Hello everyone!

On July 22nd and 23rd I will be taking part in the Scenic Shore 150, a 150 mile bike ride from Milwaukee to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to support the greatest of causes, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. However, I need your help!

I need your help in raising money to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Wisconsin. All of the money stays in the state (sorry for your out-of-staters) and goes toward Leukemia & Lymphoma research.

Please give what you can. We all know someone who has been touched in some way by Leukemia or Lymphoma.

Think of it this way....

...Donate your weekend trips to the coffee shop--$10
...Donate a dollar for every 10 miles--$15
...Donate a dollar for every mile you're glad you don't have to ride...$30
...Ride your bike too and donate your gas money for the weekend--$40
...Donate your dinner out for the weekend--$50
...Donate a dollar per mile that I'm riding for Leukemia & Lymphoma--$150

I'm shooting for $1000 in donations this year.

Want to help? Visit my donation page here.
http://www.active.com/donate/2006SS150/danavan
Or, donate to Timothea here: http://www.active.com/donate/2006SS150/TVanDen3

However, we have a bone to pick. Why is it always coffee that's supposed to take the hit? Why not drink tap water instead of Aquafina for a couple of days? Why not order the well vodka instead of the Grey Goose? Nope, it's always "give up the latte and contribute the savings to us." We have a better suggestion - give up the $4.00 latte and buy a $3.00 press pot of a quality varietal bean and actually taste the coffee instead of the milk. Don't do this for a weekend, do it for a whole week. Give Dana the savings. The L&L Society wins, Dana wins, and you win because you're actually drinking something great. Or buy the well vodka.

Congratulations on your nomination for MarketingSherpa Reader's Choice Blog & Podcasting Awards 2006.

You have a fun and fresh design.

Best of luck.

Ron

Dana,

Best of luck with your fundraising. They are indeed a great cause and one we've contributed to often over the years.

However, we have a bone to pick. Why is it always coffee that's supposed to take the hit? Why not drink tap water instead of Aquafina for a couple of days? Why not order the well vodka instead of the Grey Goose? Nope, it's always "give up the latte and contribute the savings to us."

We have a better suggestion - give up the $4.00 latte and buy a $3.00 press pot of a quality varietal bean and actually taste the coffee instead of the milk. Don't do this for a weekend, do it for a whole week. Give Dana the savings. The L&L Society wins, Dana wins, and you win because you're actually drinking something great.

Or buy the well vodka.

Btw, we just provided the coffee for a 150-mile bike ride for Multiple Sclerosis here in Pittsburgh last week. So don't piss off the local coffeehouses... they can be useful sponsors!