Ride with George Hincapie in Oregon

[PinkRacer]

EEEEKKKKKK!!!!!

This is so exciting! I called my BF right away and I am going to talk him and several friends into maybe starting a Seattle team to raise money & come down! EEEEE.... so Exciting! Wheeeeee! George is my BF favorite rider and that's his birthday weekend what an amazing way to spend it!!!!

[Bike Goddess]

Susan- I'd love to be there, just signed up for the Marin Century on August 6th. Maybe next year!

[Susan Otcenas]

Well, I signed up for the MS150 yesterday, as did Jeff. I'm hoping for a few pics with/near/of George. I'll post 'em if I get 'em.

Susan

[Bustertb]

Was dx'd several years ago. I'd LOVE to ride the MS150. Tell George I said hello He just became a dad.

[lkrider]

Susan, are you forming a team for the ride? (hint, hint) I've been considering this ride for a while, but don't want to ride alone...so I put off registering...and then there's the fundraising part that I never know what to do about. --LisaKaren in Beaverton

[Susan Otcenas]

Hey LisaKaren,

You should ride. I know a number of people riding, and we'll probably hang together in the evening. Definitely in are our friends Lisa & Gordon. Really friendly couple that live in SouthEast. We'll camp (rather than dorm) and I'd guess they will too. Come join us! I seem to recall your husband rides too, doesn't he?

I personally don't enjoy fundraising. The last time I did it, I managed to raise $750 just by sending out one email to co-workers a the company I worked for at the time. People are amazingly generous - you never know who will respond. But, this time around, I've decided just to pay the $40 entry fee and the entire $200 fundraising requirement entirely out of my own pocket. I may ask my mom (her father had MS) for a donation, and perhaps my sisters, but that will probably be it.

Susan

[Dianyla]

I personally don't enjoy fundraising. The last time I did it, I managed to raise $750 just by sending out one email to co-workers a the company I worked for at the time. People are amazingly generous - you never know who will respond. But, this time around, I've decided just to pay the $40 entry fee and the entire $200 fundraising requirement entirely out of my own pocket.

I'm glad you mentioned this, Susan. I hate (hate hate hate!) fundraising, but I was afraid to ask the question about whether one can ride in the charity event without doing so (and sound like a horrible selfish biyotch for wanting to ride without fundraising...). I really wouldn't mind paying the whole entry fee myself to avoid this factor.