Status Update: Five Great Lakes in 24 Hours

We have just created a link to our fundraising site, which provides a good opportunity for me to recap our upcoming "pocket adventure".

1.  A pocket adventure is something all of us can do.  Use your imagination, and set a goal that's just a little beyond where you thought you could go -- physically, intellectually, spiritually, whatever.  You need not be Richard Branson to have a slice of adventure for yourself.

2.  We will be swimming in all five Great Lakes in 24 hours, starting at sunrise on Saturday, July 25th in Lake Superior, and finishing at sunrise on Sunday, July 26 in Lake Ontario. 

3.  We have partnered with the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Regional Center.  The center focuses on restoring, protecting and preserving the Great Lakes, and is doing great work assisting with the development of green energy and mitigating global warming.  

We are raising money for the great work that they do, and they are providing us with logistical and technical support -- most notably the use of a Toyota Prius.  Using a hybrid vehicle will allow us to complete this adventure in an environmentally-neutral manner.

4.  We are hoping that our adventure inspires you to plan your own pocket adventure -- and to support ours.  Please give a gift using the widget on the sidebar of this page.  I'm asking for multiples of five:  $5, $10...  $500 if you feel the need.

5.  Check back here for updates as we approach and accomplish our pocket adventure.  We will be posting pics as we go!

Thanks!

Rob

Why this adventure, and why raise money for the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Regional Center?

1.  You have already read about my concept of the pocket adventure.  Swimming in all five Great Lakes has long been a goal of mine, and this was a more exciting way to finish my list, and revisit those lakes I've already enjoyed.

2.  The NWF/GLRC not only fits our theme, but addresses issues that are fundamentally important to everyone, no matter where they live.  Thirty million people live in the Great Lakes Basin, but the effects of the Great Lakes on global economics, politics, and the environment are much greater than that.

A few of the most important things NWF/GLRC does include public outreach regarding the effects of global warming and the development of alternative sources of energy.  Solving those problems are vitally important to the lives of our children and grandchildren, because they are driving forces in economics, national security, and the quality of life in general.

I can't think of any more pressing concerns than that, and I thank my new friends at the Great Lakes Regional Center for their important work.

We are in the process of setting up a web site to enable on-line giving for our Great Lakes adventure this summer.  Check back for a link!