This Sucks!
So, Monday is the recommitment for the Leukemia & Lymphoma ride I am scheduled for with Team In Training. Since all my posts, and letters and emails and bulletins and blogs and phone calls have produced just $260 in donations, $80 of which I donated myself, I will be asked to commit to pay the remainder of the $4,400 that is not paid yet. What that means is that since I don't have the money to do that, I have to drop off the team and be happy that enough of you cared to at least help me raise that much. I appreciate all the nice notes saying how much you wished me luck, but without a donation of even $10. I think there were about 50 of those, which would translate to $500 or so. That would have been nice. To everyone who did donate, THANK YOU!!! We are able to provide enough for about 3 trips to chemotherapy treatment for a kid who would otherwise not be able to make it here to Houston without it. I still have until Monday officially, but it looks pretty grim. If I still used credit cards, I would use one for this. If I raise the funds by December then I get a reimbursement, but my debit card just can't support such an overdraft.
So, if any of you have a bright idea then please let me know. I have posted and called and campaigned only to get more empty promises than I thought existed on the planet, and working full time and going to school full time doesn't afford much opportunity to campaign with weekend car washes and the other things people with real jobs get to do. I could do it, but at the cost of my grades. So this is a final plea at least for now to see if anyone has any ideas or generosity they wish to share. If not, then thanks for reading and go on and move to the next bulletin just like you have all the times before, or go to http://www.active.com/donate/tnttxgc/DarbyRides and help us.
-Darby
So, if any of you have a bright idea then please let me know. I have posted and called and campaigned only to get more empty promises than I thought existed on the planet, and working full time and going to school full time doesn't afford much opportunity to campaign with weekend car washes and the other things people with real jobs get to do. I could do it, but at the cost of my grades. So this is a final plea at least for now to see if anyone has any ideas or generosity they wish to share. If not, then thanks for reading and go on and move to the next bulletin just like you have all the times before, or go to http://www.active.com/donate/tnttxgc/DarbyRides and help us.
-Darby