Monday 18 March 2013

Fundraising - last push!!



Starting June 21, I will be cycling from Los Angeles, California to New York City (a distance of more than 6200km) to raise money for three international charities working to end poverty worldwide: World Renew (www.worldrenew.net), Partners Worldwide (www.partnersworldwide.org) and the Reformed Church in America (www.rca.org).  As part of this ride, I have committed to raising $10,000 for these three groups.  The funds raised go to these charities, not to the costs of the ride. 
 Consider supporting me for:
·         One of the days of the tour
·         One of the weeks of the tour
·         Your birthday
·         An anniversary or other special date
·         A special city or location

I commit to riding with you in mind on the specific day or days you are supporting me and I will keep you in my prayers particularly during that time.
Check out the days and distances below in this email. Decide on a dollar amount  per kilometer to donate to support the fundraising for the Sea to Sea 2013.
 Example  A
$2 per kilometer for August 13, 2013 (the day I cycle through Oshawa) would be a donation of $256.
Example B
$1 per kilometer for the Week 1 Desert Challenge would be $666.
Example C
Your anniversary or birthday times or other special date at  $?? per kilometer
Example D
Colorado Springs  is someplace you’ve always wanted to visit.  We’ll be there on July 15 .  A donation of $3 per kilometer would be $375

You can donate online through http://www.seatosea.org/participant/ava-baker (click “Donate now”) or you can make a cheque payable to “Sea to Sea” with my name on the memo line and mail it to Sea to Sea 2013, Attn Pat Verwey, 3475 Mainway, PO Box 5070 STN LCD 1, Burlington, ON, L7R 3Y8.  Charitable receipts will be issued.  Please let me know by email (avabaker@gmail.com) which time frame you are sponsoring so I can keep you in mind that day!  You can follow my progress (including pictures from the actual trainer ride) on http://avabikeslatonyc.blogspot.ca/ and for more info on the ride you can visit seatosea.org.

Thank you!

Ava Baker




Week 1
Desert Challenge



Km

Monday, June 24: Newport Beach, CA to Redlands, CA
114

Tuesday, June 25: Redlands, CA to Indio, CA

120

Wednesday, June 26: Indio, CA to Desert Center, CA
91

Thursday, June 27: Desert Center, CA to Quartzsite, AZ
112

Friday, June 28: Quartzsite, AZ to Aguila, AZ

125

Saturday, June 29: Aguila, AZ to Phoenix, AZ

104

Total KMs for Week  1



666

Week 2
Reservation Tour



Km

Monday, July 1: Phoenix, AZ to Payson, AZ

147

Tuesday, July 2: Payson, AZ to Huber, AZ


91

Wednesday, July 3: Huber, AZ to St. John, AZ

123

Thursday, July 4: St. John, AZ to Zuni, NM


91

Friday, July 5: Zuni, NM to Rehoboth, NM


70

Saturday, July 6: Rehoboth, NM to Shiprock, NM

160

Total KMs for Week  2



683

Week 3
Rocky Mountain High


Km

Monday, July 8: Shiprock, NM to Ignacio, CO

128

Tuesday, July 9: Ignacio, CO to Pagosa Springs,CO

85

Wednesday, July 10: Pagosa Springs, CO to Del Norte, CO
93

Thursday, July 11: Del Norte, Co to Salida, CO

131

Friday, July 12: Salida, CO to Cañon City, CO

96

Saturday, July 13: Cañon City, CO to Colorado Springs, CO
91

Total KMs for Week  3



624

Week 4
Prairie Tour



Km

Monday, July 15: Colorado Springs, Co to Limon, CO

125

Tuesday, July 16: Limon, CO to Burlington, CO

128

Wednesday, July 17: Burlington, CO to Colby, KS

112

Thursday, July 18: Colby, KS to Norton, KS

123

Friday, July 19: Norton, KS to Red Cloud, NE

96

Saturday, July 20: Red Cloud, NE to Fairbury, NE

149

Total KMs for Week  4



733

Week 5
Heartland Ride



Km

Monday, July 22: Fairbury, NE to Hickman, NE

122

Tuesday, July 23: Hickman, NE to Sidney, IA

115

Wednesday, July 24: Sidney, IA to Diagonal, IA

110

Thursday, July 25: Diagonal, IA to Chariton, IA

131

Friday, July 26: Chariton, IA to Pella, IA


67

Saturday, July 27: Pella, IA to Iowa City, IA

147

Total KMs for Week  5



693.0

Week 6
Midwest Dash



Km

Monday, July 29: Iowa City, IA to Fulton, IL

138

Tuesday, July 30: Fulton, IL to Serena, IL


130

Wednesday, July 31: Serena,IL to Illiana, IL

133

Thursday, August 1: Illiana, IL to Bridgman, MI

106

Friday, August 2: Bridgman, MI to Holland, MI

120

Saturday, August 3: Holland, MI to Grand Rapids, MI

86

Total KMs for Week 6



712

Week 7
International Crossing


Km

Monday, August 5: Grand Rapids, MI to Lairsburg, MI
122

Tuesday, August 6: Lairsburg, MI to Imlay City, MI

126

Wednesday, August 7: Imlay City, MI to Sarnia, ON

118

Thursday, August 8: Sarnia, ON to London, ON

98

Friday, August 9: London, ON to Breslau, ON

115

Saturday, August 10: Breslau, ON to Ancaster, Hamilton, ON
86

Total KMs for Week  7



666

Week 8
Oh Canada



Km

Monday, August 12: Ancaster, Hamilton, ON to Ajax, ON
125

Tuesday, August 13: Ajax, ON to Trenton, ON

128

Wednesday, August 14: Trenton, ON to Kingston, ON
96

Thursday, August 15: Kingston, ON to Brockville, ON
112

Friday, August 16: Brockville, ON to Cornwall, ON

112

Saturday, August 17: Cornwall, ON to Montreal, QC

114

Total KMs for Week 8



686

Week 9  
Hudson Valley Cruise


Km

Monday, August 19: Montreal, QC to Ausable Chasm, NY
120
Tuesday, August 20: Ausable Chasm, NY to Whitehall, NY
112
Wednesday, August 21: Whitehall, NY to Albany, NY
128
Thursday, August 22: Albany, NY to Poughkeepsie, NY
120
Friday, August 23: Poughkeepsie, NY to Nyack, NY

106
Saturday, August 24: Nyack, NY to Staten Island, New York, NY
56
Total KMs for Week  9



642