I want you to want to
If you happen to follow LowCadence on Twitter, then you know that yesterday was an exciting day for the 2010 Ride for Mike. I had mentioned back before Christmas that plans were underway. Unfortunately there was a setback in my plans. That now is behind us and we’re getting into the 53×11 and rollin’!
The setback was that my desire to create a Waffle House cycling kit as an incentive fell through. My contact at Waffle House corporate was unable to move anything for me and the standard process for Waffle House involvement in fund raising requires you have a board and all kinds of stuff. I don’t have it, so I was kind of left wondering what to do.
The thing is I want you to want to give to the 2010 Ride for Mike. However, I understand that this year’s ride is more narrow in focus. While it fits wonderfully as a way to celebrate Mike’s life, it does not have as wide of an appeal. That is why I had the idea of incentives.
This year the funds will go to the Michael T. McCaskill Scholarship Fund that goes to ministerial students with financial needs. See, Mike’s passion was serving the young people of his church as a youth minister. It was his calling. Cancer is what killed him. His ministry is for what he lived.
Knowing this I worked with his parents to set up the fund. The mechanism for giving to it (a tax-deductible gift) are being put in place. I want you to want to give.
Here is what is on the table.
My friend, Chris Hartzler, is designing a logo for LowCadence.com. We are going to use this to brand various items that will be available for people who donate at a particular level. The ball started rolling on all of these items yesterday. My hope is that by March we will be ready to start taking requests.
Your feedback is GREATLY appreciated. Now is when we need to know if you think they are good incentive items. If you have never commented on LowCadence.com, please consider giving your feedback today. You can also email me at jonathan@pait.org.
The incentives will include special LowCadence branded… cycling caps, t-shirts, coffee (a special blend just for LowCadence), and kits (jerseys and bibs may be ordered separately). If you have any other ideas, please pass them along. I want this to be the most successful Ride for Mike ever, but it won’t happen without your help.
I told Chris when we were talking about the design for the kit… “It has got to be so cool, that people will take a look at it and say, ‘I’ve got to have that!’” If anyone can do it, it will be Chris. I’ve chosen Hincapie Sportswear to produce the kits and they will be worthy of your body!
Finally, I have spots available on the kit for only two more corporate sponsors on the kit. Thanks to The Worthwhile Company, Best Loading, Hartzler Haus, and Hincapie Sportswear or stepping up to help with the expenses of the event. I have two more slots available. If you would like to have your company represented on the kit and receive recognition through Ride for Mike and LowCadence.com, then please contact me.
… and now back to our regularly scheduled broadcast.
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