Gehrig\'s Disease). The ride is going to be a huge challenge for both of us, and we\'ll be spending the next few months training up to it.

As participants in the ride, we are required to raise a minimum of $1650 each, in addition to our registration fee. We\'re looking for sponsors.

If you would like to sponsor us in the ride, it would be greatly appreciated. All we ask is that if you do decide to help out, that you split that amount up evenly between the two of us. You can sponsor us here:

Dave\'s Page (http://www.active.com/donate/Trek2007/davepeck) - Paul\'s Page (http://www.active.com/donate/Trek2007/paulryan)

Fundraising for this ride is as much of a challenge as the ride itself, so please help out if you can!

We\'ll keep you posted on our fundraising goals, our training goals, and of course, the actual ride itself once we get there. You can also click here (http://www.tristatetrek.com/index.php) to find out more information about the ride.

THANK YOU!

~THANK YOU~
to the members of .info who have sponsored both of us thus far:
Jim Cobb
Lexington
sallyalli
wildcoyote
ulee
delfunk1
ChrisPitch
Mamalakabubadaya
alexanderzurflu
nermel9
Todd
Cori
Mark

Paul thanks:
FreeSpirit
Yoda
Lisa and Dave Peck