Douglas Fundraising Event!

On March 31st, Mark and I held a bake sale at the Graduate School of Education, which was a rousing success! Not only did we raise almost $100 for affordable housing, but we met a girl who needed to pair a beneficiary with a sponsor who was willing to hold an event to raise money. What luck!

As a result, this past Thursday we held a fundraiser at Douglas Cosmetics for Bike and Build!
10% of all sales between 5pm and 7pm went to Bike and Build, and Douglas had a number of fun extras planned, too!

- Everyone who came and mentioned Bike and Build while making a purchase received 10% off.
- If a purchase was over $100, the customer was able to choose a scent of his/her choice from a gift table
- Free food!
- Free facial massages!
- Free makeovers!

Overall, everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun! We are still waiting for final numbers, but I believe we earned close to $200!

As you can see, I am creeping every closer to my fundraising goal -- I think we may even exceed it, which is fabulous!

52 days until the trip!
I've almost put 400 miles on my bike, and I definitely feel much more capable of biking all day every day for 2 months than I did at the beginning of the year! I hope to make a second trip out to Valley Forge this weekend. The weather forecast says it may rain, but I guess I need to get used to riding in the rain, since there won't be an option this summer! :)

Thank you thank you thank you so much for your support!! This is a truly wonderful cause, and certainly one that needs to be recognized.

Sweat Equity

I've been a bit short on time for updating lately, due to preparations for Bike and Build, school work, and work study/graduate assistantship things, so I think I'm long overdue for an update!

I received my bike in early January!

Training is going well! I have been going to the gym regularly and, when it hasn't been snowing, riding my bike! I recently started a work-study job with Neighborhood Bike Works, which is very exciting because I work with their Ride Club and an elementary school Bike Safety Class. Once it gets warmer, the Ride Club will be riding around outside, which means I will be able to get in some good training while working for a great organization!

Working with NBW has definitely improved my bike maintenance skills, which is super fantastic.

In other news... on January 30, 2010, a cold and snowy day, I completed 8 hours of sweat equity! (For Bike and Build we need at least 8 hours of volunteering for an affordable housing organization). I occasionally drive for the Penn Habitat chapter, and drove the van out to Salem, NJ, where we were installing wall and ceiling insulation in a house that will soon be handed over to a woman and her two children! How very exciting!!! :) I must say I need to improve my grip strength, though; those staple guns can be hard to trigger!

Anywho, keep the donations coming! I have been cooking up some fundraising schemes, but still need your support!

Remember, you can donate here: http://www.bikeandbuild.org/rider/3628 or here: http://www.bikeandbuild.org/donate (please remember to select my name -- Maslowsky, Brittany -- from the drop-down menu!)

OR donate by check by following the instructions to the right or in the previous entry!