Thank you!

Well, the February 1st deadline came and went, and with it came an influx of donations. Thank you to all those who donated! I have not totaled my contributions for the past month as of yet, however I can estimate that they are over $2225 with the matching grant. I will have to get back to you with the official tally.

However, another stroke of luck befell my fundraising campaign. Traveler's Insurance of Hartford, CT matched my parents' contribution! My father works for Traveler's where apparently there is an employee matching contribution program. As you can imagine, they really had to twist my arm to take the unsolicited donation numbering in the three-digits. Tempted as I was turn it down, they just insisted, so I did what any soul cornered like a wounded dog would do - I took the money and ran.

25% There!

Today I took stock of my contributions, and I have successfully raised $1005 dollars (that I know of, HBC doesn't notify us immediately of new donations). I am officially one quarter of the way towards my goal. If every dollar was a mile on my bicycle, I'd be over halfway through the great state of Kentucky. ** Tangent: Did you know that George Clooney is from Kentucky? He was on the cover of Kentucky Monthly in December 2006 to celebrate "Kentuckians of the year." It strikes me as curious that one of Hollywood's most liberal devotees is Kentucky's chosen son, but perhaps the times they are a changin'.**

Also, please tell anyone that is looking to part with a few dollars, that I could use as many donations as possible this month. My matching grant ends Feb 1st!

Matching Grant!

Thank you to my anonymous donor who has bequethed me with a wonderful opportunity to turn my piddling fundraising efforts into a full-scale operation. As of December 26, 2006 I received an offer to match any donations collected through February 1, 2007. This is a huge gift to my fundraising campaign and I can not say thank you enough to the wonderful people who are making that possible! Also, my next fundraising goal is $1500 by February 1, so this gift is (to say the least) very convenient.

Let the fundraising begin!

Please help me accomplish this challenge. Go to the Donate page at habitatbike.org. Please make sure to indicate that the donation is for "Sara Barz" on the donation page or check.

If you do donate, please drop me a line here or via email: skbarz@gmail.com. I will be posting a running tally of current donations.